Effects of alfalfa leaf extracts and phenolic allelochemicals on early seedling growth and root morphology of alfalfa and barnyard grass

Alfalfa (Medicago sativa L.) plants contain water-soluble substances that are autotoxic as well as allelopathic to other plants. Laboratory experimentation through a petri dish assay with imbibed seeds was conducted to evaluate the phytotoxic effects of alfalfa cv. “Vernal” leaf extracts, coumarin, trans-cinnamic acid, o-coumaric acid, and hydro-cinnamic acid on the seedling growth and anatomical responses of 6 day-old alfalfa and barnyard grass. With increasing concentration, the alfalfa leaf extracts significantly reduced root lengths of alfalfa and barnyard grass (Echinochloa crus-galli, Beauv. var. oryzicola Ohwi). Coumarin, trans-cinnamic acid, o-coumaric acid, and hydro-cinnamic acid at 10⁻⁴ M significantly reduced root lengths of alfalfa and barnyard grass. The root systems, especially root tips of alfalfa, were stunted and swollen by the aqueous alfalfa leaf extracts at 30 g l⁻¹ and coumarin at 10⁻³ M. This research suggests that alfalfa plant extracts significantly affected root growth and morphological differentiation of susceptible plants, resulting in reduction of their biomass in the presence of either autotoxic or allelopathic compounds. The results may have value in enabling weed control based on natural plant extracts.     

温度对不同叶龄长雄野生稻及其后代化感作用的影响

掌握温度对长雄野生稻(Oryza longistaminata)及其后代化感作用的影响,对开发利用野生种质资源的化感抗草基因具有重要意义。采用直接树脂吸收法收集不同叶龄长雄野生稻及其后代在各温度条件下的根系分泌物,并以稗草作为受体,测定其化感作用。结果表明:1)温度、叶龄和温度×叶龄对水稻化感作用的影响与其自身化感潜力正相关,且对强化感和中化感潜力水稻(OL、F1、RL159和RL169)的化感作用影响极显著,而对弱化感水稻(RD23和RL219)的化感作用影响不显著。2)供试条件下长雄野生稻及其后代根系分泌物对稗草的化感作用均为抑制作用,其中,低温不利于水稻化感潜力的发挥。15℃时,强和中化感潜力水稻在不同叶龄对稗草的苗高、根长和生物量的抑制作用最弱,化感综合效应指数也显著大于同等叶龄的高温处理。3)高温有利于水稻化感潜力的发挥,但并非总是随温度的升高而增强。在6叶期和8叶期,水稻材料OL、F1、RL159和RL169随温度的升高化感作用逐渐增强,但在2叶期和4叶期则表现为先增强后减弱,在25℃时对稗草化感作用最强。4)在15℃时,强和中等化感潜力水稻在2叶期化感作用最弱,而在其他温度条件下,其化感作用随叶龄的增加表现为先减弱后增强,在2叶期化感作用最强。研究结果显示,温度对不同叶龄的水稻化感作用具有调控作用,幼苗阶段高温有利于强和中化感潜力水稻化感作用的发挥。     

Assessment of allelopathic potential of barnyard grass (Echinochloa crus-galli) on rice (Oryza sativa L.) cultivars

Laboratory, greenhouse and field studies were conducted to assess the allelopathic potential of 44 rice cultivars (Oryza sativa L.) on barnyard grass (Echinochloa crus-galli P. Beauv. var. oryzicola Ohwi). Rice cultivars exhibited marked differences in the inhibition of barnyard grass growth and development. In the laboratory, Gin shun rice cultivar extracts exhibited the greatest activity on the weed seedling growth, reducing dry weight by 61%, while Kasarwala mundara cultivar extracts exhibited the greatest activity on seed germination, reducing germination by 23% and germination speed by 46%. In a greenhouse study of a residue mixture, the Philippine 2 cultivar showed the greatest inhibition percentage on seedling emergence (57%), total seedling length (74%) and dry weight (73%). In the field study, the Juma 10 cultivar demonstrated the most inhibitory effect by reducing barnyard grass tiller number (80%), leaf area (49%) and leaf (61%) and stem (74%) dry weight (68%). These results suggest that there are differences among the varieties for allelopathic inhibition of barnyard grass, and that the development of barnyard grass suppressive rice cultivars that have greater allelopathic potential may be possible.     

