Potential Use of Sweet Potato (Ipomoea batatas (L.) Lam.) to Suppress Three Invasive Plant Species in Agroecosystems (Ageratum conyzoides L., Bidens pilosa L., and Galinsoga parviflora Cav.)
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Study Site
2.2. Study Species
2.3. Experiment Design and Data Collection
2.4. Data Analyses
3. Results
3.1. Plant Growth
3.2. Competitive Interactions
3.3. Photosynthesis and Enzyme Activities
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
References
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Variables | Ratios (Sweet Potato:Invasive Plant) | |||
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2:1 | 1:1 | 1:2 | ||
Sweet potato RY | A. conyzoides | 1.06 c ** | 1.10 b ** | 1.16 a ** |
B. pilosa | 1.04 c ** | 1.10 b ** | 1.13 a ** | |
G. parviflora | 1.08 c ** | 1.10 bc ** | 1.13 ab ** | |
Competitive species RY | A. conyzoides | 0.63 c ** | 0.76 b ** | 0.82 a ** |
B. pilosa | 0.38 c ** | 0.42 b ** | 0.60 a ** | |
G. parviflora | 0.65 c ** | 0.74 b ** | 0.83 a ** | |
RYT | A. conyzoides | 0.85 c ** | 0.93 b ** | 0.99 a * |
B. pilosa | 0.71 c ** | 0.76 b ** | 0.87 a ** | |
G. parviflora | 0.87 c ** | 0.92 b ** | 0.98 a ** | |
CB index for sweet potato | A. conyzoides | 0.50 a ** | 0.37 bc ** | 0.34 c ** |
B. pilosa | 0.99 a * | 0.95 b ** | 0.63 c ** | |
G. parviflora | 0.50 a ** | 0.41 b ** | 0.31 c ** |
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Shen, S.; Xu, G.; Li, D.; Jin, G.; Liu, S.; Clements, D.R.; Yang, Y.; Rao, J.; Chen, A.; Zhang, F.; et al. Potential Use of Sweet Potato (Ipomoea batatas (L.) Lam.) to Suppress Three Invasive Plant Species in Agroecosystems (Ageratum conyzoides L., Bidens pilosa L., and Galinsoga parviflora Cav.). Agronomy 2019, 9, 318. https://doi.org/10.3390/agronomy9060318
Shen S, Xu G, Li D, Jin G, Liu S, Clements DR, Yang Y, Rao J, Chen A, Zhang F, et al. Potential Use of Sweet Potato (Ipomoea batatas (L.) Lam.) to Suppress Three Invasive Plant Species in Agroecosystems (Ageratum conyzoides L., Bidens pilosa L., and Galinsoga parviflora Cav.). Agronomy. 2019; 9(6):318. https://doi.org/10.3390/agronomy9060318
Chicago/Turabian StyleShen, Shicai, Gaofeng Xu, Diyu Li, Guimei Jin, Shufang Liu, David Roy Clements, Yanxian Yang, Jia Rao, Aidong Chen, Fudou Zhang, and et al. 2019. "Potential Use of Sweet Potato (Ipomoea batatas (L.) Lam.) to Suppress Three Invasive Plant Species in Agroecosystems (Ageratum conyzoides L., Bidens pilosa L., and Galinsoga parviflora Cav.)" Agronomy 9, no. 6: 318. https://doi.org/10.3390/agronomy9060318