Adverse effect of bermudagrass on physiological and growth components of cotton

dc.contributor.author	Bouchagier, P	en
dc.contributor.author	Efthimiadou, A	en
dc.contributor.author	Katsileros, A	en
dc.contributor.author	Bilalis, D	en
dc.contributor.author	Efthimiadis, P	en
dc.date.accessioned	2014-06-06T06:48:48Z
dc.date.available	2014-06-06T06:48:48Z
dc.date.issued	2008	en
dc.identifier.issn	18125379	en
dc.identifier.uri	http://dx.doi.org/10.3923/ja.2008.49.55	en
dc.identifier.uri	http://62.217.125.90/xmlui/handle/123456789/4275
dc.subject	Allelopathy	en
dc.subject	Fv/Fm	en
dc.subject	Growth inhibition	en
dc.subject	Malnutrition	en
dc.subject	Stress	en
dc.subject.other	Cynodon (angiosperm)	en
dc.subject.other	Cynodon dactylon	en
dc.subject.other	Gossypium hirsutum	en
dc.title	Adverse effect of bermudagrass on physiological and growth components of cotton	en
heal.type	journalArticle	en
heal.identifier.primary	10.3923/ja.2008.49.55	en
heal.publicationDate	2008	en
heal.abstract	A two-year (2002/03 and 2003/04) experiment was conducted in the research site of the Agricultural University of Athens, Greece, to study the effects of Bermudagrass (Cynodon dactylon L.) in several agronomic and physiological characteristics of cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.). Effects on cotton depended on timing of weed influence. Bermudagrass reduced stomatal aperture, chlorophyll content and chlorophyll fluorescence of cotton plants. Growth of cotton was also significantly reduced. Maximum reduction was 41.7% for stem height, 62.0% for root dry matter, 61.9% for stem dry matter and 34.7% for stem diameter. Stomatal resistance, chlorophyll content and chlorophyll fluorescence are proposed as suitable indicators that in addition to agronomic characteristics can reliably be used to measure adverse effects caused to cotton due to Bermudagrass interference. © 2008 Asian Network for Scientific Information.	en
heal.journalName	Journal of Agronomy	en
dc.identifier.issue	1	en
dc.identifier.volume	7	en
dc.identifier.doi	10.3923/ja.2008.49.55	en
dc.identifier.spage	49	en
dc.identifier.epage	55	en