Influence of light on the Monilinia laxa–stone fruit interaction

Light represents a signal for the regulation of virulence in many microbial pathogens. Two stone fruits, nectarines and cherries, were used to investigate the influence of light on brown rot caused by Monilinia laxa. Three single-spore isolates were inoculated on nectarines and incubated under different white lights, red light, blue light, green light, and black light with two photoperiods. In addition, to understand the effect of daylight irradiance on brown rot, M. laxa was inoculated on different cherry cultivars and incubated under two simulated solar irradiations. Significantly higher disease severity and sporulation were reported on inoculated nectarines incubated under 58 W white light for 12 hr light/12 hr darkness than on nectarines incubated in continuous darkness. Only red light caused a significant increase in the incidence and severity of the disease in nectarines inoculated with the three M. laxa isolates, compared to fruit incubated under white light. High light intensity (185.45 W/m²), caused greater brown rot severity in all cherry cultivars, both early and late varieties, than low irradiance (145.85 W/m²). Significant up-regulation of the pathogenicity-related MlPNL2 gene was observed as an early response after cherry inoculation under high-intensity light, especially in late cherry cultivars, while MlPG1 expression did not show any changes under different light irradiances. M. laxa was shown to be a light-responsive fungal pathogen, and light seemed to play an active role in brown rot development.     

Changes in composition of chlorophylls,carotenoids, and prenylquinones in green seedlings of Hordeum and Raphanus induced by the herbicide San 6706—an effect possibly antagonistic to phytochrome action

The substituted pyridazinone herbicide San 6706 (4-chloro-5-(dimethylamino)-2-(α,α,α-trifluoro-m-tolyl)-3-(2H)-pyridazinone) inhibits accumulation of chlorophylls and carotenoids to about the same degree in Hordeum and Raphanus seedlings under continuous illumination. Stronger inhibition of pigment accumulation in general is correlated with a stronger inhibition of the prenylquinones plastoquinone-9,α-tocopherol, and α-tocoquinone; but the amounts of inhibition are much lower for the prenylquinones. Such an inhibition pattern, which is observed in the two plants of different ages and when different herbicide concentrations are applied, points to a site of action which regulates the biosynthesis of these prenyllipids together. There is a different degree in the change of the relative proportions (percentages of herbicide-treated plants as related to the respective control values) of the single carotenoids induced by the herbicide. In this sense there was the highest increase for zeaxanthin and lowest for β-carotene both in Hordeum and Raphanus. The order of relative change of the carotenoids analyzed is about the same as in etiolated barley seedlings of equal age illuminated with white light—but with an opposite sign. The relative proportions of the benzoquinones might be changed in an analogous way. It is suggested, that with respect to carotenoid synthesis and perhaps also benzoquinone synthesis San 6706 acts on the same reaction chain like phytochrome but in an antagonistic way, possibly at the cytoplasmic ribosomes.     

Physiological changes in Nicotiana tabacum leaves during development of chlorosis caused by coronatine

Coronatine is a non-specific, chlorosis-inducing phytotoxin produced by several pathovars of Pseudomonas syringae, including pv. atropurpurea, the causal agent of bacterial blight of ryegrass. The physiological development of chlorosis caused by coronatine was investigated in Nicotiana tabacum, a plant which was found to be particularly sensitive to this toxin. The disappearance of chlorophylls from the affected tissue was independent of light intensity, indicating that chlorosis was not the consequence of photochemical bleaching. The loss of chlorophylls was associated with a proportional decline in the rate of photosynthesis, expressed as nmol O₂.cm⁻² min⁻¹, and protein synthesis, expressed as pmol leucine incorporated cm⁻² min⁻¹. However, expressed on a chlorophyll basis, neither photosynthesis nor protein synthesis were reduced in the coronatineaffected tissue, compared to controls, revealing the physiological competence of the chlorotic tissue. Quantitative changes were observed in the tissue content of free amino acids. During the development of chlorosis there was an increase in the tissue content of tryptophan and asparagine, while the content of alanine and aspartate declined. Coronatine-affected leaves were visibly thickened, and this was associated with an increase in the number of cells in the palisade mesophyll layer. This latter observation indicates that coronatine may interfere with the growth regulation of tobacco leaves.     