水稻与无芒稗的竞争和化感作用

用差时播种共培法的改进方法对105份水稻、6份巴西陆稻进行了化感作用抗稗草评价。 结果表明长匡7号、P4、Kogyoku、 IR27316、 Milyang 54和巴西陆稻AJ035等材料对无芒稗有较好的化感作用。盆栽研究表明,谷梅2 号、中156对无芒稗的抑制作用显著大于对照,而化感作用材料TN1对无芒稗的抑制作用与无化感作用材料秀水63无显著差异。中156的抑制作用强与其株高有关,而谷梅2号对无芒稗的抑制作用强主要在于其本身的化感作用。随着水稻密度增加,无芒稗受抑程度加剧,化感作用水稻对稗草根部的抑制似乎要比无化感作用水稻强。TN1对无芒稗的化感作用不明显,可能是由于对不同生态的稗的作用不同之故。     

Clonal performance of perennial Oryza sativa/O. rufipogon selections and their combining ability with O. sativa cultivars for survival, stolon production and yield

In Southeast Asia, upland rice (Oryza sativa) is an annual crop typically grown for subsistence on hilly lands that are at risk for soil erosion. If perennial cultivars of upland rice were developed, they would provide farmers with an inexpensive tool to produce a preferred food while conserving soil. O. rufipogon, the undomesticated progenitor of O. sativa, includes perennial and stoloniferous forms. To evaluate the feasibility of developing perennial cultivars by combining genes of O. sativa and O. rufipogon, four trials were conducted in an upland field at IRRI: O. sativa/O. rufipogon F₁ clone and cutting height trial, F₂ family trial, and two O. sativa/stoloniferous-selection factorial mating design trials. Plants were established at the beginning of the rainy season, then subjected to a 6-month dry season and evaluated for survival after 1 year. Of the 2101 cultivar control plants, only three IR47686-1-4-B individuals survived and none produced stolons. The 18 F₁ clones, which were selected from previous trials with less drought stress, ranged in survival from 4.4 to 91.4%. Cutting height at harvest did not affect survival. Survival among the F₂ families ranged from 9.4 to 31.9%. Segregation for stolon presence did not differ from a 3:1 ratio for five of the six F₂ families, suggesting the effect of a single dominant gene. Average yields per plant for the F₂ families were 1/3 to 1/9 of yields for the cultivars. However, by crossing the F₁s to cultivars, yield potential was almost fully recovered. For the full-sib families of the factorial trials, survival ranged from 0.0 to 48.6%. Azucena and IR47686-1-4-B, both japonica cultivars, exhibited greater general combining ability for survival relative to the six other cultivar parents. Thus, the process of developing perennial cultivars of rice should include screening annual cultivars to identify those with the best combining ability for survival. To develop cultivars of perennial upland rice, drought avoidance and/or tolerance from annual upland cultivars must be combined with the capacity for perennial growth from wild perennial species. The frequency of stolonifereous testcross progeny was lower than expected and was affected by the O. sativa parent. Thus, additional genes likely affected stolon penetrance and expression. Analyses of covariance indicated that stolons improved the likelihood of survival for progenies of the factorial trials but the effect was small (b < 0.1), and that yield (g/plant) had a small negative effect on percent survival (b = −0.13 to −0.32). This study demonstrated that it was possible to introgress genes for perennial growth from wild O. rufipogon accessions into domesticated O. sativa. Additionally, strategies for developing perennial cultivars of upland rice were improved.     

