GERMINACIÓN Y EMERGENCIA DE Megathyrsus maximus VAR.maximus

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FONTE

Planta daninha

DATA DE PUBLICAÇÃO

2015-12

RESUMO

ABSTRACT This work aimed to study the germination of Megathyrsus maximus seeds when exposed to high temperatures, as well as to evaluate the effects of different seed planting depths and sugarcane crop residue amounts on weed emergence. In the laboratory, germination and biomass of seeds with and without glumes were determined when exposed to 0, 40, 60, 80 and 100 oC, for five minutes. Two experiments were performed in the greenhouse to assess the emergence rate in relation to different weed seed planting depths (0, 0.5, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7 and 8 cm) on the one hand, and in relation to different sugarcane crop residue quantities (0.5, 8, 11, 13, 15 and 18 t ha-1) on the other. Temperature tests were analyzed by means of covariance analysis, whereas greenhouse tests were analyzed with regression. The highest germination percentages for seeds with and without glumes were 48 and 35%, respectively, and they were obtained at 40 oC. The lowest values were 28 and 7% for seeds with and without glumes, respectively, and they were obtained at 80 oC. Seed planting depth had a negative effect on weed emergence: the control led to 51% emergence, which dropped to 23.3% at 7 cm and eventually to zero at 8.0 cm. Crop residues had a negative effect on emergence as well: when residue quantities ranged from 0 to 18 t ha-1, emergence decreased from 64.8 to 0%.Thus we can conclude that sugarcane management strategies affect M. maximus germination and emergence.

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