Interactions between the tillage system and crop rotation on the crop yield and weed populations under arid conditions

Field experiments were conducted in Iran in order to determine the interactions between the tillage system and crop rotation on weed seedling populations and crop yields from 2002 to 2005. No tillage, shallow tillage and deep tillage were the main plots and three crop sequences comprising continuous wheat (W‐W), wheat–canola–wheat–canola (C‐W) and wheat–safflower–wheat–safflower (S‐W) were the subplots. Bromus japonicus, Carthumus lanatus, Polygonum aviculare, Lolium temulentum and Avena ludoviciana were found to be the dominant species. The initial weed population in 2002 was estimated at 65 seedlings per m² and B. japonicus (～35 seedlings per m²) was the most abundant species, followed by A. ludoviciana and L. temulentum. The dominant weed species mostly did not favor the combination of S‐W and C‐W with any tillage type. For the B. japonicus population, S‐W in combination with moldboard plowing indicated the lowest seedling population. In conclusion, the crop sequence in combination with tillage would help to control troublesome weed species. Safflower and canola were determined to be effective in reducing the grass weeds. The inclusion of these crops in rotation also increased the total revenue of the cropping systems because of the higher sale price of canola and safflower.     

不同光环境对梨小食心虫成虫寿命和繁殖的影响

为明确不同光环境对梨小食心虫Grapholita molesta成虫寿命和繁殖的影响,于室内条件下测定不同光照强度（10 000、1 000、100、1和0.01 mW/m2）与不同波长光（红光630 nm、黄光575 nm、绿光510 nm、蓝光455 nm、紫光440 nm和紫外光365 nm）照射下梨小食心虫的成虫寿命、交配率、产卵前期、产卵期、单雌产卵量、卵发育历期和卵孵化率等生物学参数进行分析。结果表明,相较于10 000、1 000和100 mW/m2高光照强度处理,1 mW/m2和0.01 mW/m2低光照强度处理下,梨小食心虫雌、雄成虫寿命较短（<15 d）,单雌产卵量较低,分别为51.44粒和51.02粒;卵发育历期较长,分别为3.36 d和3.24 d;产卵前期和产卵期均以1 mW/m2处理最短,分别为3.80 d和5.19 d;交配率和卵孵化率在不同光照强度下无显著差异。相较于黄光、绿光和蓝光,红光和紫外光环境下梨小食心虫雌、雄成虫寿命缩短（<13 d）,交配率降低,分别为54.45%和65.56%;产卵前期延长（>5.5 d）,产卵期缩短（&l...     

The importance of reduced light intensity on the growth and development of six weed species

Crops limit light for photosynthesis and growth of weeds. We studied the effect of reduced light on performance of six weed species [one invasive species (Amsinckia micrantha), three common species (Veronica persica, Capsella bursa‐pastoris, Viola arvensis) and two less common weeds (Anagallis arvensis and Scleranthus annuus)]. In two glasshouse experiments, six light levels were achieved aiming at 0%, 20%, 50%, 80%, 90% and 95% reduction of light and corresponding with daily light integrals (DLI) of 12.4, 9.63, 7.13, 2.74, 0.95 and 0.69 mol m^?2 day^?1 in experiment 1 and 21.2, 18.0, 10.7, 3.71, 1.64 and 1.20 mol m^?2 day^?1 in experiment 2. The number of leaves was strictly controlled by DLI. Chlorophyll content index, maximum photochemical efficiency of photosystem II (F_v/F_m), stomatal conductance, flowering and dry matter were strongly reduced when DLI was reduced to 0.69–3.71 mol m^?2 day^?1 for all species. Threshold DLI for flowering was ca. 3.71 mol m^?2 day^?1 for S. annuus, V. arvensis, A. arvensis and V. persica, while C. bursa‐pastoris deviated by flowering at DLI of 0.95 mol m^?2 day^?1. This may explain why C. bursa‐pastoris is common in the seedbank of Danish arable soils in spite of intensive farming with well‐fertilised and dense crops.     

