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以麦麸、玉米粉、稻壳、秸秆、甘蔗渣等固体基质为原料,采用单因素和正交试验,对棘孢木霉DQ-1分生孢子固体发酵基质和发酵条件进行了筛选和优化;并通过盆栽试验研究了其发酵产物对黄瓜、辣椒、番茄和西瓜幼苗生长的影响。结果表明：以单一麦麸为发酵基质时,棘孢木霉DQ-1产孢量最大,发酵5 d产孢量为1.51×109 CFU/g;以麦麸：玉米粉：稻壳：硅藻土复配比例为5.8：0.5：1.7：1.0时产孢量最大,发酵5 d棘孢木霉DQ-1产孢量可达2.63×109 CFU/g。固体发酵条件以液体接种量为2%时,发酵第12 d棘孢木霉DQ-1的产孢量最高,可达7.18×109 CFU/g。盆栽试验表明,棘孢木霉菌DQ-1分生孢子粉对黄瓜、辣椒、番茄和西瓜幼苗具有明显的促进生长效果。本研究结果为棘孢木霉菌DQ-1产业化生产和应用奠定了基础。 相似文献
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Competition between weeds and wet season transplanted paddy rice for nitrogen use, growth and yield in the central and northern regions of Laos 总被引：2，自引：0，他引：2
TATSUYA INAMURA SHUICHI MIYAGAWA OLAYVANH SINGVILAY NIVONG SIPASEAUTH YASUYUKI KONO 《Weed Biology and Management》2003,3(4):213-221
To quantify the effect of weeds on the nitrogen (N) use, growth and yield of wet season paddy rice in the central and northern regions of Laos, we surveyed the paddy fields in these regions in October 1999 and November 2000. We found 13 weed species in total, but there were few major weeds abundant at the survey sites. In the infertile soils under rainfed conditions, weed growth was poor. Rough rice yield, the number of panicles, the number of seeds per square meter, the above-ground biomass of paddy rice and the amount of N accumulated in the above-ground biomass of paddy rice (amount of N in rice) were suppressed by competition with weeds. However, harvest index (HI) and nitrogen use efficiency (NUE) of paddy rice were not suppressed by competition with weeds. The amount of N in rice was suppressed by competition with weeds, the number of panicles decreased as the amount of N in rice decreased, and the number of seeds per square meter decreased as the number of panicles decreased. As a result, rough rice yield was suppressed by competition with weeds. The weeds competed with paddy rice for N uptake during the productive tillering stage. However, the ability of paddy rice to compete for N uptake with weeds was not reduced under rainfed lowland conditions. When the weeds were completely removed, the amount of N in rice increased. Rough rice yield may be increased by 10% under rainfed lowland conditions and by 17–19% under irrigated conditions. 相似文献
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Nematicidal activity of essential oils and organic amendments from Asteraceae against root-knot nematodes 总被引：1，自引：0，他引：1
M. P. Pérez J. A. Navas-Cortés M. J. Pascual-Villalobos P. Castillo † 《Plant pathology》2003,52(3):395-401
The essential oil of Chrysanthemum coronarium flowerheads showed strong nematicidal activity in vitro and in growth-chamber experiments. Essential oil concentrations of 2, 4, 8 and 16 µ L mL−1 , significantly reduced hatch, J 2 survival (determined by final value and area under curves of cumulative percentage hatch or mortality) and reproduction rate of Meloidogyne artiellia in vitro , with the lowest values occurring at 16 µ L mL−1 . In pot trials with chickpea cv. PV 61, essential oil concentrations of 10–40 µ L per 500 cm3 soil, applied on sterile cotton pellets, also significantly reduced the nematode's reproduction rate. The biological processes of mortality and hatching/reproduction were adequately described by the monomolecular and expanded negative exponential models, respectively. Effectiveness of soil amendment with either flowers, leaves, roots or seeds of C. coronarium , and flowers from several species of Asteraceae ( Chrysanthemum segetum , Calendula maritima , Calendula officinalis and Calendula suffruticosa ) at 5 g per 500 cm3 soil was tested for suppression of M. artiellia and growth of chickpea cv. PV 61 under growth-chamber conditions. In these tests, flowers of all five Asteraceae species and various parts of C. coronarium significantly reduced reproduction rates of M. artiellia , by 83·0–95·9%, with the minimum rates occurring in infected chickpea plants amended with flowers of C. officinalis and C. suffruticosa . The in vitro and in planta results suggest that the essential oil of C. coronarium and organic amendments from Asteraceae species may serve as nematicides. 相似文献
