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The Allelopathic Effect of Yellow Nutsedge (Cyperus esculentus) on Corn (Zea mays) and Soybeans (Glycine max)

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  12 June 2017

Dirk C. Drost  and
Jerry D. Doll
Dirk C. Drost
Affiliation:
Dept. of Agron., Univ. of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI 53706
Jerry D. Doll
Affiliation:
Dept. of Agron., Univ. of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI 53706
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Abstract

Four greenhouse experiments were conducted to study the effects of plant residues and extracts of yellow nutsedge (Cyperus esculentus L.) plant residues on the growth of corn (Zea mays L.) and soybeans [Glycine max (L.) Merr.]. At equal concentrations, tuber residues reduced the dry weight of corn and soybeans more than foliage residues. As the concentration increased, growth decreased, affecting soybeans more than corn. Soybean growth was significantly reduced by the addition of tuber extracts. At a constant residue concentration, increasing the percentage of sand in the soil mixture reduced the growth of corn and soybeans. Growth inhibition was greatest when tuber residues were in contact with the corn or soybean seed. We conclude that extracts and residues of yellow nutsedge have an allelopathic effect on corn and soybeans under greenhouse conditions.

Keywords

Plant residuesdecompositionplant interference
Type
Research Article
Information
Weed Science , Volume 28 , Issue 2 , March 1980 , pp. 229 - 233
Copyright
Copyright © 1980 by the Weed Science Society of America 

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