Adaptability and Germination Characteristics of Volunteer Wheat in China’s Main Wheat-Producing Areas
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 evaluat...
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| author | Wangcang Su Muhan Yang Ronghui Ma Qingqing Li Hongle Xu Fei Xue Lanlan Sun Chuantao Lu Renhai Wu |
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| description | 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. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-f4e2ccf9eb7543f091d6e25650c518e62023-12-01T01:38:45ZengMDPI AGBiology2079-77372023-08-01128109010.3390/biology12081090Adaptability and Germination Characteristics of Volunteer Wheat in China’s Main Wheat-Producing AreasWangcang Su0Muhan Yang1Ronghui Ma2Qingqing Li3Hongle Xu4Fei Xue5Lanlan Sun6Chuantao Lu7Renhai Wu8Henan Key Laboratory of Crop Pest Control, Institute of Plant Protection, Henan Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Zhengzhou 450002, ChinaHenan Key Laboratory of Crop Pest Control, Institute of Plant Protection, Henan Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Zhengzhou 450002, ChinaHenan Key Laboratory of Crop Pest Control, Institute of Plant Protection, Henan Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Zhengzhou 450002, ChinaHenan Key Laboratory of Crop Pest Control, Institute of Plant Protection, Henan Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Zhengzhou 450002, ChinaHenan Key Laboratory of Crop Pest Control, Institute of Plant Protection, Henan Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Zhengzhou 450002, ChinaHenan Key Laboratory of Crop Pest Control, Institute of Plant Protection, Henan Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Zhengzhou 450002, ChinaHenan Key Laboratory of Crop Pest Control, Institute of Plant Protection, Henan Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Zhengzhou 450002, ChinaHenan Key Laboratory of Crop Pest Control, Institute of Plant Protection, Henan Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Zhengzhou 450002, ChinaHenan Key Laboratory of Crop Pest Control, Institute of Plant Protection, Henan Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Zhengzhou 450002, ChinaVolunteer 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.https://www.mdpi.com/2079-7737/12/8/1090seeding emergencetemperaturesalt stressosmotic potentialseeding depthseed longevity |
| spellingShingle | Wangcang Su Muhan Yang Ronghui Ma Qingqing Li Hongle Xu Fei Xue Lanlan Sun Chuantao Lu Renhai Wu Adaptability and Germination Characteristics of Volunteer Wheat in China’s Main Wheat-Producing Areas Biology seeding emergence temperature salt stress osmotic potential seeding depth seed longevity |
| title | Adaptability and Germination Characteristics of Volunteer Wheat in China’s Main Wheat-Producing Areas |
| title_full | Adaptability and Germination Characteristics of Volunteer Wheat in China’s Main Wheat-Producing Areas |
| title_fullStr | Adaptability and Germination Characteristics of Volunteer Wheat in China’s Main Wheat-Producing Areas |
| title_full_unstemmed | Adaptability and Germination Characteristics of Volunteer Wheat in China’s Main Wheat-Producing Areas |
| title_short | Adaptability and Germination Characteristics of Volunteer Wheat in China’s Main Wheat-Producing Areas |
| title_sort | adaptability and germination characteristics of volunteer wheat in china s main wheat producing areas |
| topic | seeding emergence temperature salt stress osmotic potential seeding depth seed longevity |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2079-7737/12/8/1090 |
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