Response of weeds and soil microorganisms to imazaquin and pendimethalin in cowpea and soybean

Herbicides applied to combat weeds and increase crop yields may also have undesired effects on beneficial soil microorganisms. Field studies were conducted in 2005 and 2006 in Zaria, Nigeria, to evaluate the response of weeds and soil microorganisms to imazaquin applied at 0.05, 0.10, 0.20 and 0.40...

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Main Authors: Chikoye, David, Abaidoo, Robert C., Fontem, Lum. A.
Format: Journal Article
Language:Inglés
Published: Elsevier 2014
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/76028
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author Chikoye, David
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Fontem, Lum. A.
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description Herbicides applied to combat weeds and increase crop yields may also have undesired effects on beneficial soil microorganisms. Field studies were conducted in 2005 and 2006 in Zaria, Nigeria, to evaluate the response of weeds and soil microorganisms to imazaquin applied at 0.05, 0.10, 0.20 and 0.40 kg a.i./ha and pendimethalin applied at 1.0, 2.0, 4.0, and 8.0 kg a.i./ha in cowpea and soybean. Hoeweeded and unweeded (no herbicide) plots were controls. Both herbicides significantly reduced weed biomass in both crops, when compared to the unweeded control, which had the highest weed biomass at all sampling dates. Treatments with 0.40 kg a.i./ha of imazaquin, 2.0 and 4.0 kg a.i./ha of pendimethalin, and the hoe-weeded control, had the highest cowpea grain yield. The unweeded control had the lowest grain yield which was comparable to that in all other herbicide treatments. All treatments except 4.0 and 8.0 kg a.i./ha of pendimethalin had higher soybean grain yield than the unweeded control. Soybean yield was lowest in the unweeded control, and treatments that received 4.0 and 8.0 kg a.i./ha of pendimethalin. All rates of imazaquin gave similar soybean grain yields that were 29e41% higher than that from pendimethalin. The hoe-weeded control had the highest yield, which was 79% more than that in the unweeded control. Higher rates of imazaquin and pendimethalin reduced nodulation, nitrogen fixation, and vesicular arbuscular mycorrhizal (VAM) fungi colonisation in both crops. VAM fungi species diversity and species richness in cowpea rhizosphere soil and species diversity in soybean rhizosphere soil were reduced relative to the controls due to application of both herbicides with the rates of 0.10, 0.20, and 0.40 kg a.i./ha of imazaquin and 8.0 kg a.i./ha of pendimethalin being significantly effective.
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spelling CGSpace760282025-01-27T15:00:52Z Response of weeds and soil microorganisms to imazaquin and pendimethalin in cowpea and soybean Chikoye, David Abaidoo, Robert C. Fontem, Lum. A. weed control vesicular arbuscular mycorrhizae cowpeas soybeans Herbicides applied to combat weeds and increase crop yields may also have undesired effects on beneficial soil microorganisms. Field studies were conducted in 2005 and 2006 in Zaria, Nigeria, to evaluate the response of weeds and soil microorganisms to imazaquin applied at 0.05, 0.10, 0.20 and 0.40 kg a.i./ha and pendimethalin applied at 1.0, 2.0, 4.0, and 8.0 kg a.i./ha in cowpea and soybean. Hoeweeded and unweeded (no herbicide) plots were controls. Both herbicides significantly reduced weed biomass in both crops, when compared to the unweeded control, which had the highest weed biomass at all sampling dates. Treatments with 0.40 kg a.i./ha of imazaquin, 2.0 and 4.0 kg a.i./ha of pendimethalin, and the hoe-weeded control, had the highest cowpea grain yield. The unweeded control had the lowest grain yield which was comparable to that in all other herbicide treatments. All treatments except 4.0 and 8.0 kg a.i./ha of pendimethalin had higher soybean grain yield than the unweeded control. Soybean yield was lowest in the unweeded control, and treatments that received 4.0 and 8.0 kg a.i./ha of pendimethalin. All rates of imazaquin gave similar soybean grain yields that were 29e41% higher than that from pendimethalin. The hoe-weeded control had the highest yield, which was 79% more than that in the unweeded control. Higher rates of imazaquin and pendimethalin reduced nodulation, nitrogen fixation, and vesicular arbuscular mycorrhizal (VAM) fungi colonisation in both crops. VAM fungi species diversity and species richness in cowpea rhizosphere soil and species diversity in soybean rhizosphere soil were reduced relative to the controls due to application of both herbicides with the rates of 0.10, 0.20, and 0.40 kg a.i./ha of imazaquin and 8.0 kg a.i./ha of pendimethalin being significantly effective. 2014-11 2016-07-11T08:41:25Z 2016-07-11T08:41:25Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/76028 en Limited Access Elsevier Chikoye, D., Abaidoo, R. & Fontem, Lum. A. (2014). Response of weeds and soil microorganisms to imazaquin and pendimethalin in cowpea and soybean. Crop Protection, 65, 168-172.
spellingShingle weed control
vesicular arbuscular mycorrhizae
cowpeas
soybeans
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Abaidoo, Robert C.
Fontem, Lum. A.
Response of weeds and soil microorganisms to imazaquin and pendimethalin in cowpea and soybean
title Response of weeds and soil microorganisms to imazaquin and pendimethalin in cowpea and soybean
title_full Response of weeds and soil microorganisms to imazaquin and pendimethalin in cowpea and soybean
title_fullStr Response of weeds and soil microorganisms to imazaquin and pendimethalin in cowpea and soybean
title_full_unstemmed Response of weeds and soil microorganisms to imazaquin and pendimethalin in cowpea and soybean
title_short Response of weeds and soil microorganisms to imazaquin and pendimethalin in cowpea and soybean
title_sort response of weeds and soil microorganisms to imazaquin and pendimethalin in cowpea and soybean
topic weed control
vesicular arbuscular mycorrhizae
cowpeas
soybeans
url https://hdl.handle.net/10568/76028
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