The effect of soil aggregate size and water content on herbicide concentration in soil water

Suspensions of wettable powders of metribuzin and simazine were sprayed onto samples of two soils of two particle size grades, > 2.5 mm and <0.5 mm. The soils were either air-dry or at a water content of 12%. After either 1 h or 1 week, water was added to give a soil to water ratio of 1:1. Samples of solution were analysed after 1, 24 and 48 h. With metribuzin the intial concentration for both soils after wetting was greater from the >2.5 mm samples than the <0.5 mm samples, following application to dry soil, but by 48 h the differences were negligible. With simazine WRO soil did not show this effect at all and with Kirton soil only small differences were seen. If the soil was wet at the time of application, particle size had no effect except with simazine in Kirton soil. Generally metribuzin concentrations were higher after application to wet than to dry soils for at least 24 h after wetting whereas simazine concentrations were higher from initially dry soils and the differences had virtually disappeared 24 h after wetting. With the WRO soil herbicide concentrations in soil water were higher if the soil was wetted 1 h after spraying than if left for 1 week but the differences rarely persisted for 48 h. No such trend was observed with Kirton soil. It is concluded that the differences observed in these experiments could be responsible for variations in the performance of soil-applied herbicides.     

Modelling the effect of weed-seed distribution in the soil profile on seedling emergence

Experiments to monitor weed seedling emergence from various soil depths were begun in 1989. Recently shed seeds were buried in either narrow bands at a range of depths in the soil or mixed evenly between the soil surface and each of these depths. Total emergence of Stellaria media (L.) Vill., Matricaria spp., Veronica persica Poiret, Veronica arvensis L. and Polygonum aviculare L., declined with increasing depth of burial. A similar pattern was observed for Chenopodium album L. with the exception of emergence from the surface layer. The reduction in emergence with increasing soil depth was greater for seeds in the narrow-banded treatments than for those in broad layers. A model was developed using the data from the narrow-banded treatments to predict emergence from distributions over broad layers. Predictions from the model closely agree with the data from the present broad-layer treatments and those from a similar experiment made in the 1960s. By including the effects of depth of seed burial on seedling emergence, this model could be combined with models that determine the effects of cultivation on seed distribution, and therefore improve precision of predictions of seedling emergence from the seedbank.     

土壤含水量和浸水对番石榴果实蝇羽化率的影响

本文研究了浸水处理和土壤相对含水量对番石榴果实蝇(Bactrocera correcta(Bezzi))羽化率的影响。结果表明:不同的浸水时间对不同蛹龄番石榴果实蝇蛹羽化率的影响不同。蛹龄越大,浸水作用对其影响越低;浸水时间越长,番石榴果实蝇蛹羽化率越低。浸水时间(T)、蛹期(A)和蛹羽化率(ER)之间关系符合以下模型:ER=0.675-0.00393T+0.1177A-0.00001997T~2-0.01194A~2+0.0007292T×A。土壤含水量对番石榴果实蝇羽化率影响明显。土壤含水量低于30%或高于90%时,番石榴果实蝇羽化率都明显受到抑制。相对含水量(M)和成虫羽化率(ER)之间存在以下关系:ER=0.422+1.547 M-1.322M~2。     

Variation in life history characteristics between clones of Ranunculus repens grown in experimental garden conditions

Ranunculus repens L. is a clonal perennial that occurs in a wide range of environmental conditions. This species is also a notorious weed of disturbed habitats. Life history parameters of clones from 24 Irish populations of R. repens from ruderal, marsh and turlough (temporary lake) habitat types were measured in an experimental garden across a growing season. Mother rosettes with a greater number of leaves produced a greater amount of primary stolons. Ramet production was higher in plants that produced a greater number of secondary and tertiary stolons. Growth and production of vegetative and sexual offspring did not vary with habitat types from which the clones were derived. High variability was evident between clones for all parameters measured. The extent and success of colonization by this species is therefore highly dependent on the productivity of the initial pioneer.     