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TSE-SENG CHUAH BINTI MOHAMAD MAZIAH BINTI MOHAMAD YUSUF NURAZIAH THYE-SAN CHA 《Weed Biology and Management》2006,6(4):245-249
A study on the efficacy of tank-mix combinations on the growth of Leptochloa chinensis (L.) Nees and Scirpus grossus (L.) f. at the 3–4-leaf stage was conducted under glasshouse conditions. Sethoxydim plus cyhalofop-butyl at 8 + 25, 16 + 25, 32 + 25, 32 + 12.5, and 32 + 6.25 g ai ha−1 provided good control of L. chinensis , ranging from 89–95%. However, a comparison of the costs of herbicide mixtures revealed that sethoxydim at 32 g ai ha−1 plus cyhalofop-butyl at 6.25 g ai ha−1 were the most cost-effective among the combinations. For Scirpus grossus , bensulfuron plus 2,4-D dimethylamine at 2.5 + 18, 5.0 + 18, 1.25 + 36, 2.5 + 36, and 5.0 + 36 g ai ha−1 gave good control that ranged from 88–93%. Tank-mixing bensulfuron with 2,4-D at 1.25 + 36 g ai ha−1 was, however, the most cost-effective mixture compared to the other mixtures. None of the tank mixtures tested in this study caused injury to the rice seedlings. However, further field studies need to be undertaken to verify these findings. 相似文献
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Summary Germination of Phalaris minor declined with the increase in duration of imbibition in water from 30 min to 72 h at temperatures above 22 °C . Germination was reduced down to 10 cm and 2 cm soil depth by wheat straw burning in puddled and non-puddled soil, respectively, with maximum reduction near the soil surface. The dormancy of P . minor seed was not more than 60 days under field conditions. In puddled soil, 38–60% of the viable seeds of P. minor remained concentrated in the upper 5-cm layer. Germination decreased with an increase in soil depth. In total, 15% of seeds stored in the laboratory emerged from 10-cm depth, whereas seeds did not germinate below 4.2-cm depth under field conditions. Depth of emergence of P . minor was shallower in zero tillage compared with the conventional method of wheat sowing. The seeds retrieved from rice soils kept under continuous submergence for 60 days exhibited 26% and 57% loss of germination over semi-submergence and semi-wet conditions respectively. There was 100% loss of germination in 10-month-old seeds retrieved from the soil under rice-growing conditions. Plant density of P. minor was lower in zero tillage than with the conventional method of wheat sowing. Cross-ploughing in the upper 2–5 cm of soil (shallow tillage) and drill-sowing of wheat 1 week after shallow tillage reduced germination of P. minor by 44% and 37% and increased grain yield by 21% and 47% over zero-tillage and conventional methods respectively. 相似文献
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MITSUHIRO MATSUO HIDEKI MICHINAGA HIROYUKI TERAO EIJI TSUZUKI 《Weed Biology and Management》2004,4(3):148-153
Seed germination, seedling emergence, and the morphological characteristics of juvenile seedlings of Commelina benghalensis L. were observed. For aerial seeds collected in September and October, seedling emergence peaked in April and June for large seeds and from June to August for small seeds, whereas seedling emergence for large seeds collected in November showed peaks in March and April under natural rainfall conditions, and in April and June under irrigation conditions. Seedlings from small seeds emerged intermittently over a longer period from April to August under both conditions. Aerial seeds of C. benghalensis germinated on wet filter paper on the second day after seeding (DAS) for large seeds and the fourth DAS for small seeds. The germination percentage for large seeds was higher than that for small seeds by the 14th DAS. The germination percentage for large aerial seeds showed no significant difference between light and dark conditions. However, the percentage for small aerial seeds was higher under light than under dark conditions. Seedlings from large aerial seeds emerged on the third DAS at 0–50 mm soil depths. The percentage of emergence at 0 and 1 mm soil depths increased until the 30th DAS, whereas those at soil depths of 5–50 mm showed no change after the 9th DAS. There was no emergence at a soil depth of 100 mm. Seedlings from small aerial seeds emerged on the 6th DAS at 0–1 mm soil depths, with the percentage increasing until the 30th DAS. Although seedlings at 5 and 10 mm soil depths also emerged on the 6th DAS, there was no change in the percentage after the 12th DAS. There was no emergence at soil depths of 20–100 mm. The hypocotyl and taenia (part of the cotyledon connected to the seed) in juvenile seedlings that emerged from soil depths of 50 mm were longer than those in seedlings emerging from a soil depth of 1 mm. 相似文献
