Can Cynodon dactylon Suppress the Growth and Development of the Invasive Weeds Tagetes minuta and Gutenbergia cordifolia?
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Results
2.1. Invasive Plant Growth Parameters
2.2. Leaf Pigmentations
3. Discussion
3.1. C. dactylon Effects on Invasive Plants Growth Parameters
3.2. C. dactylon Effects on Invasive Plants Leaf Pigmentations
4. Materials and Methods
4.1. Study Area Location and Climate
4.2. Study Species
4.3. Experimental Design
4.4. Growth Parameters Measured
4.5. Measurement of Leaf Pigments
4.6. Data Analysis
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Parameters | T. minuta | G. cordifolia | ||||||
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MS | F | H | P | MS | F | H | P | |
Veg. branches per/plant | - | - | 10.0 | 0.03 | 46 | 4.4 | - | 0.02 |
Plant height (cm) | 1732 | 32.2 | - | <0.01 | 452 | 1.9 | - | 0.18 |
Leaf area (mm2) | - | - | 12.2 | 0.01 | 1213 | 6.6 | - | 0.01 |
No. of leaves/plant | 162 | 23.9 | - | <0.01 | 12 | 1.3 | - | 0.33 |
Shoot diameter (mm) | 19 | 21.6 | - | 0.01 | 8 | 8.2 | - | <0.01 |
Shoot biomass (g) | - | - | 11.7 | 0.02 | - | - | 11.1 | 0.02 |
Root biomass (g) | - | - | 12.2 | 0.01 | - | - | 1.3 | 0.86 |
Root length (cm) | 142 | 5.2 | - | 0.02 | 44 | 1.9 | - | 0.17 |
No. of panicles/plant | 526 | 68.7 | - | 3.1 × 10−7 | 201 | 37.3 | - | 5.6 × 10−6 |
Chlorophyll (unit?) | 0.03 | 116.6 | - | <0.01 | - | - | 13.2 | 0.01 |
Anthocyanins (Abs g.DM−1) | - | - | 11.7 | 0.02 | 0.01 | 2.5 | - | 0.11 |
Parameters | T. minuta | G. cordifolia | ||||||
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MS | F | H | P | MS | F | H | P | |
Veg. branches per/plant | 379 | 65.1 | - | <0.01 | 184 | 14.3 | - | <0.01 |
Plant height (cm) | 1414 | 13.3 | - | 0.01 | 480 | 1.7 | - | 0.22 |
Leaf area (mm2) | 43,487,857 | 31.4 | - | <0.01 | - | - | 12.3 | 0.02 |
No. of leaves/plant | 206 | 17.4 | - | <0.01 | 67 | 7.9 | - | 0.01 |
Shoot diameter (mm) | 35 | 38.7 | - | <0.01 | 9.7 | 32.8 | - | <0.01 |
Shoot biomass (g) | - | - | 13.5 | 0.01 | - | - | 10.5 | 0.03 |
Root biomass (g) | - | - | 13.2 | 0.01 | - | - | 7.0 | 0.13 |
Shoot biomass (g) | - | - | 13.5 | 0.01 | - | - | 10.5 | 0.03 |
Root length (cm) | 250 | 13.8 | - | <0.01 | 54.8 | 2.8 | - | 0.08 |
No. of panicles/plant | 439 | 41.6 | - | 3.3 × 10−6 | - | - | 12.8 | 0.01 |
Chlorophyll (..) | - | - | 13.0 | 0.01 | - | - | 13.5 | 0.01 |
Anthocyanins ( Abs g.DM−1) | 0.0676 | 28.7 | - | <0.01 | 0.024 | 12.5 | - | 0.01 |
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Ngondya, I.B.; Treydte, A.C.; Ndakidemi, P.A.; Munishi, L.K. Can Cynodon dactylon Suppress the Growth and Development of the Invasive Weeds Tagetes minuta and Gutenbergia cordifolia? Plants 2019, 8, 576. https://doi.org/10.3390/plants8120576
Ngondya IB, Treydte AC, Ndakidemi PA, Munishi LK. Can Cynodon dactylon Suppress the Growth and Development of the Invasive Weeds Tagetes minuta and Gutenbergia cordifolia? Plants. 2019; 8(12):576. https://doi.org/10.3390/plants8120576
Chicago/Turabian StyleNgondya, Issakwisa B., Anna C. Treydte, Patrick A. Ndakidemi, and Linus K. Munishi. 2019. "Can Cynodon dactylon Suppress the Growth and Development of the Invasive Weeds Tagetes minuta and Gutenbergia cordifolia?" Plants 8, no. 12: 576. https://doi.org/10.3390/plants8120576