土壤改良措施对科尔沁风沙土保水性及玉米生长的影响

通过田间小区试验的方法,研究了粘土施加量(0、150、300、600t hm-2)及施用方式(表施、底施)对风沙土保水性及玉米生长状况的影响。结果表明,与对照组相比,在施用方式一致时,粘土施加量在C3(600t hm-2)水平时可以明显提高沙土保水性及玉米的产量,并且施加量在C1(150t hm-2)水平时可以显著地提高玉米叶片的SPAD值以及促进叶枕株高的生长;在粘土施用量(<150t hm-2)较少时,底施的效果更好。     

赣中第四纪红壤区马尾松林下水土流失特征及防治成效分析

马尾松林下水土流失是当前南方红壤区急需解决的环境问题。采用野外自然坡面试验小区监测方式,运用类比以及统计分析等方法,对30场次降雨下的第四纪红壤区马尾松林下水土流失特征以及防治成效进行了分析。结果表明:马尾松纯林小区与裸露对照小区相比,产流量差异不显著,产沙量差异极显著,不同雨型下的降雨对产流、产沙的贡献率存在差异,中雨型下马尾松林下水土流失表现最为突出,马尾松林下降雨、产流以及产沙之间的关系模型为一元二次回归模型;乔草、乔灌组合模式与马尾松纯林小区在产流、产沙方面存在显著性差异(P<0.01),其减流、减沙率均在90%左右,其中以乔草组合模式最优,不同雨型的减流、减沙率由大到小依次为小雨型,中雨型,大雨及以上雨型,各防治模式下的降雨、产流以及产沙之间的关系模型为一元二次回归模型。     

Growth of seedlings of Agropyron repens L. Beauv. and Agrostis gigantea Roth. in wheat and barley: effect of time of emergence, nitrogen supply and cereal seed rate

As part of a programme of work evaluating the role of seeds in regenerating or initiating infestations of Agropyron repens and Agrostis gigantea, the growth of the weeds was analysed in cereal crops in two experiments. The first experiment investigated the effects of time of planting the weed seedlings (simulating different times of emergence), nitrogen supply and cereal seed rate in winter wheat and the second, the same factors in spring wheat and spring barley. In winter wheat, delaying planting of the weeds from autumn until spring greatly decreased shoot growth and almost completely prevented rhizome formation. Nitrogen fertilizer increased the weight of shoots of both species planted at both times but whereas it increased the amount of rhizome produced by Agropyron it decreased that of Agrostis. Without nitrogen Agrostis had twice as much rhizome as Agropyron but with nitrogen Agropyron had twice as much as Agrostis. Decreasing the cereal seed rate had little effect on rhizome weight when nitrogen was not given but it allowed twice as much rhizome to be produced when it was supplied. However, more longer rhizomes were formed at the smaller than at the larger seed rate with both amounts of nitrogen. In spring cereals, late planting decreased the shoot growth of Agrostis more than that of Agropyron, and of Agropyron in barley more than in wheat, especially at the smaller seed rate. Nitrogen increased shoot weight of Agropyron in wheat but had little effect in barley; it decreased that of Agrostis in barley. On average, rhizome growth was decreased by nitrogen, by increasing the seed rate and by delaying planting. Agropyron rhizomes were heavier in wheat than in barley but those of Agrostis were heavier in barley than in wheat. Agropyron produced most rhizome in thinlysown wheat given nitrogen, but Agrostis most in thinlysown barley without nitrogen. The two treatments had an equal number of rhizomes longer than 100 cm. The agricultural significance of the interaction of the various treatments is briefly discussed.     

The effect of temperature on the activity and metabolism of glyphosate applied to rhizome fragments of elymus repens (=Agropyron repens)

The effect of temperature on the activity and metabolism of glyphosate, as its mono(isopropylammonium) salt, in single-node rhizome fragments of Elymus repens was investigated in controlled environment cabinets. Post-treatment temperatures of 26/16° (day/night) reduced the activity of the herbicide compared with that at 10/6°, respectively. Under both temperature regimes and using [¹⁴C]glyphosatemono(isopropylammonium), more [¹⁴C]glyphosate accumulated in the node tissues and buds than in the internodes, but at teh higher temperature the rate of glyphosate metabolism was greater, and more ¹⁴C was lost as [¹⁴C]carbon dioxide. Evidence is presented to indicate that plant extracts contained at least two components which yielded glyphosate and aminomethylphosphonic acid after both acid or base treatment, but not on incubation with β-glucosidase. It is therefore tentatively suggested that these metabolites are not β-glycosides but perhaps are conjugates with other natural plant constituents involving the phosphonyl and/or amino groups of the herbicide.     