Crop Allelopathy and Its Role in Ecological Agriculture

Summary

A number of crops exhibit allelopathic interactions that play a significant role in the complex environment of agroecosystems. Several studies have shown that allelopathic crops reduce growth, development and yield of other crops growing simultaneously or subsequently in the fields. Another aspect of interest regarding crop allelopathy is that allelochemicals may exhibit inhibitory effect on the same crop which is commonly called as crop autotoxicity. It is predominantly common in fields where sole cropping under reduced or no-tillage system is practiced. Though any crop part can be allelopathic, including even the pollens, but decomposing crop residues exhibit more influence on other plants. Furthermore, the extent of allelopathy by a crop plant varies with age, part and type of cultivar being used. Nowadays allelo-pathic crops are being used as an important tool in managing weeds and harmful pests under sustainable pest management programs. In this context several cover/smother and green manure crops with allelopathic nature hold a good promise as well as challenge for the future as they have a potential to suppress noxious weeds. Likewise, the decomposing residues of such crops can also be used for managing harmful weeds and pests vis-à-vis maintaining the sustainability of the system. The traditional practice of crop rotation which declined with the discovery of synthetic herbicides can also be revived, if allelopathic potential of rotational crops is well understood. Selection of cultivars with high allelopathic potential/high competitiveness is another possible way by which crop allelopathy can be better utilized for weed control and yield enhancement. Crops with less allelopathic potential can be genetically improved by incorporating desired genes encoding the synthesis of allelochemicals. Pure allelochemicals extracted and identified from some crop plants can also be used as bioherbicides.     

Induced Effects of Exogenous Phenolic Acids on Allelopathy of a Wild Rice Accession (Oryza longistaminata, S37)

Four exogenous phenolic acids,including salicylic acid,fumalic acid,p-coumaric acid and p-hydroxybenzonic acid,were used to investigate the regulatory effects on allelopathy of a wild rice accession of S37(Oryza longistaminata),which is a known allelopathic rice.The four exogenous phenolic acids induced the enhancement of the allelopathic potential of wild rice S37 in target weeds though the weed-suppressive activities were low,and the inducible effects were dependent on the specific phenolic acid,concentra...     

Comparative toxicity of chlorfluazuron (IKI-7899) and cypermethrin to Spodoptera littoralis, Lobesia botrana and Drosophila melanogaster

Chlorfluazuron sprayed on cotton seedlings was more efficient than cypermethrin against third-instar larvae of the Egyptian cotton leafworm, Spodoptera littoralis. At a concentration of 3·2 x 10⁻⁵% a.i., chlorfluazuron caused 98 ± 2% larval mortality and cypermethrin 35 ± 9%. All larvae in chlorfluazuron assays died during moulting; hence the leaf area consumed during the test instar was not appreciably affected. On the other hand, in cypermethrin assays, larvae died during the intermoult stage. Chlorfluazuron exhibited potency similar to that of cypermethrin on third-instar larvae of the grape berry moth Lobesia botrana, resulting in 90–95% and 33–34% mortality in treatment concentrations of 5 x 10⁻³% and 2 x 10⁻⁴% a.i., respectively. In another grapevine pest, Drosophila melanogaster, cypermethrin suppressed larval and adult formation to a greater extent than chlorfluazuron. The high potency of chlorfluazuron on various insects, together with its low toxicity to man and the environment, renders this compound a potential agent for controlling important agricultural pests.     

Levels of resistance of rice cultivars and the weed Leersia hexandra L. to Nephotettix malayanus Ishihara et Kawase and N. virescens (Distant)

Studies on the mechanisms of resistance of some rice cultivars and the weed, Leersia hexandra, to Nephotettix malayanus indicated low survival and popu;ation growth of the insect on resistant cultivars. Tests on feeding behaviour indicated that more feeding punctures were made on resistant than on susceptible cultivars. The amount of honeydew excreted was not related to the levels of resistance. Honeydew excreted on resistant cultivars was acidic (pH 5·08–6·92) and on susceptible L. hexandra, basic (pH 7·56). On the basis of the quality of honeydew excreted, N. malayanus was considered to be predominantly a xylem feeder. A test on the serial transmission of the rice tungro virus (RTV) showed that N. malayanus transmitted the virus for only one day after feeding acquisition. N. virescens was a more efficient vector of RTV than N. malayanus. N. malayanus prefers to feed on L. hexandra rather than on the rice cultivars tested.     

Increased frequency of phytosanitary pod removal in cacao (Theobroma cacao) increases yield economically in eastern Peru

Diseases caused by Moniliophthora roreri (moniliasis), Crinipellis perniciosa (witches’ broom) and Phytophthora palmivora (black pod) are the most important factors limiting cocoa production in Peru and cultural management is considered to be the only practical means of control for the smallholder. The objective of this study was to develop an epidemiologically and economically sound control recommendation based on the frequency of phytosanitary pod removal. Weekly removal of diseased pods reduced the incidence of diseases significantly in comparison with fortnightly removal. In three fields, moniliasis was decreased by 26–41%, black pod by 35–66% and witches’ broom on pods by 14–57%. The cumulative effect was a consistent yield increase from an average of 504–660 kg ha⁻¹ yr⁻¹. Returns compensated for increased labour costs. Weekly pod removal was 32% more profitable. Time-course analyses indicated that weekly removal should be practised throughout the year under field conditions of eastern Peru.     