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Mimosa pudica (common sensitive plant) is a problematic weed in many crops in tropical countries. Eight experiments were conducted to determine the effects of light, seed scarification, temperature, salt and osmotic stress, pH, burial depth, and rice residue on the germination, seedling emergence, and dormancy of M. pudica seeds. Scarification released the seeds from dormancy and stimulated germination, though the germination of the scarified seeds was not influenced by light. The scarification results indicate that a hard seed coat is the primary mechanism that restricts germination. The germination increased markedly with the exposure to high temperature "pretreatment" (e.g. 150°C), which was achieved by placing non-scarified seeds in an oven for 5 min followed by incubation at 35/25°C day/night temperatures for 14 days. The germination of the scarified seeds was tolerant of salt and osmotic stress, as some seeds germinated even at 250 mmol L−1 NaCl (23%) and at an osmotic potential of −0.8 MPa (5%). The germination of the scarified seeds was >74% over a pH range of 5–10. The seedling emergence of the scarified seeds was 73–88% at depths of 0–2 cm and it gradually decreased with an increasing depth, with no seedling emergence at the 8 cm depth. The rice residue applied to the soil surface at rates of ≤6 t ha−1 did not influence the seedling emergence and dry weight. The information gained from this study identifies some of the factors that facilitate M. pudica becoming a widespread weed in the humid tropics and might help in developing components of integrated weed management practises to control this weed. 相似文献
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Effects of timing and method of application of Penicillium oxalicum on efficacy and duration of control of Fusarium wilt of tomato 总被引：3，自引：0，他引：3
The effects of timing and method of application of Penicillium oxalicum on the control of fusarium wilt of tomato were investigated. Application of P. oxalicum to tomato seedlings in seedbeds reduced disease caused by Fusarium oxysporum f.sp. lycopersici in a growth chamber by 45–49% and in glasshouse experiments by 22–69%. Disease suppression was maintained for 60–100 days after inoculation with the pathogen in the glasshouse. No disease reduction was observed in tomato plants where P. oxalicum was applied to seeds. Treatment with P. oxalicum did not affect the population of F. oxysporum f.sp. lycopersici in the rhizosphere. 相似文献
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为探索茶籽象为害对油茶果产量及茶油品质的影响,对健康茶果和受害茶果平均籽重、茶籽出油率、所提炼茶油的酸值、过氧化值、苯并芘和黄曲霉毒素B1含量等一系列指标进行了对比测定。结果表明:健康茶籽的平均重量7.89g显著高于受害茶籽6.58g(P0.001);受害茶籽出油率显著低于健康茶籽,仅为后者的71.15%(P0.05);受害果的茶油中酸值平均含量为17.79mg/g,过氧化值平均含量0.66g/100g,两个指标都极显著高于健康的茶油,且显著高于食用油国家标准;受害果茶油中苯并芘含量明显增高,但与健康果茶油差异不显著;受害果茶油和健康果茶油中均未检出黄曲霉毒素。本研究明确了茶籽象为害对油茶产量及茶油质量的影响,为茶籽象的防治及茶油加工提供了参考。 相似文献
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H. HAGIMOTO 《Weed Research》1969,9(4):296-305
Summary. An investigation was made of a now herbicide, 2–amino-3–chloio-1,4–naphthociuinone (ACNQ,), which appears to be promising for the control oi Echinochloa crus-galli (L.) Beauv. in transplanted paddy rice [ Oryza sativa L.).
In pot experiments in the glasshouse, seedlings of Echinochloa at different stages of growth were killed by ACNQ, at doses equivalent to 2–4 kg/ha (applied as granules) if they were submerged, but not if the shoots emerged above water. Activity was increased more by raising the level of water in the pot than by increasing the dosage. Emergent rice seedlings were little affected by ACNQ, up to 8 kg/ha, and the observed selectivity is considered to be due mainly to differences in plant height in relation to depth of water.
