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Studies on Seed biology, Distribution, and Chemical Control of Smellmelon (Cucumis melo var. agrestis Naudin): An Invasive Weed

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  14 March 2019

Reza Noor-Ziarat ,
Mohammad Rezvani ,
Naser Bagherani  and
W. James Grichar
Reza Noor-Ziarat
Affiliation:
Graduate Student, Department of Agronomy and Plant Breeding, Qaemshahr Branch, Islamic Azad University, Qaemshahr, Iran
Mohammad Rezvani*
Affiliation:
Associate Professor, Department of Agronomy and Plant Breeding, Qaemshahr Branch, Islamic Azad University, Qaemshahr, Iran
Naser Bagherani
Affiliation:
Researcher, Agricultural Research Center, Golestan, Iran
W. James Grichar
Affiliation:
Senior Research Scientist, Texas A&M AgriLife Research, Corpus Christi, TX, USA
*
*Author for correspondence: Mohammad Rezvani, Department of Agronomy and Plant Breeding, Qaemshahr Branch, Islamic Azad University, Qaemshahr, Iran. (E-mail: mrezvani52@qaemiau.ac.ir)
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Abstract

Smellmelon is an invasive weed in the Golestan and Mazandran provinces of Iran. In a series of experiments, germination of freshly harvested seeds, cardinal temperatures, plant burial depth, and distribution and chemical control of smellmelon were evaluated to assist us in developing a management program to help growers manage this weed more effectively. The optimal seed germination temperature was estimated at 32.7 C by a two-piece segmented model. Mature fresh seeds of smellmelon exhibited no dormancy, whereas mucilage of the seed negatively affected germination. The greatest seed sowing depth from which seedlings emerged was 5 cm. Geographical distribution of smellmelon occurred up to an elevation of 350 m above sea level, whereas the density of smellmelon decreased at elevations higher than 151 m. Imazethapyr reduced plant growth and the reproductive capacity of smellmelon. Germination of seed from smellmelon plants treated with imazethapyr was significantly reduced compared with seed treated with bentazon or bentazon plus acifluorfen. A combination of tillage of deeper than 5 cm, early planting time, and the use of imazethapyr can reduce smellmelon competition in various field crops.

Keywords

Robert Nurse, Agriculture and Agri-Food CanadaAcifluorfenbentazonimazethapyrsmellmelonCucumis melo L. var. agrestis NaudinGerminationherbicidemucilagesowing depth
Type
Weed Biology and Competition
Information
Weed Technology , Volume 33 , Issue 1 , February 2019 , pp. 202 - 209
Copyright
© Weed Science Society of America, 2019. 

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Cite this article: Noor-Ziarat R, Rezvani M, Bagherani N, Grichar WJ (2019) Studies on Seed biology, distribution, and chemical control of smellmelon (Cucumis melo var. agrestis Naudin): An invasive weed. Weed Technol 33:202–209. doi: 10.1017/wet.2018.50

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