Quinone accumulation in S-ethyl dipropylthiocarbamate-treated wheat

Wheat (Triticum aestivum L. cv Holley) was grown for 15 days in sand into which S-ethyl dipropylthiocarbamate (EPTC) (0, 15.6, 31.25, 62.5, or 125.0 μg/kg) had been incorporated. Growth was decreased more by EPTC under high light intensity (270 μein/m²/sec) than under low light (20 μein/m²/sec) intensity. Wheat grown in the dark did not respond to EPTC at these concentrations. In high light intensity, plastoquinone-9, plastohydroquinone-9, α-tocopheroquinone, and α-tocopherol contents (nanomoles per gram fresh weight) increased as EPTC concentration increased. Similar but less marked results occurred at the low light intensity. Plastohydroquinone-9/plastoquinone and α-tocopherol/α-tocopheroquinone ratios increased at both light intensities as EPTC concentration increased. This indicated an EPTC-induced inhibition of plastohydroquinone and α-tocopherol epoxidation. Chlorophyll a and b and total carotenoid contents increased as EPTC concentration increased in plants grown at high light intensities. Changes in the membrane electron carriers contents per unit of chlorophyll or carotenoid (micrograms per milligram of pigment) occurred. As a tentative hypothesis, it is suggested that transmembrane electron transport systems were inhibited, but growth in size (fresh weight per pot) was inhibited more than was synthesis of the various pigments and quinones. Thus, a separation of growth and metabolic response to EPTC was demonstrated.     

Effects of phosphorus and light intensity on the growth and competition of the two weed species,Veronica persica and Chorispora tenella

Veronica persica Poir. (Persian speedwell) is an invasive alien weed species in the upland soils throughout China. Its dominance in weed flora could be alleviated by Chorispora tenella (Pall.) (tender chorispora) in P‐poor soils and in an intense light environment. Here, three experiments in growth chambers were carried out in order to explore the effect of P and light intensity on the growth and competition of V. persica and C. tenella, the pH value in their rhizospheres, and the kinetic parameters (K_m and V_max) of the H₂PO₄^‐ uptake by the two weed species. The ANOVA results showed that the light intensity and P level in the soil obviously influenced the growth of the two weed species. However, the effect of the P level in the soil was greater for V. persica and the effect of the light intensity was greater for C. tenella. The restriction of the growth of V. persica by a low P level in the soil was much more than that of C. tenella, but it was reversed in the two species in relation to a low light intensity. In addition, the pH was lower in the rhizosphere of C. tenella after the P‐deficient treatment and there was a lower K_m in the uptake of H₂PO₄^‐ than for V. persica, suggesting that C. tenella could adapt to a low‐P environment more easily. In conclusion, C. tenella growing together with V. persica had a competitive advantage under high‐light‐intensity and low‐P‐level conditions, but it lost its advantage with an increase in P fertilization and a decrease in light intensity.     