In laboratory experiments with rice seedlings grown without soil, the activity of ACNQ again increased with the depth of solution. Conversely, at a standard solution depth, there was a reduction in damage with advancing stage of growth, and the chemical had little effect once the leaf tip was above the solution surface.
The rate of leaching of ACNQ. through a sandy soil was slow and, at a dose of 2 kg/ha, persistence was about 15 days.
In evaluating new herbicides for paddy rice it is suggested that screening tests arc necessary on submerged as well as non-submerged plants.
Activité herbicide de la 2–amino-3–chloro-1,'4–naphtoquimne. I. Activité herbicide et profondtur de de l'eau 相似文献
In pot experiments in the glasshouse, seedlings of Echinochloa at different stages of growth were killed by ACNQ, at doses equivalent to 2–4 kg/ha (applied as granules) if they were submerged, but not if the shoots emerged above water. Activity was increased more by raising the level of water in the pot than by increasing the dosage. Emergent rice seedlings were little affected by ACNQ, up to 8 kg/ha, and the observed selectivity is considered to be due mainly to differences in plant height in relation to depth of water.
In laboratory experiments with rice seedlings grown without soil, the activity of ACNQ again increased with the depth of solution. Conversely, at a standard solution depth, there was a reduction in damage with advancing stage of growth, and the chemical had little effect once the leaf tip was above the solution surface.
The rate of leaching of ACNQ. through a sandy soil was slow and, at a dose of 2 kg/ha, persistence was about 15 days.
In evaluating new herbicides for paddy rice it is suggested that screening tests arc necessary on submerged as well as non-submerged plants.
Activité herbicide de la 2–amino-3–chloro-1,'4–naphtoquimne. I. Activité herbicide et profondtur de de l'eau 相似文献
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采用吸水纸检验法,对北京地区22份辣椒(Capsicum annuum)种子样品的分析结果是:木贼镰刀菌(Fusarium equiseti)、串珠镰刀菌(F. moniliforme)、尖孢镰刀菌(F.oxysporum)、半裸镰刀菌(F. semitectum)和茄病镰刀菌(F. solani)是5种常见的辣椒种生镰刀菌,其平均带菌率分别为1.0%,2.6%,0.1%,0.8%和0.2%。经发芽试验观察,在自然带菌的情况下,木贼镰刀菌,串珠镰刀菌、尖孢镰刀菌、半裸镰刀菌和茄病镰刀菌能分别使种子发芽率降低98.6%,39.8%、62.1%、2.7%和52.1%。经土壤接种法进行致病性测定,除半裸镰刀菌对植株无明显致病性反应外,其它4种镰刀菌均能不同程度地引起植株枯萎和其它病理症状。 相似文献
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Genetic diversity and mixed infections of begomoviruses infecting tomato, pepper and cucurbit crops in Nicaragua 总被引：1，自引：0，他引：1
M. Ala-Poikela E. Svensson ‡ A. Rojas T. Horko L. Paulin J. P. T. Valkonen A. Kvarnheden † 《Plant pathology》2005,54(4):448-459
Begomoviruses were detected in Nicaraguan fields of tomato ( Lycopersicon esculentum ) and adjacently growing plants of pepper ( Capsicum annuum ), chilli pepper ( C . baccatum ), cushaw ( Cucurbita argyrosperma ) and Mexican fireplant ( Euphorbia heterophylla ) using polymerase chain reaction (PCR) and universal begomovirus primers. All tomato and Mexican fireplant plants showing symptoms were infected with begomoviruses, while only 30–46% of the pepper, chilli pepper and cushaw plants showing symptoms tested virus-positive. No begomoviruses were found in potato. The virus species were provisionally identified by sequencing 533 bp of the viral coat protein gene ( AV1 ). Tomato severe leaf curl virus (ToSLCV), Tomato leaf curl Sinaloa virus (ToLCSinV) and Pepper golden mosaic virus (PepGMV) were found to infect both tomato and pepper. A new provisional species designated Tomato leaf curl Las Playitas virus (ToLCLPV) was detected in a tomato plant. Squash yellow mottle virus (SYMoV) and PepGMV were found in cucurbits, the latter for the first time in this host. Euphorbia mosaic virus (EuMV) was detected in Mexican fireplant. Sequencing of a larger number of PCR-amplified clones from selected plants revealed intraspecific viral sequence variability, and also multiple begomovirus infections which could represent up to three species in a single tomato or cushaw plant. Phylogenetic grouping of virus sequences did not correlate with the host of origin. 相似文献