外源酚酸类物质对一个长雄蕊野生稻材料S37化感效应的调控作用

以长雄蕊野生稻S37为材料,生物测定外源水杨酸(salicylic acid)、阿魏酸(fumalic acid)、香豆酸(p-coumaric acid)和对羟基苯甲酸(p-hydroxybenzoic acid)在不同浓度和诱导时间下对长雄蕊野生稻S37化感抑草效应的影响,以探讨外源酚酸类物质对水稻化感效应的调控作用。结果表明,外源4种酚酸单剂对稗草的抑制活性较低,但能够诱导长雄蕊野生稻S37使其化感抑草效应增强,且这种诱导效应与外源酚酸的种类、浓度和诱导时间显著相关。叶面喷施4种酚酸后,野生稻S37对伴生稗草株高、根长和鲜质量的抑制率显著提高,其中阿魏酸处理组对稗草的抑制作用最强,在剂量为100mg/L时,对稗草株高和鲜质量的抑制率分别高出对照38.12和26.31个百分点。此外,长雄蕊野生稻S37在酚酸处理后不同时间的叶片水提液对稗草的抑制效应存在差异,处理后48h叶片水提液对稗草的抑制作用最强,后逐渐减弱。     

韭菜根系分泌物对苦瓜枯萎病菌的化感作用

为探究韭菜根系分泌物对苦瓜枯萎病菌的化感作用,本研究以‘山东雪韭6号’韭菜和苦瓜枯萎病菌为试验材料,水培法收集韭菜根系分泌物,采用菌丝生长速率和孢子萌发法研究韭菜根系分泌物对苦瓜枯萎病菌的化感作用;利用气相色谱-质谱联用技术（GC-MS）鉴定根系分泌物组成成分,筛选可能的主效化感物质,进一步通过体外抑菌试验验证其化感作用,明确主效化感物质。结果表明,随着韭菜根系分泌物浓度的升高,苦瓜枯萎病菌的菌落直径和孢子萌发数均呈先降后升的趋势,当分泌物浓度为3.22 mg/mL时,抑制作用最大,满足化感作用低浓度促进、高浓度抑制的特性。通过GC-MS鉴定出韭菜根系分泌物中的主要成分为酚类、酯类、烷烃类、醇类、烯类、芳香类,可能的化感物质为邻苯二甲酸二丁酯、2,4-二叔丁基苯酚、2,2°-亚甲基双-(4-甲基-6-叔丁基苯酚)。通过体外抑菌试验证实这3种物质对苦瓜枯萎病菌菌丝生长和孢子萌发都有不同程度的化感抑制作用,且抑菌效果为2,4-二叔丁基苯酚>邻苯二甲酸二丁酯>2,2°-亚甲基双-(4-甲基-6-叔丁基苯酚),明确其为化感物质。由此可知,韭菜根系分泌的主效化感物质对苦瓜枯萎病菌有显著的化感抑制作用,这为苦瓜间套轮作韭菜防控苦瓜枯萎病和研制植物源抑菌剂提供了理论依据和技术支撑。     

