Abstract
Common cocklebur is an adaptable species found in diverse environments. We grew 28 common cocklebur accessions from 14 states at Urbana, IL, to compare their growth, physiology, and morphology in a common environment to determine if regional control recommendations of specific biotypes might be practical. Accessions were evaluated for midseason and maximum heights and widths, flowering date, insect damage, and petiole color in 1998 and 1999. Weight of aboveground tissue, photosynthetic rate, stomatal conductance, chlorophyll content, and leaf and bur morphology descriptions were also taken in 1999. Midseason and maximum widths, midseason height, flowering date, and insect damage differed significantly based on the year of evaluation. The year by accession interaction was a significant source of variation for midseason and maximum heights and widths, flowering date, insect damage, and petiole color. Within each year, accessions differed significantly for all measured variables except maximum width in 1998 and stomatal conductance in 1999. Accessions from northern states usually flowered earlier, and flowering date was negatively correlated with latitude of origin (1998 r = −0.76; 1999 r = −0.60). Nevertheless, some of the earliest flowering accessions were from the southern states. Results from cluster analysis indicated that several accessions had phenotypes more similar to accessions from distant sites than to nearby accessions. We conclude that the accessions differ for traits that may affect weediness, but proximal accessions differ too frequently to recommend regional, biotype-specific control strategies.Nomenclature: Common cocklebur, Xanthium strumarium L. #3 XANST.Additional index words: Biotype, common garden, ecotype, intraspecies variability.Abbreviations: P, probability level; Pn, net photosynthesis; *, significant at P ≤ 0.05; **, significant at P ≤ 0.01.
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Midseason and maximum widths, midseason height, flowering date, and insect damage differed significantly by year.
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e0“Midseason and maximum widths, midseason height, flowering date, and insect damage differed significantly based on the year of evaluation.”
t0“Variation Among U.S. Accessions of Common Cocklebur (Xanthium strumarium)1”
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Year by accession interaction significantly explained variation in growth, flowering, insect damage and petiole color.
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- Common cockleburt0
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- accessione0
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- variation for midseason and maximum heights and widths, flowering date, insect damage, and petiole colore0
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e0“The year by accession interaction was a significant source of variation for midseason and maximum heights and widths, flowering date, insect damage, and petiole color.”
t0“Variation Among U.S. Accessions of Common Cocklebur (Xanthium strumarium)1”
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Accessions differed for nearly all measured variables within each year, except maximum width in 1998 and stomatal conductance in 1999.
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e0“Within each year, accessions differed significantly for all measured variables except maximum width in 1998 and stomatal conductance in 1999.”
t0“Variation Among U.S. Accessions of Common Cocklebur (Xanthium strumarium)1”
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Northern accessions tended to flower earlier, and flowering date was negatively correlated with latitude.
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e0“Accessions from northern states usually flowered earlier, and flowering date was negatively correlated with latitude of origin (1998 r = −0.76; 1999 r = −0.60).”
t0“Variation Among U.S. Accessions of Common Cocklebur (Xanthium strumarium)1”
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Some earliest flowering accessions came from southern states.
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e0“some of the earliest flowering accessions were from the southern states.”
t0“Variation Among U.S. Accessions of Common Cocklebur (Xanthium strumarium)1”
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Several accessions phenotypically resembled distant accessions more than nearby accessions.
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e0“several accessions had phenotypes more similar to accessions from distant sites than to nearby accessions.”
t0“Variation Among U.S. Accessions of Common Cocklebur (Xanthium strumarium)1”
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The authors advise against regional biotype specific cocklebur control strategies because nearby accessions often differ.
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e0“proximal accessions differ too frequently to recommend regional, biotype-specific control strategies.”
t0“Variation Among U.S. Accessions of Common Cocklebur (Xanthium strumarium)1”