Differences in weed vegetation in response to cultivating methods and water conditions in rainfed paddy fields in north-east Thailand

Rainfed paddy cultivation predominates in north-east Thailand. Direct dry seeding is replacing transplanting rice cultivation to increase the frequency of successful plantings and to save labor. The present study clarified differences in weed vegetation of direct dry-seeded and transplanted paddy fields under rich, medium and poor water conditions from agricultural and ecological viewpoints. A large number of paddy fields from a wide range of climatic, topographic, soil and hydrological conditions were used. A survey was conducted every three weeks, and data regarding paddy cultivation, weeds and water conditions were collected. Expansion of direct dry seeding may increase species with in-between water adaptability to hygrophytes and mesophytes, and decrease hydrophytes and mesophytes. This characteristic was remarkable under poor water conditions. Rice cover was similar in either planting method under rich water conditions. However, cover of direct-seeded rice was significantly smaller than that of transplanted rice under medium and poor water conditions. Species diversity was higher in direct dry-seeded paddy fields than in transplanted paddy fields under medium and poor water conditions. Impact of direct dry seeding in the fields with rich water conditions on the vegetation is small in the context of maintaining rice production by transplanting and species diversity. However, direct dry seeding is mainly adopted in fields with poor water conditions. Impact of the changes in cultivating methods is large on rice productivity, species composition and species diversity under such conditions. Therefore, how to best use resource-poor fields may be the key to maintaining rice production and regional-level species diversity.     

Rice yield losses by competition with weeds in rainfed paddy fields in north-east Thailand

Economic growth in recent years has induced a labor shortage for agriculture in north-east Thailand. Labor-saving techniques, such as the replacement of transplanting with direct seeding, have become widespread. Direct seeding methods have advantages over transplanting regarding labor savings and reductions in production risks, but may cause weed problems. Therefore, rice yield reduction by competition with weeds becomes a potential problem in this region. In the present research, the extent of weed competition in rice production from the viewpoint of resource level and disturbance intensity was studied. A large number of paddy fields from a wide range of climatic, topographical, soil and hydrological conditions were analyzed. The survey was conducted every 3 weeks, and data on paddy cultivation, weeds and water conditions were recorded. Average yield of direct seeded rice was significantly lower than that of transplanted rice. The yield decreased with resource decreases in both direct seeded (DSF) and transplanted paddy fields (TF). Although the yield was not different under resource-rich conditions, the yield of direct seeded rice was lower than that of transplanted rice under resource-medium and -poor conditions. Competition intensity was not different among resource levels or between DSF and TF. Competition intensity in all fields was between 0.02 and 0.09 on average, indicating 2–9% yield losses caused by competition with weeds regardless of resource level and disturbance intensity. This suggests that low yield of direct seeded rice under resource-medium and -poor conditions was not mainly caused by competition with weeds, whereas yield losses by weeds were observed in all field types. However, from an economical viewpoint, weeding should be applied only to limited parts of this region with stable and relatively high rice yields.     

Weedy rice represents an emerging threat to transplanted rice production systems in Japan

Weedy rice is a conspecific weed of cultivated rice (Oryza sativa L.) and is a primary weed of direct‐seeded rice production systems worldwide. The shift in the method of establishing rice, that is, from transplanting to direct seeding, is considered the main reason for the emergence of weedy rice in Asia and, more recently, Japan. Japan has increasingly adopted directly seeded rice, even though this practice remains limited. In this study, I confirmed the relationship between weedy red rice emergence and the adoption of direct‐seeded rice in Japan. Twenty‐seven areas from eight prefectures infested with weedy rice were selected to confirm the relationship between the rice planting method and the emergence of weedy rice. Fields that were severely infested with weedy rice were selected as survey fields for this study. I found no relationship between the method of planting rice and weedy rice emergence. Changes to herbicide application, duration of rice production and hand weeding also contribute to the emergence of weedy rice in transplanted rice fields in Japan. The results of this study indicate that weedy rice could become a serious problem in Japan, even in transplanted rice fields.     

