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M.B.B. Prasad Babu and Vikas Jain. 2012. Effects of nitrogen on competition between wheat and grassy weeds . Indian Journal of Weed Science : 44( 1) 53- 57.







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Volume Issue Publication year Page No Type of article
44 1 2012 53-57 Full length articles
Effects of nitrogen on competition between wheat and grassy weeds

M.B.B. Prasad Babu and Vikas Jain

DOI: IJWS-2012-44-1-13

Email: mbbprasadbabu@gmail.com
Address: Directorate of Weed Science Research, Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh 482 004

Keywords:

Avena ludoviciana, Crop-weed competition, Phalaris minor, Wheat



Abstract:

Field experiments were conducted in microplots to study the effect of N supply on competition between wheat and two prominent grassy weeds viz., Phalaris minor and Avena ludoviciana. Six treatments comprising three species combinations (wheat monoculture, weed monoculture, wheat and weed mixture in equal proportions) and two levels of N fertilization (20 and 120 kg/ha) were studied in a factorial randomized block design with four replications. Results revealed that total dry weight of wheat was significantly lower in mixture than in monoculture. Wheat was more competitive than P. minor at high N, but less competitive at low N.  A. ludoviciana, was more competitive than crop at both N levels. Wheat reduced photosynthesis of weeds to a greater extent as compared to pure weed population. A. ludoviciana exhibited higher values of Pn as compared to P. minor at both N levels in both stand (monoculture and mixture) types. Leaf area index and leaf chlorophyll content of both wheat and weed were at par in mixture at high N and in monoculture at low N, indicating a higher competitiveness (for nitrogen) of A. ludoviciana.





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