化感水稻内生真菌的分离鉴定及其发酵产物的生物学效应研究

以化感水稻品种‘PI312777’‘6173’和‘6180’为研究对象,从水稻根、茎和叶中分离获得70株内生真菌,采用形态学观察和rDNA-ITS区序列分析,对内生真菌进行分类鉴定。进一步以化感水稻‘PI312777’分离得到的粘红酵母和塔宾曲霉为试验菌株,通过不同稀释倍数的真菌发酵液对非化感水稻进行MS半固体培养基育苗试验,研究化感水稻内生真菌发酵产物对非化感水稻萌发率、株高等形态指标及苯丙氨酸解氨酶（PAL）、过氧化氢酶（CAT）和过氧化物酶（POD）活性的影响。结果表明,从供试化感水稻品种中共分离得到17种内生真菌,经rDNA-ITS系统发育树分析鉴定为10个属,这些内生真菌主要分布在曲霉属（Aspergillus）（29.63%）、青霉属（Penicillium）（16.67%）和镰刀菌属（Fusarium）（12.96%）。不同稀释浓度塔宾曲霉发酵液对水稻幼苗生长均有促生作用,其中50倍稀释浓度处理可显著提高水稻幼苗的株高、根长及POD酶活性。粘红酵母菌发酵液5倍稀释浓度可显著提高水稻幼苗的PAL酶活性并对水稻幼苗有促生作用。稗稻共生条件下,塔宾曲霉和粘红酵母发酵稀释液对水稻均有促生效应。本研究可为化感水稻内生真菌进一步应用于水稻生产实践提供有益指导。     

Rice yield and productivity gaps in irrigated systems of the forest zone of Côte d'Ivoire

Much of the rapidly growing demand for rice in West Africa will be met from increased production in irrigated lowlands, which cover about 12% of the regional rice-growing area. A large potential for expansion of irrigated areas exists particularly in the inland valleys of the humid forest zone. Current production is characterized by large variability in productivity, management practices and production constraints. Quantifying the variability in rice yield and identifying the determining factors are prerequisites to the development of site-specific recommendations and to improved targeting of technologies. Diagnostic on-farm trials were conducted on 64 irrigated lowland fields in the humid forest zone of southern Côte d'Ivoire, in 1995–1996. This was a part of the regional gradient study of irrigated systems from the desert margin to the humid forest zone. Cropping calendars, field operations and input use were monitored. Weed biomass, rice N uptake, and grain yield were determined in farmers' fields as well as in super-imposed, researcher-managed subplots (clean weeding, no N control, and mineral fertilizer N application). Rice yield potential was simulated by using the Oryza-S crop growth model. Yield losses were attributed to management factors based on performance of rice in researcher-managed subplots (management-related yield gap) and by multiple regression with management options. Grain yields varied between 0.2 and 7.3 Mg ha⁻¹ with mean yields of 3.2 in partially and 4.2 Mg ha⁻¹ in fully irrigated systems, 44% and 57% of the potential yield of 7.3 Mg ha⁻¹, respectively. Age of seedlings at transplanting, timeliness of operations and application of P fertilizer were correlated to yield and explained 60% of the observed variability. Grain yield was correlated with N uptake (r² = 0.93^***) but not with N application rate. Split application of mineral fertilizer N was associated with a 0.48 Mg ha⁻¹ yield increase (p = 0.002), regardless of the quantity applied. Additional weeding increased yield only in systems with imperfect irrigation. Weed biomass was reduced with improved water control and it increased with age of seedlings at transplanting, and was higher in direct-seeded than in transplanted rice. Echinochloa spp. were the most common weeds in fully irrigated systems and Panicum laxum was more common in the imperfectly irrigated fields. While improved water management was associated with substantial rice yield increases (1.16 Mg ha⁻¹), the timeliness of transplanting, weeding and N fertilization appears to be the key to increased rice yields in the forest zone of West Africa.     

山药化感物质对山药和玉米种子萌发及幼苗生长的影响

本研究以山药零余子和玉米种子为受体材料,采用生物测试方法,以发芽率、发芽势、发芽指数、根长、茎长和干重为种子萌发和幼苗生长参数,研究山药植株腐解液、根系分泌物和根际土浸提液对受体材料的化感效应,旨在探明山药化感物质的释放途径,探索山药化感物质对不同受体材料的化感作用,为揭示山药连作障碍的机理奠定基础。结果表明：山药植株腐解液和根系分泌物对山药和玉米均有强烈的化感抑制作用,根际土浸提液的化感作用较微弱,化感作用强度为根系分泌物˃植株腐解液˃根际土浸提液,山药根系分泌物和植株腐解液含有丰富的化感物质,可能是山药自毒物质的主要来源之一,是山药化感物质研究的可靠基础材料;在试验设置的浓度范围内,山药化感物质对受体材料的抑制作用与其质量浓度呈正比,3种浸提液对受试材料的化感作用存在低促高抑的浓度效应,低于100 mg/mL时有微弱的促进作用,大于等于100 mg/mL就会产生强烈的抑制作用,随着浓度升高,化感抑制作用强度越大;山药的化感物质对玉米幼苗生长抑制强度大于种子萌发期,山药则相反;结合种子萌发和幼苗生长的综合化感效应指数,2种受试作物对山药化感作用的敏感程度为自毒作用强于他感作用。     

