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Effects of Shade on Silverleaf Nightshade (Solanum elaeagnifolium)

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  12 June 2017

John W. Boyd  and
Don S. Murray
John W. Boyd
Affiliation:
Dep. Agron., Oklahoma State Univ., Stillwater, OK 74078
Don S. Murray
Affiliation:
Dep. Agron., Oklahoma State Univ., Stillwater, OK 74078
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Abstract

Plants started with seed, 'seedlings', and established plants of silverleaf nightshade (Solanum elaeagnifolium Cav.) were grown in the field under shade levels of 0, 47, 63, and 92% of full sunlight to determine vegetative, reproductive, and physiological responses to shade. Dry-matter production of both 'seedling’ and established plants declined markedly with increasing shade levels. Established plants did not bear fruit under 92% shade, and 63% shade prevented fruit production by 'seedlings'. Taproots of plants grown in full sunlight contained 16% more total non-structural carbohydrate (TNC) per gram dry weight than taproots of plants grown under 92% shade. Leaves of established plants grown under moderate shade had significantly more chlorophyll per unit leaf fresh weight than plants grown in full sunlight; however, plants under heavy (92%) shade had 35% less chlorophyll per unit leaf area than unshaded plants. The chlorophyll a/b ratio of the 92%-shaded plants was significantly less than with other treatments. Leaf area increased, with increasing shade; however, leaf weight per unit area decreased because of thinner leaves. Photosynthetic rates of recently expanded leaves were 10.4, 4.6, 3.3, and 0.9 mg CO2 · dm−2 · h−1 for the 0, 47, 63, and 92% shade treatments, respectively.

Keywords

Carbohydrateschlorophyll contentseedlingsperennialsphotosynthetic rate
Type
Research Article
Information
Weed Science , Volume 30 , Issue 3 , May 1982 , pp. 264 - 269
Copyright
Copyright © 1982 by the Weed Science Society of America 

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