Individual growth, competitive ability and stand-level biomass production of invasive Sorghum halepense populations on Hainan island, China

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第一作者： Wang, Weiqian

作者： Wang, Weiqian;Wang, Ya;Li, Xiaoxia;Liu, Yan;Huang, Qiaoqiao;Wang, Weiqian

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关键词： competitive ability; invasive plant; non-outbreaking population; root-shoot ratio; Sorghum halepense; stand-level biomass

期刊名称：JOURNAL OF PLANT ECOLOGY （ 影响因子：1.774； 五年影响因子：2.547 ）

ISSN： 1752-9921

年卷期： 2021 年 14 卷 5 期

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收录情况： SCI

摘要： Aims Sorghum halepense is a perennial invasive weed causing great harm worldwide, including some regions on Hainan island. In this study, we compared the performance between plants from outbreaking (dense stands covering large areas) and those from non-outbreaking (less dense stands covering smaller areas) populations. We also tested the hypothesis that plants with greater intraspecific competitive ability will have a lower stand biomass when grown under high-density conditions. Methods We grew plants of S. halepense individually, with an intraspecific competitor, with two interspecific competitors and with three or six plants from the same population per pot, and tested whether outbreaking and non-outbreaking populations differed in their performance. We also tested whether stand biomass (i.e. total biomass when three or six plants were grown together) was related to total biomass of individuals grown alone, and intra- or interspecific competitive ability. Important Findings Outbreaking and non-outbreaking populations of S. halepense differed in their biomass when individuals were grown alone, but not when grown in competition or when three or six plants from the same population were grown together. Across populations, biomass of individuals grown alone was negatively correlated with intra- and interspecific competitive ability, indicating that there is a trade-off between individual growth and competitive ability. Stand-level biomass was not related to total biomass of individuals grown alone, and intra- or interspecific competitive ability, indicating that low biomass when grown alone and high competitive ability may not reduce the performance of S. halepense when grown in dense monocultural stands.

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