Induced Effects of Exogenous Phenolic Acids on Allelopathy of a Wild Rice Accession （Oryza Iongistaminata, S37）

Four exogenous phenolic acids, including salicylic acid, fumalic acid, p-coumaric acid and p-hydroxybenzonic acid, were used to investigate the regulatory effects on allelopathy of a wild rice accession of S37 (Oryza longistaminata), which is a known allelopathic rice. The four exogenous phenolic acids induced the enhancement of the allelopathic potential of wild rice S37 in target weeds though the weed-suppressive activities were low, and the inducible effects were dependent on the specific phenolic acid, concentration and treatment time. After foliar application of exogenous phenolic acids, the inhibition rates for plant height, root length and fresh weight of barnyard grass (Echinochloa crus-galli) were significantly higher than those of the control. Especially at the concentration of 100 mg/L, the inhibition rates for plant height and fresh weight of barnyard grass by fumalic acid were 38.12% and 26.31% higher than those of the control, showing that fumalic acid was more effective compared with other phenolic acids in inhibiting monocotyledon weed growth. Furthermore, the weed-suppressive activity of aqueous extract from the leaves of wild rice S37 treated with exogenous phenolic acids was increased, and it peaked at 48 h after the treatment with the aqueous extract, and then gradually declined.     

Relationship Between Allelopathic Effects and Functional Traits of Different Allelopathic Potential Rice Accessions at Different Growth Stages

In this study,effects of temperature,light and their interactions on allelopathic effects and the functional traits specific leaf area(SLA)and stem mass fraction(SMF)of different allelopathic potential rice accessions at different growth stages were analyzed.The main results were as follows:Allelopathic responses to temperature and light varied with different allelopathic potential rice accessions at different growth stages.With the rise of temperature and the extension of photoperiod,allelopathic effect increased firstly and then decreased at 2–3 leaf stage,but increased constantly at the 4–5 and 7–8 leaf stages in strong allelopathic rice accessions[O.longistaminata,F1(O.longistaminata×RD23),F2(RL159 and RL169)].Temperature had significant impact on allelopathic effect without considering light factors,but light showed little effect on rice allelopathy at the same temperature conditions.The greatest allelopathic effect was attained with moderate temperature and long photoperiod at 2–3 leaf stage in strong allelopathic rice accessions,but all the rice accessions showed weak allelopathic effects at the low temperature condition(15oC/10oC),and the influence of different factors on allelopathy followed a general trend as temperatureleaf stagelight,indicating that among the multiple factors impacting rice allelopathy,temperature was the main factor.Allelopathic characteristics of F1 and F2 to various temperature and light were similar to O.longistaminata,showing that allelopathic genes from wild rice can be expressed in its descendants.Temperature and light also had significant effects on SLA and SMF,and rice allelopathy was closely correlative to SLA in strong allelopathic rice accessions at the 4–5 and 7–8 leaf stages,but there was no correlation between rice allelopathy and SMF at different growth stages.These results suggested that rice adjust the relationship between allelopathy and SLA and adapt to the varied environments,and that high temperature and long photoperiod can enhance rice allelopathic activity.     

Comparing weed and crop seedling response to pre-emergence pendimethalin application in Corchorus olitorius and Abelmoschus esculentus