固体水的吸水特性及其抗旱节水效应

为了探讨固体水在西部生态建设和节水农业中应用的可行性,对“沙漠王”固体的吸水保水特性进行了研究,结果表明：不同浓度离子对固体水的保水性能影响较大,该产品所保持的水分主要集中于0－0．5MPa之间,属于植物易利用的水分,固体水在日光照射时易分解,施用时不宜表施,有灌溉条件时施用方式应为浅层层施,在沙漠中植树时采用混施或袋施方式（采用纸包装或袋侧打孔）更佳,盆栽玉米试验结果表明,固体水处理根冠比和根干重明显增加,玉米总耗水量减小,固体水,保水剂层施处理促进了地上,地下部分的生长,水分利用效率明显提高,固体水在干旱沙漠地区的应用展现出良好的前景。     

The effect of temperature and water content on the rate of decomposition of the herbicide linuron in soil

Rates of linuron breakdown were measured in soil held at the water-holding capacity (WHC), ½ WHC and WHC and at two temperatures, 4°C or 22°C. Breakdown rates were greater at the higher temperature and increased with water content. The energy of activation for the degradation was calculated. Comparison with published figures leads to the speculation that the initial step in degradation by microorganisms is different from that in chemical processes. Effet de la température et de la teneur en eau sur le taux de decomposition du linuron dans le sol Les taux de dégradation du linuron ont été mesurés dans un sol maintenu à sa capacité de rétention, à la moitié et au quart de cette capacité, ainsi quà deux températures 4°C ou 22°C. Les taux de dégradation furent plus grands à la tem-pérature la plus haute et augmentérent avec la teneur en eau. L'energie d'activation pour la dégradation a été calculée. La comparaison avec des chiffres publiés conduit à penser que la première étape de la dégradation par des microorganismes est differente de celle qui intervient dans le processus chimique. Abbau von Linuron im Boden in Abhangigkeit von Temperatur mid Wassergehalt Der Abbau von Linuron im Boden wurde bei 100%, 50% und 25% Wasserkapazitat und bei zwei Termperaturstufen (4°C und 22°C) untersucht. Die Abbauraten nahmen mit steigender Temperatur und steigendem Wassergehalt des Bodens zu. Die fur den Abbau erforderliche Aktivierungs-energie wurde errechnet. Ein Vergleich der Ergebnisse mit Literaturangaben fuhrt zu der Vermutung, daβ der erste durch Mikrooganismen verursachte Abbauschritt verschieden ist von dem bei rein chemischem Vorgang.     

