Interference and critical periods for mixed natural weed control in direct-seeded cotton in the lower Yangtze River Valley

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第一作者： Li, Shuying

作者： Li, Shuying;Zhu, Jiabao;Xu, Daoqing;Chen, Min;Liu, Xiaoling;Wang, Wei;Kan, Huachun;Zheng, Shufeng;Chen, Chao;Ma, Yan

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关键词： Cotton, Gossypium hirsutum L; Competition; seed cotton yield loss; weed interference; yield loss threshold; naturally occurring weed flora

期刊名称：WEED TECHNOLOGY （ 影响因子：1.7； 五年影响因子：1.7 ）

ISSN： 0890-037X

年卷期： 2025 年 39 卷

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收录情况： SCI

摘要： Knowledge of the critical periods of crop-weed competition is crucial for designing weed management strategies in cropping systems. In the Lower Yangtze Valley, China, field experiments were conducted in 2011 and 2012 to study the effect of interference from mixed natural weed populations on cotton growth and yield and to determine the critical period for weed control (CPWC) in direct-seeded cotton. Two treatments were applied: allowing weeds to infest the crop or keeping plots weed-free for increasing periods (0, 1, 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, and 20 wk) after crop emergence. The results show that mixed natural weed infestations led to 35- to 55-cm shorter cotton plants with stem diameters 10 to 13 mm smaller throughout the season, fitting well with modified Gompertz and logistic models, respectively. Season-long competition with weeds reduced the number of fruit branches per plant by 65% to 82%, decreasing boll number per plant by 86% to 96% and single boll weight by approximately 24%. Weed-free seed cotton yields ranged from 2,900 to 3,130 kg ha-1, while yield loss increased with the duration of weed infestation, reaching up to 83% to 96% compared with permanent weed-free plots. Modified Gompertz and logistic models were used to analyze the impact of increasing weed control duration and weed interference on relative seed cotton yield (percentage of season-long weed-free cotton), respectively. Based on a 5% yield loss threshold, the CPWC was found to be from 145 to 994 growing degree days (GDD), corresponding to 14 to 85 d after emergence (DAE). These findings emphasize the importance of implementing effective weed control measures from 14 to 85 DAE in the Lower Yangtze Valley to prevent crop losses exceeding a 5% yield loss threshold.

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