Field experiments and bioassay tests were carried out to evaluate the relative response of the crops, tossa jute (Corchorus olitorius L.) and okra [Abelmoschus esculentus (L.) Moench], and their associated weeds to pre-emergence application of pendimethalin at 0.33, 0.66, 0.99, 1.32 kg ai ha⁻¹ and a pendimethalin+atrazine tank mixture at 1.32+2.05 kg ai ha⁻¹. Bioassay tests were carried out using herbicide solutions of corresponding concentrations and herbicide-treated soil. Field application of pendimethalin at 0.66 kg ai ha⁻¹ and the herbicide mixture in both crops effectively controlled most seedling weeds including Rottboellia cochinchinensis. Euphorbia heterophylla and Calopogonium mucunoides, which persisted from 2 weeks after treatment (WAT) were not controlled. Herbicide application during crop establishment markedly inhibited the growth of both seedling weeds and crops. The mixture caused the highest weed and crop injury. Pendimethalin at 0.33 kg ai ha⁻¹ had minimal effect on these crops. Weed growth, weed tolerance of herbicide treatment and crop seedling injury were higher in tossa jute than that in okra, under the conditions of this study. The use of low pendimethalin doses in an integrated weed management system will ensure effective control of seedling weeds, and prevent crop injury and residue accumulation in edible plant produce.     

中国部分稻种资源的化感控制杂草潜力评价

采用人工气候箱结合田间小区试验,从我国部分水稻种质资源中筛选获得了2份具有化感潜力的水稻品种（系）,其中我国台湾品种蚁公包幼苗对无芒稗根长影响因子RRL为0.43,其叶片水浸提液对无芒稗和莴苣根长抑制率分别达到45%和85%,在田间对无芒稗茎数和植株鲜质量的控制效果分别为22.0%和26.1%。云南品种地谷幼苗对无芒稗的植株高度影响因子RSH和植株干质量影响因子RPDW分别为0.62和0.58, 叶片水浸提液对无芒稗和莴苣根长抑制率分别达到53%和65%,在田间对无芒稗茎数和植株鲜质量的控制效果分别达到51.5%和46.1%。 蚁公包对莴苣的控制效果和地谷对无芒稗的控制效果均显著高于美国化感潜力品种PI312777。蚁公包和地谷是我国宝贵的化感潜力品种资源。     

Growth, gas exchange, water relations, and ion composition of Phaseolus species grown under saline conditions

We examined the effects of salinity on four wild (Phaseolus angustissimus, Phaseolus filiformis, P. microcarpus, and P. vulgaris) and two cultivated (P. acutifolius and P. vulgaris L.) Phaseolus species. Relative growth rate (RGR, g g⁻¹ per day), unit leaf rate (ULR, g m⁻² per day), leaf area ratio (LAR, m² g⁻¹), specific leaf area (SLA, m² g⁻¹), leaf weight ratio (LWR, g leaf g⁻¹), and rate of ion uptake were calculated for the period between 10 and 20 days after planting. Salinity significantly reduced RGR, ULR, LAR, and SLA whereas LWR showed no definite trend. In all species, except in P. filiformis, ULR, but not LAR, was significantly correlated with RGR, indicating that ULR was an important factor underlying the salinity-induced differences in RGR among species. In P. filiformis, high salinity reduced SLA, and consequently LAR. The significant correlation of SLA and LAR with RGR suggested that growth components affecting leaf area expansion were the primary factors explaining the inhibition of growth in this species. Increasing salinity progressively decreased leaf water vapor conductance. The rate of CO₂ assimilation decreased gradually with salinity, showing significant reductions only at the highest salt level (80 mM NaCl). Approximately two-thirds of the reduction in CO₂ assimilation rate at high salinity was attributable to reduced stomatal conductance. In P. filiformis, however, neither stomatal conductance nor CO₂ assimilation were affected by salt stress. Leaf water and osmotic potentials declined significantly as stress intensified. However, osmotic adjustment permitted the maintenance of positive turgor throughout the growth period. Salinity had a significant effect on tissue concentrations of Na⁺, K⁺, Ca²⁺, and Cl⁻ and on the uptake rate of Na⁺, K⁺, Ca²⁺, and Cl⁻. Thus, in addition to the toxic effects of high concentrations of Na⁺ and Cl⁻ in plant tissue, saline-induced changes in mineral nutrient uptake likely contributed to the reduction of plant growth. It appears that salt tolerance in P. filiformis is associated with Na⁺ exclusion and organ Na⁺ compartmentation in roots and stems as well as sustained K⁺ concentration in leaves and better stomatal control through osmotic adjustment. All other Phaseolus species are Na⁺ excluders, and maintained turgor-driven extension growth by accumulating Cl⁻ (osmotic adjustment), but subsequent weight gain reductions suggest that this led to ion toxicity.