湖南双季晚稻不同栽培方式对稻飞虱及其天敌的影响

2010-2012年, 通过盆拍法结合吸虫机采样法调查了湖南双季晚稻不同栽培方式(抛秧、移栽和直播)下稻飞虱及其天敌的发生情况。结果表明：3种不同栽培方式下稻丛分蘖数差异显著, 移栽田分蘖数最多, 最高分蘖数为1 008株/m 2, 而直播田分蘖数最少, 最低仅为259株/m 2。栽培方式对稻飞虱若虫孵化率无显著影响, 各次调查孵化率均在65%~75%之间。稻飞虱卵的寄生率与分蘖数两者之间呈现负相关关系, 直播栽培方式有利于稻飞虱卵寄生性天敌的控害作用。直播栽培方式下褐飞虱和白背飞虱种群密度均小于抛秧田和移栽田, 4代和5代褐飞虱田间数量均与分蘖数和有效积温呈正相关关系, 而4代和5代白背飞虱种群数量与分蘖数和有效积温无显著相关关系。3年调查共捕获稻飞虱天敌35种, 抛秧和移栽栽培方式下系统调查田多样性指数和丰富度指数有高于直播栽培的趋势。     

Control of <Emphasis Type="Italic">Verticillium dahliae</Emphasis> at a strawberry nursery by paddy-upland rotation

Effects of crop rotation between rice paddy fields and strawberry nurseries on the control of Verticillium wilt of strawberry were studied. For detecting Verticillium dahliae, the causal agent of Verticillium wilt, in soil, eggplant was used as an indicator plant. We were thus able to detect as low as 1 microsclerotium/g dry soil. In field surveys of Chiba and Hokkaido from 2000 to 2003, V. dahliae was detected in 9 of 10 upland fields but in none of 21 paddy-upland fields. In Hokkaido during 2000–2007, strawberry mother plants were planted, and plantlets were produced in upland and paddy-upland fields to assess V. dahliae infestation. Verticillium wilt of strawberry had never occurred in 72 tested paddy-upland fields, compared to 13.2–73.9% of plantlets infected with V. dahliae in upland fields. In a pot experiment in a greenhouse, two flooding treatments or two paddy rice cultivations suppressed Verticillium wilt symptoms on eggplant. In field experiments, one paddy rice cultivation in Chiba and two in Hokkaido prevented development of Verticillium wilt symptoms on eggplant. Verticillium wilt of strawberry was controlled completely with one paddy rice cultivation in infested fields in Chiba. In these field experiments, the number of microsclerotia of V. dahliae decreased under the flooding conditions for paddy rice cultivation. Based on the reduction in microsclerotia, a crop rotation system with paddy rice for 3 years (three times), green manure for 1 year, and strawberry nursery for 1 year was designed for Hokkaido.     

生态稻田及常规稻田节肢动物群落结构特征的比较研究

用吸虫器、黄板诱捕、黄盆诱捕和扫网4种采样法,对双季稻区生态稻田及常规稻田两类生境稻田中的节肢动物群落结构特征进行了比较研究。结果表明：早稻和晚稻整个生育期,生态稻田中节肢动物天敌的物种数显著高于常规稻田。稻田生境多样性有利于促进稻田节肢动物天敌群落的建立,生境越复杂,植被多样性越高,物种种类就越多。     

8%精噁唑甘草胺可分散油悬浮剂对直播水稻田禾本科杂草的防效及后茬作物的影响

为明确新型水直播稻田除草剂精噁唑甘草胺以及对照药剂对于直播稻田禾本科杂草的防除效果以及对于水稻及后茬作物的安全性, 于2019年在江西宜春市上高县水稻田进行了大田杂草防效试验以及后茬作物安全性研究。结果表明:8%精噁唑甘草胺OD对于直播水稻田的禾本科杂草具有良好的防除效果, 120 g/hm2 以及200 g/hm2 剂量处理对于禾本科杂草的防效均在88%以上。而且所有处理对于水稻均无药害产生, 实现增产, 并对后茬作物生长安全。综上所述, 新型直播稻田除草剂精噁唑甘草胺对直播水稻田禾本科杂草有良好防除效果, 可以在市场上推广应用。     

Ecophysiological study on weed seed banks and weeds in Cambodian paddy fields with contrasting water availability

Weed infestations are a major cause of yield reduction in rice (Oryza sativa) cultivation, particularly with direct‐seeding methods, but the relationship between weed dynamics and water availability in Cambodian paddy fields has not been documented previously. We surveyed the weed abundance and weed seed banks in the soil of paddy fields with inferred differences in their water regime in 22 farm fields in three provinces of Cambodia in the 2005 and 2006 rainy seasons. We studied rain‐fed lowland fields in upslope and downslope topographic positions and fields at different distances from the irrigation water source inside an irrigation rehabilitation area. The weed seed banks were estimated by seedling emergence in small containers and weed abundance and vigor were estimated by a simple scoring system. The estimated weed seed bank in the top 5 cm of soil ranged from 52.1 to 167 × 10³ seeds m^?2 (overall mean of 8.5 × 10³ seeds m^?2) and contained a high proportion (86%) of sedge species, such as Fimbristylis miliacea L. and Cyperus difformis. Several fields had particularly large seed banks, including one near the reservoir. No clear difference was found in the weed seed banks between the irrigated fields that were located close to (upstream) and distant from (downstream) the water source or between the irrigated and rain‐fed lowland fields, but the weed scores were larger in the rain‐fed fields and the downstream fields within the irrigated area. A water shortage during the late growing season in 2005 led to a proliferation of weeds in some fields and an associated increase in weed seedbank size in 2006. However, the weed scores in 2006 were more strongly associated with that year's water conditions than with the weed seedbank size.     

