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Avena fatua development and seed shatter as related to thermal time

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  20 January 2017

Steven J. Shirtliffe ,
Martin H. Entz  and
Rene C. Van Acker
Martin H. Entz
Affiliation:
Department of Plant Science, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada R3T 2N2
Rene C. Van Acker
Affiliation:
Department of Plant Science, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada R3T 2N2
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Abstract

Avena fatua seeds remaining on the plant at harvest and taken into the combine harvester may be dispersed over large areas. The objective of this study was to characterize the development of A. fatua in comparison to spring Triticum aestivum. As part of this objective, the rate of seed shed in A. fatua relative to development of T. aestivum was determined. Avena fatua and T. aestivum had similar phyllochron intervals within locations but differed between locations. Plant development as measured by the Zadoks plant development scale was consistent within plant species between locations. Seed shed in A. fatua was also consistent between locations. Most of the seed shed occurred within 2 wk, and the cumulative seed shed followed a sigmoidal pattern. The seed shed occurred as T. aestivum was ripening, and the percentage of seed shed appears to be related to the water content of the T. aestivum spike. Because of this relationship, the proportion of seed remaining on A. fatua at harvest could be managed by changing the timing of crop harvest.

Keywords

Wild oat, Avena fatua L. AVEFAspring wheat, Triticum aestivum L. ‘Katepawa’growing degree days (GDD)Seed rainweed seedphyllochron intervalZadoks scaleHaun scaleweed biologyAVEFA
Type
Research Article
Information
Weed Science , Volume 48 , Issue 5 , October 2000 , pp. 555 - 560
Copyright
Copyright © Weed Science Society of America 

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