Effects of soil disturbance on weed seedling emergence and its long-term decline

The long-term effect of different depths of soil cultivation on weed seedling emergence from naturally occurring populations of weed seeds in the soil was examined in four experiments on land previously in pasture, raspberry canes or intensive vegetable production. At approximately monthly intervals, weed seedlings were counted and then killed with contact herbicides, after which plots were cultivated to 250 or 10mm, or were left undisturbed. The treatments were continued for 7 years. One experiment was then discontinued whilst the previously uncultivated plots on the other three were cultivated to 150 mm at approximately monthly intervals for a further 4 years in one experiment, and for 8 years in the other two. After the first year, very few seedlings emerged in the uncultivated and shallow cultivated plots, and seedling numbers declined slowly in the deep-cultivated plots. Under repeated deep cultivation, seedling emergence of almost all species declined exponentially. Different species declined at different rates, with Rubus idaeus L., Plantago lanceolata L., Veronica arvensis L. and Ranunculus spp. being the most rapidly declining group. Rates of decline for individual species were similar to those observed in Europe.Juncus bufonius L. behaved differently from the other species, and showed no decline in seedling numbers. In the initial 7-year period, 28 000 weed seedlings per m^?2 emerged from the deep-cultivated plots on soil previously cropped with vegetables. Over the same period, less than 11 000 seedlings emerged in shallow-cultivated plots, and just over 4000 in uncultivated plots. In the second phase of the experiments, fewer seedlings of most species emerged than in the first phase, and the decline in numbers of Coronpous didymus (L.) Sm. seedlings was slower. Résumé Les effets à long terme de différentes profondeurs de travail du sol sur la levée des mauvaises herbes ont étéétudiés sur des populations naturelles dans des parcelles dont les précédents étaient: paturage, framboisier ou maraichage intensif. À des intervalles d'environ un mois, les jeunes plantes de mauvaises herbes étaient dénombrées puis détruites à l'aide d'herbicides de contact, aprés quoi les parcelles étaient travaillées sur 250 ou 10 mm, ou laissées sans intervention. Cette premiére phase a duré 7 ans. Une expérience a alors été arretée et les parcelles précédemment non cultivées des trois autres ont été travaillées à une profondeur 150 mm, à des intervalles d'environ un mois pendant 4 ans dans un expérience, et pendant 8 ans dans les deux autres. Aprés un an, trés peu de mauvaises herbes levaient dans les parcelles non cultivés et dans celles travaillées superficiellement, et le nombre de levées diminuait lentement dans les parcelles travaillées profondément. Lá oú le travail profond était répété, les levées de presque toutes les especes declinaient exponentiellement. Les différentes espéces déclinaient à des vitesses différentes,Rubus idaeus L., Plantago lanceolata L., Veronica arvensis L. et Ranunculus spp. déclinant le plus rapidement. Les vitesses de diminution pour les differentes espéces étaient similaires à celles observées en Europe. Juncus bufonius L. se comportait différemment des autres espéces et ne montrait aucune décroissance du nombre de levées. Au cours de la période initiale de 7 ans, 28 000 mauvaises herbes par m^?2 levaient dans les parcelles maraicherés travaillées profondément. Au cours de la meme periode, moins de 11000 mauvaises herbes lavaient dans les parcelles travaillées superficiellement et un peu plus de 4000 dans les parcelles non travaillées. Dans la seconde phase de I'expérience, on observait moins de levées de la plupart des especes que au cours de la premiére et la decroissance du nombre de levés de Coronpous didymus (L.) Sm. était moins rapide. Einfluβ der Bodenbearbeitung auf Keimung und Populationsdynamik von Unkrautern Der langfristige Einfluβ verschieden tiefer Bodenbearbeitung auf die Keimung von Unkrautern aus der naturlich gegebenen Samenbank im Boden wurde in 4 Versuchen auf Flachen untersucht, die vorher als Weide oder mit Himbeer oder intensiven Gemusekulturen genutzt worden waren. Die Keimpflanzen wurden 7 Jahre lang etwa monatlich ausgezahlt und mit Kontaktherbiziden abgetotet, danach wurden die Parzellen 25 tief 15 cm, tief oder gar nicht bearbeitet. Ein Versuch wurde beendet, wahrend eine der 3 ubrigen unbearbeiteten Parzellen fur weitere 4 Jahre und die anderen beiden fur weitere 8 Jahre in etwa monatlichen Abstanden 15 cm tief bearbeitet wurden. Am Ende des ersten Jahres liefen auf den unbearbeiteten und den flach bearbeiteten Flachen sehr wenige Keimpflanzen auf; auf den tief bearbeiteten Flachen nahm die Zahl der Keimpflanzen langsam ab. Bei wiederholt tiefer Bodenbearbeitung verringerte sich die Zahl der Keimpflanzen fast aller Arten exponentiell. Am schnellsten sank die Keimrate bei Rubus idaeus L., Plantago lanceolata L., Veronica arvensis L. und Ranunculus spp. Die Abnahme der Keimrate war bei den einzelnen Arten ahnlich wie in Europa beobachtet. Juncus bufonius L. verhielt sich von den anderen Arten abweichend und lieβ keine Abnahme der Keimrate erkennen. In der anfanglichen 7-Jahres-Periode keimten auf den vorher gemusebaulich genutzten, tief bearbeiteten Flachen 28000, den flach bearbeiteten weniger als 11 000 und den unbearbeiten gut 4000 Samen m^?2. In der 2. Versuchsphase wurden bei denmeisten Arten weniger Keimpflanzen als in der 1. beobachtet, und die Abnahme der Keimrate von Coronopus didymus (L). Sm. war langsamer.     

