Author:
Teasdale John R.,Taylorson Ray B.
Abstract
Methyl isothiocyanate (MIT) consistently killed large crabgrass [Digitaria sanguinalis(L.) Scop. # DIGSA] seed at concentations of 4.0 mM or greater. Concentrations of 0.6 to 1.0 mM MIT delayed germination of large crabgrass seed but ultimately allowed the majority of seed to germinate. Dormant large crabgrass seed were killed at concentrations of MIT similar to those required to kill nondormant seed. MIT stimulated germination of dormant large crabgrass seed at sublethal concentrations (0.1 to 1.0 mM). Experiments with metham (sodium methyldithiocarbamate) in the greenhouse and field (metham rapidly degrades to MIT in soils) confirmed results of laboratory experiments with MIT.
Publisher
Cambridge University Press (CUP)
Subject
Plant Science,Agronomy and Crop Science
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