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Effects of fungicide on interspecific competition between Flaveria bidentis and Amaranthus retroflexus in different planting densities.

LI Hui-yan1,2, CHEN Dong-qing1,2, WANG Hui1,2, YANG Dian-lin1,2, HUANGFU Chao-he1,2**   

  1. (1AgroEnvironmental Protection Institute, Ministry of Agriculture, Tianjin 300191, China; 2Tianjin Key Laboratory of AgroEnvironment & AgroProduct Safety, Tianjin 300191, China)
  • Online:2015-04-10 Published:2015-04-10

Abstract:

To examine the effects of AM fungi symbiosis on competition between Flaveria bidentis and native species, an interspecific competition experiment between F. bidentis and Amaranthus retroflexus was conducted with different planting proportions (1∶2, 1∶1, 2∶1) under the impact of fungicide. The results showed that F. bidentis is highly obligate mycotrophic, and the competition pattern depended on weather there was AM fungi symbioses. With the use of fungicide, the relative yield (RY) of F. bidentis was less than 1.0 regardless of its planting proportion, whereas that of A. retroflexus was above 1.0. Meanwhile, the relative yield total (RYT) of both species was less than 1.0 across all planting proportions. Thus, it was suggested that the F. bidentis and A. retroflexus might use the same resource and the latter was a stronger competitor. The symbiosis of AM fungi increased the content of nitrogen and phosphorus in F. bidentis plants by 1.1-1.6 times and 1.1-1.2 times, respectively. In conclusion, AM fungi symbiosis could benefit the invasion of F. bidentis by regulating the competition between invasive and native plants, possibly with potential fungalmediated chemical interaction. External environment might affect the symbiosis between F. bidentis and AM fungi, at the same time, mycohrrizal associations played significant roles in the invasion of F. bidentis by relieving the stress, such as interspecific competition.

 

Key words: reproductive strategy, morphological parameter, morphology adaptability, Zostera marina