Nineteen species of weeds in rice were sown on paddy fields at various times from Apr. 20 to Aug. 2 in order to know the relation between temperature and weed emergence.
1) Weed seeds stored in four differnt conditions during winter were tested for emergence. Of these storage conditions, the seeds stored in soil at upland soil moisture gave the best emergence.
2) The beginning time of emergence varied evidently with weed species. Weeds such as
Callitriche verna and
Alisma canaliculatum emerged first, and the average temperatures of air and water at emerging time were 8°C and 13°C respectively. Emergence of
Monochoria vaginalis and
Vandellia angustifolia occurred last of the weed species tested and began at 15°C to 16°C and 19°C of the respective average temperatures. Weeds such as
Echinochloa crus-galli and
Eleocharis acicularis were mediate of these two groups.
3) The accumulative air- or water-temperatures for the period from sowing to emergence were almost same among the different sowing times in each species except the sowing at low temperatures. The value of accumulative temperatures required for emergence varied with weed species, and was negatively correlated with the period from sowing to emergence.
4) The relationship between the period from sowing to emergence (
y) and the average air- or water-temperature (
x) gave a satisfactory fit to the formula
y=
axb. The values of parameters a and b were different among species.
5) In each of seven monocotyledonous species, leaves emerged with a regular time interval at early growth stages.
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