The influence of soil temperature and moisture content on the effect of soil fumigants

Laboratory experiments were carried out to test the effect of two levels of soil moisture and two temperatures on the effectivity and persistence of five soil fumigants.Soil moisture had a great influence on the extent of the zone over which the products diffused vertically, as shown by fungicidal and phytotoxic action at various depths in soil columns. In moist soil spread of the gases from the point of application is much poorer than in dry soils. There was little or no temperature effect in the dryer soil, while in the wet soil diffusion was better at 25° than at 10°C.In studying persistence, as measured by assaying inhibition of germination and growth ofLepidium sativum, it appeared that the tested fumigants can be divided into two groups. In the case of chloropicrin and telone persistence is primarily enhanced by high soil moisture content, and in the case of the fumigants having methyl isothiocyanate as the active principle, by a low soil temperature. With chloropicrin and telone, there is a temperature effect only in the moist soil. Persistence of methylisothiocyanate is only slightly affected by soil moisture.Samenvatting In laboratoriumproeven werd de invloed van temperatuur en vochtgehalte van de bodem op de effectiviteit en persistentie van vijf grondontsmettingsmiddelen onderzocht.De bodemvochtigheid heeft een grote invloed op de verspreiding der produkten, zoals bleek bij de toetsing van fungicide en phytotoxische effecten op verschillende diepten in grondkolommen. In vochtige grond met een laag poriënvolume is de verspreiding vanaf het injectiepunt bij deze gasvormige middelen veel geringer dan in droge grond. In vochtige grond was de ontsmette zone groter bij 25°C dan bij 10°C, terwijl in droge grond geen of weinig effect van de temperatuur werd geconstateerd.Bij de bepaling van de persistentie, gemeten als kiem-en groeiremmend effect opLepidium sativum, bleek de getoetste serie middelen in twee groepen uiteen te vallen. De persistentie wordt in het geval van chloorpicrine en telone vooral verlengd door een hoog vochtgehalte, en bij de drie andere, waarvan methylisothiocyanaat het actieve bestanddeel of principe is, door een lage temperatuur. Bij chloorpicrine en telone is er alleen een temperatuureffect in de vochtige grond, terwijl de persistentie van methylisothiocyanaat zeer weinig beïnvloed wordt door het vochtgehalte.Research under the auspices of the IWONL.     

The effect of nitrogen fertilizers on the germination and seedling emergence of wild oat (A. fatua L.) seed in different soil types

Ammonium-containing fertilizers such as granular limestone ammonium nitrate (LAN) and liquid ammonium nitrate (AN) proved to be most effective in stimulating germination and emergence of wild oat in sandy and loamy soil. In pot experiments, rates as low as 25 kg N ha^?1, significantly increased seedling emergence of wild oat. In sandy soil percentage emergence increased with increasing levels of LAN-fertilizer up to 125 kg N ha^?1 which gave 76·1 % emergence after 60 days. In control pots where no nitrogen was applied, only 21·6% of seeds planted emerged after 60 days, In loamy soil, as for AN in both soil types, high levels of LAN initially delayed seedling emergence. This negative effect disappeared approximately 15 days after seeding, resulting in no significant difference in emergence of wild oat where 25 to 125 kg N ha^?1 was applied as LAN or AN. All these rates, however, increased seedling emergence between 25 and 35% compared to the no-nitrogen treatments. Since the same rate of ammonia gas is not equally effective in breaking dormancy of semi- and deeply dormant wild oat seed, results of these experiments are not necessarily applicable to wild oat seeds differing in dormancy status.     

风沙土水分入渗与再分布过程中湿润锋运移试验研究

利用室内模拟试验系统,对塔克拉玛干沙漠腹地风沙土在滴灌条件下的水分入渗与水分再分布过程中湿润锋的运动规律进行了模拟试验研究。根据模拟试验描述了风沙土在滴灌条件下水分入渗与再分布情况下湿润体的形状变化,研究了在水平方向上与垂直方向上风沙土的湿润锋推进规律及运动特征,揭示了随着累计入渗量的增加,湿润锋推进过程在入渗初期速率较大,逐渐成减小趋势,并最终达到稳定入渗状态;在土壤水分再分布过程中土壤湿润锋面不断向外部推移,最后达到相对稳定;对风沙土水分入渗及再分布过程中其湿润锋的推进距离与时间做了函数关系拟合,其中乘幂函数关系式拟合最好。     

Influence of field burning and soil treatments on growth of wheat after Kentucky bluegrass, and effect of Rhizoctonia cerealis on bluegrass emergence and growth

