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1 June 2017 Flixweed (Descurainia sophia) Shade Tolerance and Possibilities for Flixweed Management Using Rapeseed Seeding Rate
Christopher A. Landau, Brian J. Schutte, Abdel O. Mesbah, Sangamesh V. Angadi
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Abstract

Brassicaceae weeds can be problematic in canola varieties that have not been modified to resist specific broad-spectrum herbicides. The overall objective of this study was to evaluate the potential for increased rapeseed seeding rate as a management strategy for flixweed. To accomplish this objective, a field study was conducted to determine crop seeding rate effects on canopy light transmission and rapeseed yield characteristics, as well as a greenhouse study to determine morphological and photosynthetic responses of flixweed to decreasing irradiance levels. Results from the field study indicated that light transmittance through the canopy decreased linearly as crop seeding rate increased from 1.8 to 9.0 kg ha-1. Increasing crop seeding rate did not influence rapeseed aboveground biomass, seed yield, and harvest index, but negatively affected rapeseed seed oil content in one of two siteyears. Greenhouse study results indicated that declining irradiance levels caused reductions in flixweed biomass, root allocation, and photosynthetic light compensation point. Flixweed leaf allocation, foliage area ratio, and specific foliage area increased in response to decreasing irradiance levels. Combined results of field and greenhouse studies suggest that increasing rapeseed seeding rate can suppress flixweed growth while not causing yield penalties from increased intraspecific competition. However, increased rapeseed seeding rate might not be an adequate control strategy on its own because flixweed displays characteristics of a shade-tolerant species.

Nomenclature: Flixweed, Descurainia sophia (L.) Webb. ex. Prantl; rapeseed, Brassica napus L.

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Christopher A. Landau, Brian J. Schutte, Abdel O. Mesbah, and Sangamesh V. Angadi "Flixweed (Descurainia sophia) Shade Tolerance and Possibilities for Flixweed Management Using Rapeseed Seeding Rate," Weed Technology 31(3), 477-486, (1 June 2017). https://doi.org/10.1017/wet.2017.33
Received: 29 November 2016; Accepted: 1 April 2017; Published: 1 June 2017
KEYWORDS
canola
Cultural weed management
light compensation point
light transmittance
Shade tolerance
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