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本研究以广西红树林的根际土壤为材料, 利用选择性培养基分离筛选多功能菌株, 并利用生理生化和分子生物学相结合的方法进行鉴定?采用平板对峙法测定筛选获得的菌株对几种植物病原真菌的拮抗效果, 同时通过盆栽试验和发芽试验研究其对番茄幼苗和种子的促生效果, 从而挖掘兼具促生防病功能的植物根际促生菌(plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria, PGPR)?经筛选获得一株具有溶磷及分泌生长素(indole-3-acetic acid, IAA)能力的细菌菌株S2, 经鉴定该菌株属于克雷伯氏菌属Klebsiella, 其对禾谷镰孢Fusarium graminearum, 玉蜀黍平脐蠕孢Bipolaris maydis等3种植物病原真菌具有一定的拮抗效果, 菌株发酵液浓度为1×104?2×104 cfu/mL时对番茄种子和幼苗的促生效果最好?综上, 菌株S2 是一株新型且兼具促生防病效果的多功能PGPR菌株, 该结果为绿色现代农业开发土壤微生物菌肥和植物生长调节剂提供优质菌源参考? 相似文献
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36%噻虫啉水分散粒剂对番茄幼苗根系活力及生理生化指标的影响 总被引：3，自引：0，他引：3
为明确土壤中施用噻虫啉对番茄植株生长的影响,分别用36%噻虫啉水分散粒剂有效成分1.0、1.5、2.0、2.5、3.0和5.0 mg/株处理盆栽番茄植株,测定处理后30 d番茄幼苗的生长量、叶片保护酶活性及根系活力。结果表明:1.0~2.5 mg/株噻虫啉处理均可提高番茄幼苗展开叶片数、株高、主根长和鲜重等生理指标,3.0 mg/株处理与对照相比无显著差异,而5.0 mg/株处理则对番茄幼苗生长有显著的抑制作用。不同剂量的噻虫啉处理均可提高番茄幼苗叶片中超氧化物歧化酶(SOD)、过氧化物酶(POD)、过氧化氢酶(CAT)、苯丙氨酸解氨酶(PAL)和多酚氧化酶(PPO)的活性及根系活力。PPO和SOD活性在2.0 mg/株噻虫啉处理时达到最大值,分别为47.9和14.2 U/(min·g FW),比对照高29.6%和49.5%;POD、CAT和PAL活性在2.5 mg/株剂量时达到最大值,分别为46.0、62.4和26.0 U/(min·g FW),比对照高47.0%、36.7%和35.3%。1.0~5.0 mg/株噻虫啉处理后番茄幼苗根系活力比对照提高2.7%~33.1%。研究表明,土壤施用适量的噻虫啉可显著促进番茄幼苗植株的生长。 相似文献
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杂草稻对水稻生长及产量的影响 总被引：6，自引：0，他引：6
通过室内试验和田间试验明确了杂草稻对水稻生长、产量构成因子和产量的影响。水稻营养生长期,不同杂草稻密度对水稻基本苗、株高、单株鲜重、分蘖、倒二叶长与宽均没有影响。而水稻株高、有效穗数、穗长、一次枝梗数、穗粒数、千粒重、结实率、实际产量等均随杂草稻密度的增加而呈现下降趋势。杂草稻密度为1株/m2可导致水稻产量损失9.15%,当杂草稻密度达7株/m2时可导致水稻产量损失50%以上,杂草稻密度达到12株/m2时水稻产量损失可高达72.29%。 相似文献
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Glyphosate-resistant Lolium multiflorum in Chilean orchards 总被引：7，自引：0，他引：7
Summary Lolium multiflorum (Italian ryegrass) seeds suspected of being resistant to glyphosate were collected from fruit orchards at two locations, San Bernardo (SB) and Olivar (OL), Chile, that had been treated an average of three times per year with the isopropylamine salt of glyphosate during the previous 8–10 years. Laboratory experiments were conducted for each orchard population and a susceptible population, a commercial cultivar called Tama (TM), using Petri dishes containing filter paper saturated with 5 mL of glyphosate solution (0–160 mg a.e. L−1 ) . Pot dose–response experiments were also conducted in the greenhouse. The three L. multiflorum populations were treated with glyphosate (0.00–4.32 kg a.e. ha−1 ). The dose needed to reduce shoot length (Petri dish experiment) and fresh weight (pot dose–response experiment) by 50% was determined for each population. Compared with the TM population, the Petri dish experiment found that the SB and OL populations were five- and sixfold, respectively, more resistant to glyphosate, whereas the pot dose–response experiment found that the SB and OL populations were two- and fourfold, respectively, more resistant to glyphosate. These results confirm a new case of glyphosate resistance in a novel species, L. multiflorum , and correspond to the first case of glyphosate resistance reported from South America. 相似文献
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G. Krttzman 《Phytoparasitica》1991,19(2):133-141