Studies were conducted to assess the importance of soil-borne pathogens as impediments to the production of direct-drilled wheat following Kentucky bluegrass in rotation. Bluegrass sods were collected as cores from commercial seed fields in October (after open-field burning) and in December and March (after exposure to normal freezing and thawing), treated with glyphosate after a 2- to 3-week period of green-up in the glasshouse, and then planted to wheat 21 days later. Wheat seedlings in the 3- to 4-leaf stage were stunted and spindly in either burned or nonburned sods collected in October, but grew significantly better in burned than nonburned sods collected in December and March. Fumigation (methyl bromide), simulated tillage, and application of metalaxyl as a drench, singly or as combined treatments, improved the growth of wheat in nonburned sods. Growth of wheat in nontreated burned sods collected after frost had penetrated the upper portions was equivalent to that in fumigated sods. Experimental freezing at −20°C for up to 96 h, of burned and nonburned sods collected in October, followed by thawing also improved the growth of wheat subsequently sown directly into these sods. The stunted and spindly seedlings had roots girdled and severed by lesions typical of Rhizoctonia root rot. Isolates of Rhizoctonia cerealis were recovered from these roots and caused poor seedling emergence and stunted root and shoot growth of both wheat and bluegrass. The results suggest that both R. cerealis and Pythium spp. are potentially important soil-borne pathogens of wheat when following Kentucky bluegrass in rotation and that burning done routinely to improve the yield of bluegrass seed can also reduce the potential for damage caused by Rhizoctonia and Pythium root rots of wheat seeded directly into bluegrass sod.     

Influence of time of emergence of wild oat on competition with wheat

The influence of time of emergence of wild oat (Avena fatua L.) on its competition with wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) was studied, using boxes that allowed separation of root and shoot competition. The relative yield total for mixtures of wild oat and wheat, grown under different forms of competition and with different wild oat sowing times, was very close to unity, indicating that the two species competed fully for limiting resources. Wild oat was more competitive than wheat when the two species were sown simultaneously, due largely to its greater root competitive ability; the two species had similar shoot competitive abilities. When wild oat was sown 3 or 6 weeks later than wheat, wheat was more competitive than wild oat and the production of wild oat panicles was prevented. This was mainly the result of greater root competitive ability of the wheat, although shoot competitive ability was also greater. The effects of root and shoot competition were additive. It is concluded that in order to prevent the return of wild oat seeds to the soil, and hence obtain long-term benefit, it is necessary to control the wild oat seedlings emerging within the first 3 weeks after drilling a wheat crop.     

Effect of soil water content at the time of application on herbicide content in soil solution extracted in a pressure membrane apparatus

Wettable powder formulations of simazine, metribuzin and linuron and a suspension concentrate of simazine were sprayed on to soil particles which were either at a water content equivalent to pF 2·5 or air dry. Air dry samples were then wetted to pF 2·5 immediately or after 24 h. Soil solutions were removed using a pressure membrane apparatus at intervals up to 96 h after wetting. In each case the concentration in soil solutions expressed after 96 h following application to wet soil, or dry soil wetted immediately, were close to those predicted on the basis of Freundlich adsorption isotherm data obtained in slurry equilibrium conditions. There were, however, some differences after shorter periods. Concentrations were always lower in solutions obtained from air dry soil that was not wetted for 24 h. After 96 h simazine and metribuzin concentrations were about 50% of those obtained following application to wet soil, while that of linuron was about 25%. Differences of this size may be large enough to affect mass transfer phenomena and phytotoxicity. It seems likely that suspension of these herbicides sprayed in formulations on to wet soil dissolved in soil water at least as fast as would be predicted theoretically.     

The effect of temperature and nitrogen level on the morphology of Agropyron repens (L.) Beauv.

