Prediction of Italian ryegrass (Lolium multiflorum L.) emergence using soil thermal time



Document title: Prediction of Italian ryegrass (Lolium multiflorum L.) emergence using soil thermal time
Journal: Acta scientiarum. Agronomy
Database: PERIÓDICA
System number: 000459960
ISSN: 1679-9275
Authors: 1
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Institutions: 1Universidade Tecnologica Federal do Parana, Departamento de Agronomia, Pato Branco, Parana. Brasil
2Instituto de Agricultura Sostenible, Departamento de Agroecología de Malezas, Córdoba, Andalucía. España
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Volumen: 43
Country: Brasil
Language: Inglés
Document type: Artículo
Approach: Experimental, analítico
English abstract Italian ryegrass (Lolium multiflorum L.) is a highly competitive weed widely disseminated worldwide that affects both summer and winter crops. The development of predictive emergence models can contribute to optimizing weed management. The aim of this study was to develop and validate an empirical emergence model of Italian ryegrass based on soil thermal time. For model development, cumulative emergence in two locations was obtained, and the model was validated with data collected in an experiment conducted independently. Three commonly used emergence models were compared (Gompertz, Logistic, and Weibull). The relationship between emergence and soil thermal time was described best by the Gompertz model. The Gompertz model predicted Italian ryegrass emergence start at 300 thermal time (TT), reaching 50% emergence at 444 TT, and 90% at 590 TT. Model validation performed well in predicting Italian ryegrass emergence and proved to be efficient at describing its emergence. This is a potential predictive tool for assisting farmers with Italian ryegrass management
Disciplines: Agrociencias,
Biología,
Matemáticas
Keyword: Fisiología vegetal,
Matemáticas aplicadas,
Gramíneas,
Suelos,
Lolium multiflorum,
Modelos matemáticos,
Tiempo térmico
Keyword: Gramineae,
Plant physiology,
Applied mathematics,
Soils,
Lolium multiflorum,
Mathematical models,
Thermal time
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