Paper · 2012 · African Journal of Agricultural Research

Effects of tillage, plant spacing and soybean genotypes on speargrass (Imperata cylindrica L.) Reauschel suppression

O. A. Aluko

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Abstract

Soybean genotypes differed significantly in their ability to suppress speargrass due to their inherent traits to compete with speargrass under different management practices. Soybean genotypes and velvet bean (control) were sown in tilled and slashed at two different row spacing of 75 × 10 cm and 50 × 10 cm. The result showed that soybean plants were taller with thicker canopy cover in the tilled plots than in the slashed plots. There was lower speargrass dry matter and higher grain yield in the tilled plots than the slashed plots. Taller soybean plants with thicker canopy cover were found in narrow row (50 cm). However, the grain yield was similar in both rows. Speargrass shoot dry matter was lower in the narrow row than the wide row (75 cm). There was significant reduction in speargrass dry matter (shoot and rhizome) at harvest in the plots sown to velvet bean compared to the plots sown to soybean genotypes. This accounted for 98% reduction in speargrass dry matter in velvet bean plots and about 70% reduction in soybean plot compared with the initial speargrass dry matter content before planting. TGX1844-18E gave highest grain yield of 985.65 kg/ha, which was similar to TGX144-2E (896.82 kg/ha). There was significantly negative correlation between soybean shoot height (-0.51 and -0.57); canopy cover (-0.68 and -0.73) and speargrass shoot and rhizome dry matter respectively. The result showed that the soybean genotypes can suppress speargrass with tall shoot, dense canopy with considerable grain yield.

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Observationobservedoriginal resultsignificant (as stated)measured

Claim · model-written summary

Soybean genotypes differed significantly in speargrass suppression.

Taxon
SoybeanGlycine maxe0
Interactor
speargrasse0weed
Outcome
ability to suppress speargrasse0

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Glycine max
Glycine max · TaxonPublic domain · Wikimedia Commons ↗

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“Soybean genotypes differed significantly in their ability to suppress speargrass”

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Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultpositivemeasured

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Tilled plots had taller soybean plants and thicker canopy than slashed plots.

Taxon
soybeanGlycine maxe0
Treatment
tilled plotse0
Outcome
taller with thicker canopy covere0
Direction
tallere0
Comparator
slashed plotse0

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Glycine max
Glycine max · TaxonPublic domain · Wikimedia Commons ↗

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e0

“soybean plants were taller with thicker canopy cover in the tilled plots than in the slashed plots”

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Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultpositivemeasured

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Tilled plots had less speargrass dry matter than slashed plots.

Taxon
soybeanGlycine maxt0
Treatment
tilled plotse0
Interactor
speargrasse0weed
Outcome
speargrass dry mattere0
Direction
lowere0
Comparator
slashed plotse0

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Glycine max
Glycine max · TaxonPublic domain · Wikimedia Commons ↗

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“There was lower speargrass dry matter and higher grain yield in the tilled plots than the slashed plots”

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“soybean genotypes”

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Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultpositivemeasured

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Tilled plots had higher soybean grain yield than slashed plots.

Taxon
soybeanGlycine maxt0
Treatment
tilled plotse0
Outcome
grain yielde0
Direction
highere0
Comparator
slashed plotse0

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Glycine max
Glycine max · TaxonPublic domain · Wikimedia Commons ↗

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“There was lower speargrass dry matter and higher grain yield in the tilled plots than the slashed plots”

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“soybean genotypes”

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Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultpositivemeasured

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Narrow rows produced taller soybean plants with thicker canopy.

Taxon
soybeanGlycine maxe0
Treatment
narrow row (50 cm)e0
Outcome
Taller soybean plants with thicker canopy covere0
Direction
Tallere0

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Glycine max
Glycine max · TaxonPublic domain · Wikimedia Commons ↗

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“Taller soybean plants with thicker canopy cover were found in narrow row (50 cm)”

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Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultno effectmeasured

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Grain yield was similar in both row spacings.

Taxon
soybeanGlycine maxt0
Treatment
both rowse0
Outcome
grain yielde0
Direction
similare0

Not reportedComparator

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Glycine max
Glycine max · TaxonPublic domain · Wikimedia Commons ↗

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“the grain yield was similar in both rows”

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“soybean genotypes”

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Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultpositivemeasured

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Narrow rows reduced speargrass shoot dry matter relative to wide rows.

Taxon
soybeanGlycine maxt0
Treatment
narrow rowe0
Interactor
Speargrasse0weed
Outcome
Speargrass shoot dry mattere0
Direction
lowere0
Comparator
wide row (75 cm)e0

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Glycine max
Glycine max · TaxonPublic domain · Wikimedia Commons ↗

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“Speargrass shoot dry matter was lower in the narrow row than the wide row (75 cm)”

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“soybean genotypes”

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Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultpositivesignificant (as stated)measured

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Velvet bean plots had significantly less speargrass shoot and rhizome dry matter at harvest than soybean plots.

Taxon
soybeanGlycine maxe0
Treatment
plots sown to velvet beane0
Interactor
speargrasse0weed
Outcome
speargrass dry matter (shoot and rhizome)e0
Direction
reductione0
Comparator
plots sown to soybean genotypese0

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Glycine max
Glycine max · TaxonPublic domain · Wikimedia Commons ↗

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“significant reduction in speargrass dry matter (shoot and rhizome) at harvest in the plots sown to velvet bean compared to the plots sown to soybean genotypes”

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Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultpositivemeasured

Claim · model-written summary

Velvet bean plots reduced speargrass dry matter by 98% relative to its initial content.