Residual effects of cultivation methods on weed seed banks and weeds in Cambodia

The effects of the planting method (transplanting vs. direct seeding), rice cultivar (Sen Pidao vs. Phka Rumduol), and herbicide application (admixture of bentazone and cyhalofop‐butyl) on weeds and weed seed banks were quantified in unflooded, shallowly flooded, and deeply flooded paddy fields in Cambodia in 2005 and 2006. Broad‐leaved weeds infested more toward maturity in 2006 than in 2005, particularly in directly seeded plots. Weed dry weights at pre‐heading and/or maturity were consistently reduced by herbicide application and Phka Rumduol cultivar, while weed numbers increased under unflooded condition. The proportion of sedges was consistently larger in directly seeded and non‐herbicide plots at pre‐heading. Larger numbers and dry weights of sedges and total weeds in 2005 caused larger seed bank sizes of sedges and total weeds in 2006, which further caused their infestation in 2006. A greater weed dry weight at 62 days after sowing in 2005 resulted in larger seed banks of Cyperus iria and Fimbristylis miliacea, which were most severe under non‐herbicide, direct‐seeded treatment, while that at rice maturity resulted in larger seed banks of Cyperus difformis, Scirpus juncoides, and Lindernia antipoda. Overall, sedges shared the majority of the total weed seed bank, followed by broad‐leaved weeds and then grasses. A lower yield in 2005 led to significantly larger seed bank sizes of sedges, but not of grasses or broad‐leaved weeds. Rice yield reduction was consistently related to larger numbers of sedges by heading and those of grasses at maturity.     

Factors affecting the performance and crop phytotoxicity of a new rice herbicide,cinmethylin. I. Effects of water depth and soil type on the distribution and uptake of cinmethylin by transplanted and direct-seeded rice

Following successful glasshouse evaluation, first-year field trials showed that cinmethylin could give excellent control of barnyard grass (Echinochloa crus-galli) in rice paddies. However, for the successful development of a herbicide in rice, a thorough understanding of its distribution over time between water, soil and plants as affected by water depth and soil type is necessary. An application of an emulsifiable concentrate formulation to laboratory paddies containing transplanted rice showed that more of the cinmethylin became associated with and moved into the soil of shallow paddies than in the more usual deep paddies. After the first day this resulted in slightly higher concentrations of cinmethylin being accumulated by the apical meristem, the site of action of cinmethylin, in shallow-paddy plants and explains the higher phytotoxicities observed in this situation. Rapid removal of cinmethylin by the soil from the paddy water could reduce that available for absorption by the apical meristem of barnyard grass, just below the water surface, and might result in poorer control of this weed. Deeper paddies are therefore recommended for the use of cinmethylin in transplanted rice. An experiment involving direct-seeded rice confirmed that a decrease in paddy water depth and higher organic-matter soils increased the association of cinmethylin with the paddy soil. Thus paddy-water concentrations and availabilities of cinmethylin to various parts of plants were influenced by water depth and soil type. In contrast to transplanted rice, the apical meristem of direct-seeded rice is submerged in the paddy water and the stem concentrations of cinmethylin were then generally correlated with the paddy-water concentrations. They were highest from the shallow, sandy paddies and lowest from the deep, silt clay loam paddies. These relative concentrations correlate with observed relative phytotoxicities of direct-seeded rice, activities against barnyard grass and the narrower selectivity margins between the weeds and the direct-seeded crop. The cinmethylin concentrations in the apical meristems of the transplanted rice were always lower than those from the direct-seeded rice and give an illustration of a classical case of depth protection' of a crop from an applied herbicide.     