The mode of action of RH‐1965: a new phenylpyrimidinone bleaching herbicide

RH‐1965 is a new bleaching herbicide which causes newly developing leaf tissue to emerge devoid of photosynthetic pigments. Mode‐of‐action studies revealed that RH‐1965 inhibited the accumulation of both total chlorophyll and β‐carotene. Concomitantly, it induced the accumulation of the β‐carotene precursors, phytoene, phytofluene and, in particular, ξ‐carotene. Inhibition of chlorophyll accumulation by RH‐1965 is attributed to the photo‐oxidative destruction of chlorophyll in the absence of β‐carotene because RH‐1965 blocked chlorophyll accumulation to a greater extent under high light (50–330 µE m⁻² s⁻¹) than under low light (0.8 µE m⁻² s⁻¹) conditions. Radish (Raphanus sativus L) and barnyardgrass (Echinochloa crus‐galli (L) Beauv) were very senstive to RH‐1965. Under high light (330 µE m⁻² s⁻¹), the I₅₀ values for inhibition of chlorophyll accumulation were 0.10 and 0.15 µM , respectively. Wheat (Triticum aestivus L), on the other hand, was much less sensitive to RH‐1965 (I₅₀ = 1.4 µM ). It is concluded that the mode of action of RH‐1965 involves the inhibition of ξ‐carotene desaturation. © 2000 Society of Chemical Industry     

Inducing a possible state of senescence in developing barley seedlings by applying the α-chloroacetamide propachlor

Propachlor (5, 50, 500 M) applied to the roots of barley (Hordeum vulgare L.) seedlings after 7 and 10 days, respectively, induces decreasing accumulation of fresh matter and dry matter; shoot length and root length are reduced. There was observed higher Hill activity, but lower O₂-evolution per unit dry weight and per seedling as calculated from Hill measurements. In the herbicide treated seedlings lower amounts of chlorophylls and carotenoids were found with decreasing ratios of chlorophylls/carotenoids and higher ratios of xanthophylls/β-carotene. The ratios of chlorophyll a/benzoquinones decreased with regard to the control data. The accumulation of the single benzoquinones (on a chlorophyll basis), as related to the respective control values, is greater for α-tocopherol, less for plastoquinone-9 and even less for α-tocoquinone. From the data obtained it is assumed that propachlor induces a state of senescence in the chloroplast. Propachlor seems to antagonize the known effects of exogenous indol-3-acetic acid. Questions of interaction of herbicide/phytohormone in this connection are discussed.     

花铃期不同滴灌水平对海岛棉产量形成的影响

选用新海24号和新海36号为试验材料,研究花铃期3 900、3 150、2 400 m3·hm-2等不同滴灌水平对海岛棉产量形成的影响。结果表明:叶面积指数(LAI)、净光合速率(Pn)、叶绿素SPAD值、干物质积累表现为3900 m3·hm-2处理较高,3 150 m3·hm-2次之,2 400 m3·hm-2较低;棉铃脱落率呈相反趋势,即2 400 m3·hm-2滴灌处理3 150 m3·hm-2滴灌处理3 900 m3·hm-2滴灌处理;滴灌水平3 900 m3·hm-2处理的皮棉产量为2228.49 kg·hm-2,比3 150、2 400 m3·hm-2处理分别高36.68%、49.38%。品种对各滴灌水平响应不同,不同滴灌处理下的LAI、干物质积累和棉铃脱落率为新海24号新海36号,而新海24号的Pn、SPAD值、皮棉产量高于新海36号。因此,花铃期滴灌水平3 900 m3·hm-2条件下有利于实现海岛棉高产。     

新型N-芳基-2-((5-((4,6-二甲基嘧啶-2-基)硫甲基)-1,3,4-噻二唑-2-基)硫)乙酰胺类化合物的合成及杀菌活性

为寻找新型杂环活性化合物,通过活性亚结构拼接,以硫脲和乙酰丙酮为起始原料合成4,6-二甲基嘧啶-2-硫醇,随后经酯化、肼化、环化和缩合反应,设计并采用微波辅助合成了10个新型N-芳基-2-（（5-（（4,6-二甲基嘧啶-2-基）硫甲基）-1,3,4-噻二唑-2-基）硫）乙酰胺类化合物,其结构通过核磁共振氢谱和碳谱、红外光谱、质谱及元素分析确认。初步生物活性测试结果表明,在50 mg/L下,大部分目标化合物对植物病原真菌具有一定的抑制活性,其中化合物8h对黄瓜炭疽病菌Colletotrichum orbiculare的抑制率达77.3%。     