Taxon
soybeanGlycine maxt0
Treatment
velvet bean plotse0
Interactor
speargrasse0weed
Outcome
speargrass dry mattere0
Direction
reductione0
Value
98%e0
Comparator
initial speargrass dry matter content before plantinge0

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Glycine max
Glycine max · TaxonPublic domain · Wikimedia Commons ↗

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“98% reduction in speargrass dry matter in velvet bean plots and about 70% reduction in soybean plot compared with the initial speargrass dry matter content before planting”

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“soybean genotypes”

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Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultpositivemeasured

Claim · model-written summary

Soybean plots reduced speargrass dry matter by about 70% relative to its initial content.

Taxon
soybeanGlycine maxe0
Treatment
soybean plote0
Interactor
speargrasse0weed
Outcome
speargrass dry mattere0
Direction
reductione0
Value
about 70%e0
Comparator
initial speargrass dry matter content before plantinge0

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Glycine max
Glycine max · TaxonPublic domain · Wikimedia Commons ↗

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“98% reduction in speargrass dry matter in velvet bean plots and about 70% reduction in soybean plot compared with the initial speargrass dry matter content before planting”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 943–1114 · show in text ↑
Observationobservedoriginal resultpositivemeasured

Claim · model-written summary

TGX1844-18E had the highest grain yield, 985.65 kg/ha.

Taxon
soybeanGlycine maxt0
Material
TGX1844-18Ee0
Outcome
grain yielde0
Direction
higheste0
Value
985.65 kg/hae0

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Glycine max
Glycine max · TaxonPublic domain · Wikimedia Commons ↗

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“TGX1844-18E gave highest grain yield of 985.65 kg/ha”

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“soybean genotypes”

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Observationobservedoriginal resultmeasured

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TGX144-2E yielded 896.82 kg/ha, similarly to TGX1844-18E.

Taxon
soybeanGlycine maxt0
Material
TGX144-2Ee0
Outcome
TGX144-2Ee0
Direction
similare0
Value
896.82 kg/hae0

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Glycine max
Glycine max · TaxonPublic domain · Wikimedia Commons ↗

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“which was similar to TGX144-2E (896.82 kg/ha)”

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“soybean genotypes”

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Associationobservedoriginal resultpositivesignificant (as stated)measured

Claim · model-written summary

Soybean shoot height was negatively correlated with speargrass shoot dry matter (r=-0.51).

Taxon
soybeanGlycine maxe0
Organ / stage
shoote0
Interactor
speargrasse0weed
Outcome
speargrass shoote0
Direction
negativee0
Value
-0.51e0

Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.

Glycine max
Glycine max · TaxonPublic domain · Wikimedia Commons ↗

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“negative correlation between soybean shoot height (-0.51 and -0.57); canopy cover (-0.68 and -0.73) and speargrass shoot and rhizome dry matter respectively”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 1241–1397 · show in text ↑
Associationobservedoriginal resultpositivesignificant (as stated)measured

Claim · model-written summary

Soybean shoot height was negatively correlated with speargrass rhizome dry matter (r=-0.57).

Taxon
soybeanGlycine maxe0
Organ / stage
shoote0
Interactor
speargrasse0weed
Outcome
rhizome dry mattere0
Direction
negativee0
Value
-0.57e0

Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.

Glycine max
Glycine max · TaxonPublic domain · Wikimedia Commons ↗

Verbatim

e0

“negative correlation between soybean shoot height (-0.51 and -0.57); canopy cover (-0.68 and -0.73) and speargrass shoot and rhizome dry matter respectively”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 1241–1397 · show in text ↑
Associationobservedoriginal resultpositivesignificant (as stated)measured

Claim · model-written summary

Soybean canopy cover was negatively correlated with speargrass shoot dry matter (r=-0.68).

Taxon
soybeanGlycine maxe0
Organ / stage
canopye0
Interactor
speargrasse0weed
Outcome
speargrass shoote0
Direction
negativee0
Value
-0.68e0

Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.

Glycine max
Glycine max · TaxonPublic domain · Wikimedia Commons ↗

Verbatim

e0

“negative correlation between soybean shoot height (-0.51 and -0.57); canopy cover (-0.68 and -0.73) and speargrass shoot and rhizome dry matter respectively”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 1241–1397 · show in text ↑
Associationobservedoriginal resultpositivesignificant (as stated)measured

Claim · model-written summary

Soybean canopy cover was negatively correlated with speargrass rhizome dry matter (r=-0.73).

Taxon
soybeanGlycine maxe0
Organ / stage
canopye0
Interactor
speargrasse0weed
Outcome
rhizome dry mattere0
Direction
negativee0
Value
-0.73e0

Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.

Glycine max
Glycine max · TaxonPublic domain · Wikimedia Commons ↗

Verbatim

e0

“negative correlation between soybean shoot height (-0.51 and -0.57); canopy cover (-0.68 and -0.73) and speargrass shoot and rhizome dry matter respectively”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 1241–1397 · show in text ↑

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