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1 November 2007 Time and Temperature Requirements for Weed Seed Thermal Death
Ruth M. Dahlquist, TIMOTHY S. PRATHER, James J. Stapleton
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Abstract

Mortality of weed seeds at temperatures of 39, 42, 46, 50, 60, and 70 C was recorded through time under controlled laboratory conditions similar to those of soil solarization for six weed species: annual sowthistle, barnyardgrass, black nightshade, common purslane, London rocket, and tumble pigweed. Time and temperature requirements for thermal death varied considerably among the species studied. Barnyardgrass, London rocket, and annual sowthistle were more susceptible to heat treatment than black nightshade, common purslane, and tumble pigweed. Temperatures of 50 C and above were lethal for seeds of all species. Common purslane seeds were unaffected at 46 C and below, tumble pigweed and barnyardgrass seeds were unaffected at 42 C and below, and black nightshade seeds were unaffected at 39 C. Nonlinear models for mortality as a function of duration of heat treatment were developed for each species at each temperature at which mortality occurred. These models provide an empirical relationship for the construction of field-applicable decision models that could predict the accumulation of time and temperature combinations for effective solarization of weed seeds.

Nomenclature: Annual sowthistle, Sonchus oleraceus L. SONOL; barnyardgrass, Echinochloa crus-galli (L.) Beauv. ECHCG; black nightshade, Solanum nigrum L. SOLNI; common purslane, Portulaca oleracea L. POROL; London rocket, Sisymbrium irio L. SSYIR; tumble pigweed, Amaranthus albus L. AMAAL

Ruth M. Dahlquist, TIMOTHY S. PRATHER, and James J. Stapleton "Time and Temperature Requirements for Weed Seed Thermal Death," Weed Science 55(6), 619-625, (1 November 2007). https://doi.org/10.1614/WS-04-178.1
Received: 12 October 2004; Accepted: 1 May 2007; Published: 1 November 2007
KEYWORDS
methyl bromide alternatives
soil solarization
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