Simulation of mefenacet concentrations in paddy fields by an improved PCPF-1 model

An improved simulation model (PCPF-1) has been evaluated for the prediction of the fate of mefenacet in an experimental paddy field. This model simulates the fate and transport of pesticide in paddy water and the top 1 cm of paddy soil. Observed concentrations of mefenacet in the paddy water and the surface soil exponentially decreased from their maximum concentrations of 0.70 mg litre(-1) and 11.3 mg kg(-1), respectively. Predicted mefenacet concentrations both in the water and surface soil were in excellent agreement with those measured during the first 2 weeks after herbicide application, but concentrations in paddy water were appreciably overestimated thereafter. The model simulated mefenacet losses through runoff, percolation and degradation to be respectively 41.9%, 6.4% and 57.3% of applied, and the mass balance error was about -6%. The model simulation implied that drainage and seepage control, especially shortly after application when herbicide concentrations are high, is essential for preventing pesticide losses from paddy fields. In focusing on pesticide concentrations in this early period the PCPF-1 model can be a beneficial tool for risk assessment of pesticide losses and in the evaluation of agricultural management for reducing pesticide pollution associated with paddy rice production.     

Development of lowland weed management and weed succession in Japan

Since the introduction of rice production in Japan, lowland areas have been managed for rice production with the purpose of better rice growth, as well as lesser weed infestation. Rice is cropped every year in lowland fields by repeated cultivation of a single crop, with high yields and without soil sickness usually being observed in upland fields. This is probably because the irrigation water supplies various nutrients for healthy rice growth and the drainage washes out and removes harmful factors. However, until recently, the wet or flooded conditions of lowland fields in the Asian monsoon region never have allowed humans to cultivate useful summer crops, except rice or some aquatic plants. Therefore, the management of lowland areas in the Asian monsoon region has been significantly different from European field management, where crop rotation has been the traditional standard practice. Paddy weeds are aquatic plants or hygrophytes that have adapted to lowland fields. Traditionally, tillage and puddling were practiced seasonally in lowland fields on a regular schedule every year. Rice cultivation technology was developed and supported by regional irrigation systems that created stable environments for typical paddy weeds to complete their life cycle. After the introduction of chemical weed control, rice fields became very severe habitats for these paddy weeds, where they could not grow and reproduce without strategies for survival under herbicide exposure. Even so, many of the traditional paddy weeds survived because of their accumulated or uneradicated seed banks, although several aquatic plants were listed as endangered or threatened species. The important weed species changed, sometimes rapidly and sometimes slowly, depending both on their reproductive system and their biological response towards field management and weed control systems. Very recently, the level of perennial weeds, herbicide‐resistant weeds, and weedy rice has increased in paddy fields that are highly dependent on herbicide use. In addition, several hygrophyte species have invaded paddy fields. In order to address these issues, the improvement and application of integrated weed management methods are expected to be critical.     

20％嗯唑酰草胺·灭草松ME防除水稻直播田一年生杂草及安全性

通过对20％曙唑酰草胺·灭草松ME防除水稻直播田一年生杂草及对水稻安全性的试验,明确了每667111。用20％嗯唑酰草胺·灭草松ME在有效剂量下,与10％韩秋好EC、48％灭草松AS相比较除草效果显著,杀草谱广;在水稻直播田中,当水稻秧苗2叶期后,杂草处于2～4叶期,用剂量为210—240mL／667m2（630—720a．i．g／hm2）时,能有效地防除水稻直播田一年生单双子杂草和异型莎草,证明了在水稻直播田应用吧唑酰草胺·20％灭草松ME对水稻是安全的。     

海东地区荒山荒坡三种治理措施的效果对比研究

对治理荒山荒坡常用的封育、补播、重新建植三种方法进行了对比、调查和分析。结果表明,采用补播措施治理荒山荒坡是较为有效的途径,也是合理开发利用荒山荒坡、尽快恢复植被、控制水土流失和改善生态环境经济实用而又可行的方法。     

不同稻田生态系统中稻纵卷叶螟、稻飞虱及其天敌密度的差异

研究了施用化学农药防治害虫的常规管理稻田和充分发挥天敌自然控害作用为主要防治害虫措施的稻田生态系统内稻纵卷叶螟、稻飞虱及其天敌的发生消长动态,以明确不同稻田生态系统对稻区内主要害虫及其天敌的影响.结果显示,生态调控区稻田内稻纵卷叶螟和稻飞虱最大高峰期虫量仅分别为常规管理区的0.51倍和0.63倍;生态调控区稻周植被上稻纵卷叶螟和稻飞虱发生数量几乎为0,而常规管理区最大高峰期虫量分别达到 23.61头/10网和82.03头/10网.生态调控措施还可以显著增加天敌数量,生态调控区稻田内最大高峰期天敌数量为常规管理区的3.72倍,其稻周杂草上最大高峰期天敌数量为常规管理区的5倍以上;同时,天敌与稻纵卷叶螟和稻飞虱发生高峰期吻合度远高于常规管理区.说明生态调控措施能充分发挥稻田及周边非稻田生境的保益控害功能.     

