Bibliographic Details
| Title: |
Adaptability and Germination Characteristics of Volunteer Wheat in China’s Main Wheat-Producing Areas |
| Authors: |
Wangcang Su, Muhan Yang, Ronghui Ma, Qingqing Li, Hongle Xu, Fei Xue, Lanlan Sun, Chuantao Lu, Renhai Wu |
| Source: |
Biology, Vol 12, Iss 8, p 1090 (2023) |
| Publisher Information: |
MDPI AG, 2023. |
| Publication Year: |
2023 |
| Collection: |
LCC:Biology (General) |
| Subject Terms: |
seeding emergence, temperature, salt stress, osmotic potential, seeding depth, seed longevity, Biology (General), QH301-705.5 |
| More Details: |
Volunteer wheat commonly occurs and spreads rapidly in the main wheat-producing areas of China, seriously impacting cultivated wheat production. Limited information is currently available regarding the adaptability and germination traits of volunteer wheat. Therefore, this study’s aim was to evaluate the effects of environmental conditions on the germination and emergence of volunteer wheat seeds through laboratory experiments. The results showed that the germination percentages and viability of volunteer wheat were significantly higher than those of cultivated wheat at a low temperature of 5 °C, and they were lower than those of cultivated wheat at high temperatures of above 30 °C. Compared to cultivated wheat, volunteer wheat was able to tolerate higher salinity and lower osmotic potential, especially long-dormancy volunteer wheat. The secondary germination ability of volunteer wheat was higher than that of cultivated wheat after water immersion. Furthermore, volunteer wheat could not emerge normally when the seeding depth was greater than 8 cm, and the emergence ability of the volunteer wheat was weaker than that of the cultivated wheats when the seeding depth was 4–8 cm, which indicates that the deep tillage of cultivated land could effectively prevent the spread of volunteer wheat. This study revealed differences in the germination characteristics of volunteer wheat and cultivated wheat under the influence of different environmental factors, which provides a basis for future studies concerning the control of volunteer wheat. |
| Document Type: |
article |
| File Description: |
electronic resource |
| Language: |
English |
| ISSN: |
2079-7737 |
| Relation: |
https://www.mdpi.com/2079-7737/12/8/1090; https://doaj.org/toc/2079-7737 |
| DOI: |
10.3390/biology12081090 |
| Access URL: |
https://doaj.org/article/f4e2ccf9eb7543f091d6e25650c518e6 |
| Accession Number: |
edsdoj.f4e2ccf9eb7543f091d6e25650c518e6 |
| Database: |
Directory of Open Access Journals |
