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Variable Seed Viability of Mile-a-Minute Weed (Devil's Tearthumb, Persicaria perfoliata)

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  20 January 2017

Jeffrey R. Smith ,
Judith Hough-Goldstein  and
Ellen C. Lake
Jeffrey R. Smith
Affiliation:
Department of Entomology and Wildlife Ecology, University of Delaware, Newark, DE 19716
Judith Hough-Goldstein*
Affiliation:
Department of Entomology and Wildlife Ecology, University of Delaware, Newark, DE 19716
Ellen C. Lake
Affiliation:
USDA-ARS Invasive Plant Research Laboratory, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33314
*
Corresponding author's E-mail: jhough@udel.edu
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Abstract

Mile-a-minute weed or devil's tearthumb (Polygonum perfoliatum, syn. = Persicaria perfoliata) is an invasive annual vine in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern United States that reproduces solely through seeds. Our study aimed to identify how mile-a-minute seed viability is affected by time of year and the maturity of the fruit surrounding the achene. Full-sized immature (green) and mature (blue) fruits were collected from five field sites every 2 wk over a 3 mo period, and seed viability was assessed using a triphenyl tetrazolium chloride (TZ) assay. At the onset of seed production in mid-August, 35% of seeds from immature fruits were viable. This percentage increased steadily, peaking at 84% in late September before declining at some sites around the time of the first frost. In contrast nearly all seeds with mature fruits (96%) were viable at all collection dates. Thus land managers who apply physical or chemical control methods for mile-a-minute weed should do so before the onset of any seed production and not simply before fruit maturation. If it is necessary to apply control methods after fruit set, it should be done as early in the season as possible.

Keywords

Mile-a-minute weeddevil's tearthumbPersicaria perfoliata (L.) H. GrossPolygonum perfoliatum L., POPE10Fruit maturityintra-season variabilityphenologyPolygonaceaeseed maturity
Type
Research Article
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Invasive Plant Science and Management , Volume 7 , Issue 1 , March 2014 , pp. 107 - 112
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Copyright © Weed Science Society of America 

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