Photolytic versus microbial degradation of clomazone in a flooded California rice field soil

BACKGROUND: Clomazone is a popular herbicide used on California rice fields and exhibits rapid anaerobic microbial degradation (t_1/2 = 7.9 days). To test the potential of direct and indirect photolytic degradation as a cofactor in the overall degradation rate, sacrificial time‐series microcosms were amended with water, non‐sterilized soil + water and sterilized soil + water. Clomazone was added to each microcosm, which was then exposed to natural and artificial sunlight over 35 days. Water and acetonitrile extracts were analyzed for clomazone and metabolites via LC/MS/MS. RESULTS: The calculated pseudo‐first‐order degradation rate constants (k) were k_water = 0–0.005 ± 0.003 day^?1, k_sterile = 0–0.005 ± 0.003 day^?1 and k_non?sterile = 0.010 ± 0.002–0.044 ± 0.007 day^?1, depending on light type. The formation of ring‐open clomazone, a microbial metabolite, correlated with clomazone degradation. Trace amounts of 5‐hydroxyclomazone (m/z = 256 → 125), aromatic hydroxyclomazone (m/z = 256 → 141) and an unknown product (m/z = 268 → 125) were observed. CONCLUSIONS: The photolytic degradation rate depends on both light type and the quality of the chromophores that induce indirect photolysis. Microbial degradation was found to be sensitive to temperature fluctuations. Overall, microbes are shown to be more detrimental to the environmental fate of clomazone than photolysis. Copyright © 2012 Society of Chemical Industry     

Inhibition of carotenogenesis by substituted diphenyl ethers of the m-phenoxybenzamide type

Diphenyl ethers exhibit different modes of action according to their chemical constitution. Diphenyl ethers of the m-phenoxybenzamide type, which were found to be effective on carotenogenesis resulting in an accumulation of colorless carotenoid precursors, mostly phytoene, indicative of inhibition of desaturation, are discussed. As seen with other carotenoid biosynthesis inhibitors, a concurrent loss of chlorophyll was observed as a secondary effect caused by the absence of protective carotenoids. In contrast to peroxidative p-nitrodiphenyl ethers like oxyfluorfen (2-chloro-4-trifluoromethylphenyl-3′-ethoxy-4′-nitrophenyl ether), the m-phenoxybenzamides assayed showed the same phytotoxic mode of action in the dark as observed when using heterotrophic Scenedesmus cultures. As expected, chlorophylls were not affected. The decrease of carotenoids was not due to their degradation but to inhibited carotenogenesis. Examination of carotenoid fractions show that the m-phenoxybenzamides, e.g., 3-(2,5-dimethylphenoxy)-N-ethylbenzamide, used here act similarly to 2-phenylpyridazinones like norflurazon [4-chloro-5-methylamino-2-(2-trifluoromethylphenyl)-pyridazin-3(2H)one]. All these inhibitors strongly decrease the α- and β-carotene content, while xanthophyll content is not lowered as much.     

A method of inoculating barley seedlings with Ramularia collo‐cygni

A method of inoculating seedlings with the fungus Ramularia collo-cygni, the causal agent of ramularia leaf spot (RLS), an increasingly important problem in barley in Europe and elsewhere, is described. Symptoms of RLS similar to those found in the field were reproduced on seedlings and the fungus was re-isolated from them, fulfilling the third and fourth of Koch's postulates. The method was similar to one used for the related fungus, Mycosphaerella graminicola (anamorph Septoria tritici), a pathogen of wheat. Briefly, plants were sprayed with a suspension of R. collo-cygni mycelium fragments, incubated at 15°C, first in darkness for 48 h then in a 16-h-light/8-h-dark cycle. Disease levels reached saturation when plants were sprayed to runoff with a suspension of 480 cm² of mycelium, scraped from the entire surface of 7·5 Petri dishes (9 cm diameter) and sieved, in 50 mL water. Growth of seedlings in high light intensity (900 µmol m⁻² s⁻¹, 16-h daylength) before inoculation increased disease symptoms, but reduced disease when applied after inoculation. In contrast to M. graminicola, near-ultraviolet light after inoculation reduced symptom development. It is proposed that for the full development of RLS, plants should be grown in a stressful environment before inoculation. Nine barley lines were assessed for their resistance to RLS as seedlings and a subset were tested in field trials with natural infection by R. collo-cygni. There was cultivar-by-isolate interaction in the amount of RLS symptoms on seedlings. RLS levels on adult plants in field plots were correlated with RLS scores on seedlings formed by one isolate but not the other.     

