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Powell Amaranth (Amaranthus powellii) Interference in Sugarbeet (Beta vulgaris)

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  12 June 2017

Edward E. Schweizer  and
Thomas C. Lauridson
Edward E. Schweizer
Affiliation:
Agric. Res. Serv., U.S. Dep. Agric., Crops Res. Lab., Fort Collins, CO 80523
Thomas C. Lauridson
Affiliation:
Colorado State Univ., Fort Collins, CO 80523
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Abstract

Interference of Powell amaranth (Amaranthus powellii S. Wats. ♯ AMAPO) in sugarbeet (Beta vulgaris L. ‘Mono Hy A4’) was determined in field experiments. Yield of sugarbeet roots and recoverable sucrose/ha decreased as the density of Powell amaranth increased. At densities of 6, 12, 18, and 24 Powell amaranth plants/30 m of row, root yields were reduced 8, 14, 24, and 25%, respectively, and recoverable sucrose yields were reduced 7, 13, 23, and 24%, respectively. The minimum number of Powell amaranth plants required per 30 m of row to reduce sugarbeet root yields was estimated to be nine in 1982 and 11 in 1983.

Keywords

Weed lossesweed thresholdscompetition
Type
Weed Biology and Ecology
Information
Weed Science , Volume 33 , Issue 4 , July 1985 , pp. 518 - 520
Copyright
Copyright © 1985 by the Weed Science Society of America 

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