Screening rice varieties for allelopathic potential against arrowhead (Sagittaria montevidensis), an aquatic weed infesting Australian Riverina rice crops
Alexa N. Seal A D , James E. Pratley A , Terry Haig B and Laurie G. Lewin CA Farrer Centre, Charles Sturt University Locked Bag 588, Wagga Wagga, NSW 2678, Australia.
B School of Science and Technology, Charles Sturt University, Wagga Wagga, NSW 2678, Australia.
C Cooperative Research Centre for Sustainable Rice Production, Yanco Agricultural Institute, PMB Yanco, NSW 2703, Australia.
D Corresponding author; email: aseal@csu.edu.au
Australian Journal of Agricultural Research 55(6) 673-680 https://doi.org/10.1071/AR03238
Submitted: 14 November 2003 Accepted: 30 April 2004 Published: 7 July 2004
Abstract
Twenty-eight rice varieties with different countries of origin, maturity and stage of improvement were screened in the laboratory for allelopathic potential against arrowhead. Initial rice-density experiments established appropriate bioassay parameters and demonstrated that arrowhead response to rice root exudates follows a typical dose–response curve. Results from the equal compartment agar method (ECAM) bioassay showed that a range of allelopathic potential exists in rice germplasm. This work, together with other published studies suggests such potential to be species specific. In this study, the degree of root inhibition ranged from 26.6 to 99.7%. The potential allelopathic effect of arrowhead on rice seedlings was determined to be negligible.
Additional keywords: cultivars, Oryza, ECAM.
Acknowledgments
Funding for this project was provided by the CRC for Sustainable Rice Production. Their support is greatly appreciated.
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