The effects of temperature and nitrogen level on the morphology of Agropyron repens (L.) Beauv. were investigated in a factorial experiment involving three temperatures (10°, 15° and 20°C) and three nitrogen levels (15, 120 and 960 ppm N). The main effects on axillary bud outgrowth were found at 15 ppm N and 10°C. At 15 ppm N there was an increase in the frequency of dormant buds in the axils of the coleoptile and leaf 3, and a tendency for the buds in the axils of leaves 1 and 2 to produce rhizomes or rhizome-tillers instead of tillers. At 10°C there was a high proportion of dormant buds in the colcoptile axil but all buds in higher axils grew out. Both 15 ppm N and 10°C led to the production of relatively fewer secondary rhizomes and tillers. Maximum leaf length was attained at 20°C/120 ppm N, when leaves were 40–50% longer than those at 10°C/15 ppm N. Nitrogen level had little effect on total stem height, but at all nitrogen levels stem height and the height of individual internodes increased with increasing temperature. The size of the shoot apex and the number of leaf primordia borne on it increased with decreasing temperature and increasing nitrogen level. Effets de la temperature et du niveau d'azote sur la morphologie de l'Agropyron repens (L) Beauv. Les effets de la témperature et du niveau d'azote sur la morphologie de l'Agropyron repens (L.) Beauv. ont étéétudiés dans une expérience factorielle mettant en jeu trois températures (10°, 15° et 20° C) et trois niveaux d'azote (15, 120 et 960 ppm). L'effet principal sur l'éclosion du bourgeon axillaire a été observéà 15 ppm d'azote et 10° C. A 15 ppm d'azote, il y a eu un accroissement de la fréquence des bourgeons dormants aux aisselles du coleoptile, et de la feuille 3, et une tendance pour les bourgeons aux aisselles des feuilles 1 et 2 à produire des rhizomes ou des tallesrhizomes au lieu de talles. A 10° C il y a eu une proportion élevée de bourgeons dormants à l'aisselle du coléoptile, mais tous les bourgeons des aisselles plus élevées sc sont dévetoppés. 15 ppm d'azolc et 10° C ont provoqué une production reiativement plus faible de rhizomes secondaires et de talles. La longueur maximale des feuilles a été atteinte a 20° C et 120 ppm d'azote, lorsque les feuilles furent 40 à 50% plus longues que celles obtenues a 10° C et 15 ppni d'azote. Le niveau d'azote a eu peu d'influence sur la hauteur totale de la tige, mais, à tous les niveaux d'azote, la hauteur de la tige et celle des internoeuds individuets a augments avec la temperature. La taille de l'apex des pousses et le nombre d'ébauches de feuilles apparaissant dessus a augmentéà mesure que la température diminuait et que s'accroissait le niveau d'azote. Die Wirkung von Temperatur und Stickstoffversorgung auf die Morphologie von Agropyron repens (L.) Beauv. In einem mehrfaktoriellen Versuch wurde der Einfluβ von Temperatur (10, 15 and 20°C) und Stickstoffgaben (15, 120 und 960 ppm N) auf die Morphologie von Agropyron repens (L.) Beauv. untcrsucht. Die Hauptwirkung auf den Austrieb der Achselknospen wurde bei 15 ppm N und 10°C beobachtet. Bei 15 ppm N war eine Zunahme in der Häufigkeit dormanter Knospen in der Koleoptilenachsel und der Achsel des dritten Blattes zu verzeichnen. Weiterhin bestand die Tendenz, daβ die Knospen in den Blattacbseln des 1. und des 2. Blattes Rhizome oder Rhizom-Bestockungstriebe siatt Bestockungstriebe bildelen. Bei 10°C war ein groβer Anteil dormanter Knospen in der Koleoptilachsel vorhanden; aber alle Knospen der höheren Achseln trieben aus. 15 ppm N, als auch 10°C bewirkten die Bildung von relaliv wenigen sekundären Rhizomen und Bestockungstrieben. Maximale Blattiängen wurden bei 20°C/120 ppm N erhalten. Hierbei waren die Blätter um 40–50% Iänger als bei 10°C/15 ppm N. Der Slickstoffgehalt hatte nur eine geringe Wirkung auf die gesamte Sproβhöhe, aber bei alien Stickstoffgehaiten nahm die Sproβhöhe und die Länge der Internodien mit steigender Temperatur zu. Das Ausmaβ der Sproβspitze und die Zahl der Blattaniagen nahm mit abnehmender Temperatur und steigender Stickstoffversorgung zu.     

The effect of DD on grass and clover in sterilized soil

A greenhouse experiment in steam-sterilized potting soil and thus without eelworms, proved that DD can protect clover from disappearing in a perennial ryegrass and white clover culture. At the normal dosage or at half the normal dosage, DD produces clover yields 2.1 and 2.6 times as large as the yield of the blank pots. These results suggest that DD enhances the ability of the white clover to compete with perennial ryegrass even when there are no parasites.Seconded from Woodstock Agricultural Research Centre, Shell Reseach Ltd.