微咸水膜下滴灌对土壤水盐分布及加工番茄产量的影响

为探明微咸水膜下滴灌对土壤水盐分布及加工番茄生长和产量的影响,通过大田小区试验,设置灌水矿化度和灌水定额两个因素,其中3个灌溉水矿化度水平分别为S1:1 g·L~(-1)、S2:3 g·L~(-1)和S3:5 g·L~(-1),3个灌水定额分别为W1:305 m~3·hm~(-2)、W2:458 m~3·hm~(-2)和W3:611 m~3·hm~(-2),来进一步寻求适宜本地区加工番茄生长的微咸水膜下滴灌灌溉制度。结果表明:覆膜微咸水滴灌条件下土壤含水量垂直方向的变化趋势表现为0～20 cm土层随深度增加含水量逐渐降低、20～100 cm土层随深度增加含水量逐渐增大、60～100 cm范围内土层剖面含水量最大的分布规律;土壤含盐量随着灌水矿化度的增大而增加,且随着灌水量的增加土壤盐分逐渐向水平距滴灌带35 cm处聚集。灌水矿化度超过3 g·L~(-1)时加工番茄株高、茎粗均受到一定程度的抑制作用,但对产量影响不大。本文通过试验得出:灌水定额为611 m~3·hm~(-2)、矿化度为1 g·L~(-1)处理为本地区最佳微咸水膜下滴灌处理,加工番茄生长健壮且产量最高,达到127 613.2 kg·hm~(-2);同时认为,在我国淡水资源比较缺乏的新疆地区可以考虑采用灌水定额458 m~3·hm~(-2)和灌水矿化度3～5 g·L~(-1)的微咸水对盐分中等敏感的加工番茄进行灌溉。     

Effect of acetochlor treatment on Fusarium wilt and sugar content in melon seedlings

Pretreatment of soil with the herbicide acetochlor at 0.1–1g g^–1 significantly decreased incidence of wilt due toFusarium oxysporum f. sp.melonis in melon seedlings. Glucose, fructose and sucrose increased in leaves of inoculated and uninoculated melon plants following acetochlor treatment. The increase in sugar levels in stems and roots was less pronounced. Light intensity affected sugar content and disease incidence. The percentage of diseased plants was significantly higher in untreated plants grown under 165E m^–2 sec^–1 compared to plants grown under 300E m^–2 sec^–1. Lowering light intensity resulted in reduction of levels of total sugars on the third and sixth day after inoculation. Acetochlor had little or no effect on growth rate or sporulation of the pathogen in culture. The colonization rate of diseased plant stems by the pathogen was similar in herbicide-treated and untreated plants, thus excluding the possibility that disease reduction by the herbicide is related to direct fungitoxicity.Contribution from the Agricultural Research Organization. No. 1560-E, 1995 series.     

