Ecophysiological studies of four amazonian weedy species: implications for their invasive potential.

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dc.contributorMOACYR BERNARDINO DIAS FILHO, CPATU.
dc.creatorDIAS FILHO, M. B.
dc.date2011-04-10T11:11:11Z
dc.date2011-04-10T11:11:11Z
dc.date2011-04-10T11:11:11Z
dc.date2011-04-10T11:11:11Z
dc.date1995-06-20
dc.date1994
dc.date2017-06-23T11:11:11Z
dc.date.accessioned2026-06-30T23:33:00Z
dc.descriptionThis research focused on a comparative study of four important perenial weedy species from pastures and crop areas in eastern Brazilian Amazonia: Ipomoea asarifolia (Desr.) Roem. & Schultz (Convolvulaceae), Stachytarpheta cayennensis (Rich) Vahl. (Verbenaceae), Solanum crinitum Lam. (Solanaceae) and Vismia guianensis (Aubl.) Choisy (Guttiferae). Two major lines of experiments were conducted. The firts investigated some aspects of the seed ecology of the species: longevity in the soil, germination responses to light, nitrate and osmotic stress and the effect of planting depth on seedling emergence. The second line of experiments evaluated the effect of limited soil moisture or of contrasting light environments on physiological and morphological responses of thespecies. In addition, the effect of a simulated mowing regime on the fecundity of S. cayennensis was evaluated. The results from this research have identified ecophysiological characteristics which indicate that all four species studied are equiped with traits that can render them noxious weedy species in tropical regions. However, based on the environmental and management conditions known to exist in cultivated pastures and certain crop areas in eastern Brazilian Amazonia, the potential of these species to become persistent weeds and extend their ranges could be tentatively classified in the following sequence: Stachytapheta > Vismia > Solanum > Ipomoea.
dc.descriptionDissertation (Doctor of Philosophy) - Cornell University, Cornell.
dc.formatil.
dc.format220 f.
dc.identifier1994.
dc.identifierhttp://www.alice.cnptia.embrapa.br/alice/handle/doc/402604
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/384381
dc.languageeng
dc.rightsopenAccess
dc.subjectEcofisiologia
dc.subjectBrasil
dc.subjectIpanema asarifolia
dc.subjectStachytarpheta coyenannensis
dc.subjectWeed
dc.subjectErva Daninha
dc.subjectVismia Guianensis
dc.subjectSolanum crinitum
dc.subjectAmazonia
dc.subjectecophysiology
dc.titleEcophysiological studies of four amazonian weedy species: implications for their invasive potential.
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