Herbicidal and biological characteristics of a new benzenesulfonylurea compound K-11451 under submerged paddy conditions

The new benzenesulfonylurea K-11451, an α-hydroxy-β-fluoropropyl- compound, applied at 3–9 g ha ⁻¹, controlled annual and perennial weeds grown in submerged paddy soil under greenhouse conditions. It effectively controlled barnyardgrass at growth stages varying from pre-emergence to the five-leaf stage. The compound inhibited acetolactate synthase, I₅₀ values for the enzyme isolated from barnyardgrass and rice being 56 and 67 nM , respectively. K-11451 inhibited the growth of rice when it was transplanted at a shallow depth (0–1 cm) and water leaching from the paddy soil was high (3–5 cm per day). With a water depth of 3 cm, the compound appeared to move readily down into the paddy soil and had the relatively short half-life of 15.2 days under submerged paddy conditions. A mixture of K-11451 + mefenecet + daimuron (9 + 250 + 250 g ha⁻¹) controlled almost all weeds in the paddy field without injury to rice, so that the combination could be used as a ‘one-shot’ herbicide in rice culture.     

农业生产活动对黄土高原丘陵沟壑区坡地土壤水分动态的影响

通过在坡度为20°耕地和荒草坡面对降水、土壤水密集观测,结合模拟降雨实验,从降雨入渗、蒸散发等过程分析讨论了影响黄土高原丘陵沟壑区坡地土壤水分动态的主要因素。结果表明:1)降雨入渗量△S主要受控于雨强和降雨量,坡耕地的入渗量随着雨强增加而衰减的速度快于荒坡,坡耕地有利于中等雨强大雨的下渗,雨强增大时两坡面的降雨转化率逐渐接近,且植被的再分配作用凸显,甚至使短历时暴雨时坡耕地的入渗速度低于荒坡,长历时的大、暴雨或连续降雨利于深层入渗,坡面耕作或在裸地上种植冰草后降雨转化率增约50%;2)7月～10月上旬为土壤水补给期,土壤水分在枯水年及平水年处于负平衡,在丰水年获得补给,最终以蒸散发消耗;3)荒地主要耗水层在20cm,耕地土壤水分活跃层及作物主要耗水层延伸至30cm。总体上,农作物增大蒸散发量、增加土壤水分利用深度,农业生产活动对减少降雨径流、增加土壤水资源量、强化水分小循环有重要作用。     

稻田耳叶水苋发生规律及生物学特性研究

为明确上海地区稻田新优势杂草耳叶水苋的发生规律,对上海地区稻田中耳叶水苋的发生情况进行了田间调查和定点观察,并在室内研究了其生物学特性。结果表明,耳叶水苋发生周期长,有两个明显的发生高峰,分别为水稻播种后第1周和第3周。水稻播种后45 d,耳叶水苋种群数量达到最大,随后,种群数量逐渐下降。耳叶水苋的种子在23～27 ℃条件下发芽最好。作为一种水生杂草,其种子在土壤含水量40％～60％的湿润或饱和状态下,发芽率较高,且耳叶水苋的种子对水层具有较好的适应能力,即使处于10 cm水层下也可以正常萌发。耳叶水苋种子极小,其顶土能力较差,覆盖0.5 cm土层能有效抑制其出苗。     

黄土高原土壤水分与植被生产力的关系

土壤水分生态条件的恶化愈来愈成为黄土高原植被建设和生态环境建设的限制因素，我们在对黄土高原土壤水分生态因素分析的基础上，探讨了黄土高原土壤水分的季节性变化、土壤剖面水分变化、区域水分变异规律，分析了土壤水分与植被生产力间的相互关系，并提出了改善黄土高原土壤水分生态环境、提高植被生产力的调控技术。     

新疆荒漠绿洲生态区稻水象甲主要生物学特性及发生规律研究

为明确稻水象甲主要生物学特性及发生规律,探索稻水象甲暴发的原因,为新疆荒漠绿洲生态区稻水象甲的防控提供依据,调查其越冬场所、寄主植物、不同生境中的种群消长动态、年生活史、发生与环境的关系等。稻水象甲越冬成虫于4月上旬末开始活动,4月中旬在杂草、小麦等旱地作物上取食,5月中、下旬随水稻移栽迁入稻田,之后进入产卵期;一代成虫羽化始期为7月中旬,自8月上旬起,一代成虫又开始向其越冬场所附近的杂草丛转移,逐渐入土越冬。稻水象甲在新疆荒漠绿洲生态区一年发生一代,以滞育成虫在土表和浅土层中越冬,越冬的主要场所为稻田附近的林带和田埂。