Effects of simulated nitrogen deposition on competition of weedy species ( Echinochloa crusgalli var. mitis L.) and upland rice (Oryza sativa L.) under different air temperatures
Abstract:A greenhouse experiment was conducted to study the effects of simulated nitrogen deposition on the growth and competition of C4 weedy species (Echinochloa crusgalli var. mitis L.) and C3 upland rice (Oryza sativa L.) under day/night temperature of 35 ℃/25 ℃ and 30 ℃/20 ℃. The results showed that under day/night temperature 35 ℃/25 ℃, 4.0 g·m-2·a-1 N deposition enhanced the shoot biomass of E. crusgalli and O. sativa by 29.18% and 27.80%, respectively, compared with control. The N and P uptake by E. crusgalli increased by 87.33% and 49.73%, respectively, but no change was found for O. sativa. Under 30 ℃/20 ℃, three N depositions (2, 4 and 6 g·m-1 ·a-1) enhanced the shoot biomass, tiller number, and shoot N and P uptake of E. crusgalli by 48.99%, 72.68% and 36.18%, 111.11%, 122.22% and 144.44%, 108.88%, 129.22% and 134.29%, and 16.53%, 65.05% and 22.47%, respectively, but no changes were observed for O. sativa. Nitrogen deposition significantly increased the shoot biomass ratio of E. crusgalli to O. sativa under 30 ℃/20 ℃, but had no impact on this ratio under 35 ℃/25 ℃. It was suggested that N deposition could enhance the competition of E. crusgalli over O. sativa, especially under lower air temperature.