A method for detection and quantitative estimation of tomato seedborne pathogenic bacteria has been developed. It enables detection in a 7 g tomato seed sample of as few as ten colony-forming units per gram tomato seeds of the following seedborne pathogens of tomato:Pseudomonas syringae pv. tomato,Pseudomonas corrugata, Xanthomonas campestris pv.vesicatoria, andClavibacter michiganense subsp.michiganense. With representative seed samples, the method employs dry grinding, weighing, bacterial extraction and quantitative calculation on selective or semi-selective medium. The efficiency of this method was tested by diluting pathogen-free seed lots with naturally or artificially infested tomato seeds. This procedure enables one to determine the minimal threshold of pathogen which can be detected by this method on media, in comparison with the percentage of diseased seedlings developed from the same seed lots in the growth chamber or in the greenhouse. 相似文献
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Seed transmission of Melon necrotic spot virus and efficacy of seed-disinfection treatments 总被引：1，自引：0，他引：1
J. A. Herrera-Vásquez M. C. Córdoba-Sellés M. C. Cebrián A. Alfaro-Fernández C. Jordá 《Plant pathology》2009,58(3):436-442
Rates of seed transmission of Melon necrotic spot virus (MNSV) were estimated in seedlings grown from commercial melon ( Cucumis melo ) cv. Galia F1 seeds. Seedlings at the cotyledon stage and adult plants were assayed for MNSV by DAS-ELISA and RT-PCR. None of the seedling groups tested positive for MNSV by ELISA. The proportion of seedlings infected with MNSV was at least 7 and 8% in seed lots 05 and 06, respectively, as estimated from RT-PCR analysis of grouped seedlings. Fourteen and eight grouped samples (10 seedlings per group), of a total of 200 and 100 seedlings, respectively, grown from infected seeds were MNSV-positive in seed lots 05 and 06, respectively, corresponding to seed-to-seedling transmission rates of 11·3 and 14·8%, respectively. Several seed-disinfection treatments were evaluated for their ability to prevent seed transmission of MNSV. The results suggest that a treatment of 144 h at 70°C can be used to eradicate MNSV in melon seeds without hindering germination. 相似文献
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JAMAL R. QASEM 《Weed Biology and Management》2006,6(4):212-220
The competitive ability of onion with weeds and the effects of weeds on onion crop growth and yield were investigated in three field experiments carried out in the central Jordan Valley during the 1997–1998 growing season. Fertilizer application to the onion plants in the presence of weeds significantly lowered the onion yield and reduced the bulb diameter, compared to the unfertilized, weed-infested onion crop. Weed competition and onion yield reduction increased with an increase in the fertilizer rate. All weed-free treatments with or without fertilizer gave a significantly higher onion yield than any of the fertilized, weedy plots. The highest yield of onion was obtained from the weed-free plots with a moderate application of fertilizer. Weed competition reduced the growth, bulb yield, and size of onion in the plots established from bulbs, seedlings, and seeds when compared to the relevant weed-free controls. The effect increased with competition duration and was more pronounced in direct-seeded onion than in the other two types of planting material. However, onion grown from bulbs or seedlings gave better growth, bulb weight, and number and was more competitive than the direct-seeded onion. The results showed that the minimum number of days of weed competition needed for a significant reduction in onion growth was 42 days when propagated from bulbs or seedlings and 21 days after direct-seeding. Onion grown from bulbs tolerated weed competition better and produced a higher bulb yield than that obtained from direct-seeded or transplanted onion, irrespective of the planting dates. December was found to be the best planting time for onion that was grown from bulbs and seedlings, while November was the best planting time for direct-seeded onion, provided the plots were weed-free throughout the growing season. 相似文献