The influence of the herbicide methabenzthiazuron on the synthesis of plastidic lipids in Hordeum vulgare seedlings

The herbicide methabenzthiazuron, and inhibitor of the Hill reaction, was applied to Hordeum seeds at the time of sowing, and the greening process under continuous Fluora light was investigated to the age of 13 days. Chlorophyll and xanthophyll contents were increased by methabenzthiazuron relative to the controls, with degrading ratios of chlorophyll a/chlorophyll b and rising xanthophyll/carotene values. The enhanced ratios of chlorophyll a to lipoquinones, like the absolute values, indicate an inhibition of the lipoquinones. These metabolic alterations are similar to those found in shade-adapted leaves. It is suggested, therefore, that inhibition of the photosynthetic electron transport, like deficiency in light of shade leaves, is compensated by metabolic reactions leading to a greater amount of photosystem II with an enhanced accumulation of the light-trapping chlorophylls and carotenoids.     

Estimation of economic thresholds for weed control in winter wheat

Thresholds for winter wheat weed control have been determined for different herbicides or mixtures effective against individual weed species. For Avena sterilis L. subsp. ludoviciana (Durieu) Nyman the economic threshold was between 7 and 12 plants m^?2, for Alopecurits myosuroides Hudson and Lolium multiflorum Lam. it varied between 25 and 35 plants m^?2, while for Bromus sterilis L. the values were just under 40 plants m^?2. For Galium aparine L. the threshold was as low as 2 plants m^?2, while for Vicia sativa L. it was between 5 and 10 plants m^?2. Within the same species the different values of economic threshold result from the different costs and efficacy of herbicides. Nitrogen fertilization was important: in its absence, the competitiveness of B. sterilis and G. aparine was negligible, and it was not possible to calculate an economic threshold for some of the treatments which could not be justified economically. Estimation de seuils économiqu.es de désherbage chez le blé d'hiver Les seuils économiques de désherbage du blé d'hiver ont été determinés pour différents herbicides, seuls ou en mélanges, pour plusieurs espèces demauvaises herbes. POUT Avena sterilis L. subsp. ludoviciana (Durieu) Nyman, le seuil économique était compris entre 7 et 12 plantes m^?2. PourAlopecurus myosuroides Hudson et Lolium multiflorum Lam., il variait entre 25 et 35 plantes m^?2 et était juste au-dessous de 40 plantes m^?2 pour Bromus sterilis L. Pour Galium aparine L., le seuil était2 plantes m^?2 et était compris entre 5 et 10 plantes m^?2 pour Vicia sativa L. Les différences de seuil pour une même espèce sont dues aux différences de coût et d'ef-ficacité des herbicides. Le rôle de la fertilisation azotVe Vtait important: en son absence, le pou-voir compVtitif de B. sterilis et de G. aparineétait négligeable, et il n'était pas possible de calculer de seuil économique pour certains traitements, qui ne pouvaient se justifier économiquement. Bestimmung von wirtschaftlichen Schadensschwel-lenfiirdie Unkrautbekdmpfung in Winterweizen Für verschiedenen Herbizide und -mischungen wurden entsprechend ihrer Wirksamkeit gegenüber bestimmten Unkrautarten Schadensschwellen zur Unkrautbekämpfung inWinterweizen bestimmt. Für Avena sterilis L. spp. ludoviciana (Durieu) Nyman lag die Schadensschwelle zwischen 7 und 12 Pflanzen m^?2, fur Alopecurus myosuroides Hudson und Lolium multiflorum Lam. variierte sie zwischen 25 und 35 Pflanzen m^?2, während die Werte für Bromus sterilis L. bei knapp 40 Pflanzen m^?2 lagen. Bei Galium aparine L. war die Schadensschwelle ganz niedrig, nämlich 2 Pflanzen m^?2, während sie für Vicia sativa L. zwischen 5 und 10 Pflanzen m² betrug. Fiir ein und die-selbe Art ist die okonomische Schadensschwelle je nach den Kosten und der Wirksamkeit der Herbizide unterschiedlich. Die Stickstoffdün-gung ist zu beachten: wenn sie fehlt, ist die Konkurrenz durch Bromus sterilis und Galium aparine verachlässigbar, so daß keine gerechtfertigten ökonomischen Schadensschwellen berechnet werden konnten.