COMPETITION BETWEEN WHEAT AND RYEGRASS UNDER DIFFERENT LEVELS OF NITROGEN FERTILIZATION

  • AGOSTINETTO D
  • TAROUCO C
  • LANGARO A
  • et al.
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ABSTRACT The main limiting factors for the productive potential of wheat crops are related to the competition with weeds for resources such as water, light and nutrients. Nitrogen (N) is an important nutrient used to maintain crop productivity, as well as promoting the competitive ability of crops and therefore suppress the weed growth. In this context, the goal of this study was to evaluate the effects of wheat plants in competition with ryegrass under different levels of nitrogen fertilization. Treatments were arranged in a factorial design, where factor A consisted in nitrogen rates (0, 60, 120, 180 and 240 kg ha-1) and factor B consisted in ryegrass and wheat plants ratios, which were: 100/0 (pure stand of 64 wheat plants), 50/50 (32 wheat plants and 32 ryegrass plants) and 0/100 (pure stand of 64 ryegrass plants). Competition between the culture and ryegrass by N resulted in mutual damages, but the culture was more competitive than weeds, regardless of the N dose. The use of doses up to 120 kg N ha-1 increased the evaluated variables for wheat and ryegrass. Interspecific competition and nitrogen in higher than 120 kg N ha-1 doses reduced the morphological variables mass of the aerial part dry matter and leaf area of wheat and ryegrass.RESUMO Os principais fatores limitantes do potencial produtivo da cultura do trigo estão relacionados à competição das plantas daninhas por recursos como água, luz e nutrientes. O nitrogênio (N) é importante nutriente utilizado para manter a produtividade das culturas, além de favorecer a habilidade competitiva da cultura e, com isso, suprimir o crescimento das plantas daninhas. Nesse contexto, o objetivo deste trabalho foi avaliar os efeitos da competição de plantas de trigo e azevém sob diferentes níveis de adubação nitrogenada. Os tratamentos foram arranjados em esquema fatorial, em que o fator A constituiu-se de doses de nitrogênio (0, 60, 120, 180 e 240 kg ha-1) e o fator B, de proporções de plantas de azevém e trigo, as quais foram: 100/0 (estande puro de 64 plantas de trigo), 50/50 (32 plantas de trigo e 32 plantas de azevém) e 0/100 (estande puro de 64 plantas de azevém). A competição entre a cultura e o azevém pelo N acarretou prejuízo mútuo, porém a cultura mostrou maior competitividade do que a planta daninha, independentemente da dose de N. A utilização de doses até 120 kg N ha-1 aumentaram as variáveis avaliadas para o trigo e para o azevém. A competição interespecífica e o nitrogênio nas doses superiores a 120 kg N ha-1 reduziram as variáveis morfológicas massa da matéria seca da parte aérea e área foliar do trigo e do azevém.

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AGOSTINETTO, D., TAROUCO, C. P., LANGARO, A. C., GOMES, J., & VARGAS, L. (2017). COMPETITION BETWEEN WHEAT AND RYEGRASS UNDER DIFFERENT LEVELS OF NITROGEN FERTILIZATION. Planta Daninha, 35(0). https://doi.org/10.1590/s0100-83582017350100050

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