Paper · 1950 · The Journal of Agricultural Science

Studies in selective weed control I. The control of annual weeds in winter wheat

G. E. Blackman; H. A. Roberts

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Abstract

Since 1943 numerous multifactorial field experiments have been concerned with the development of methods for selective weed control in a variety of crops. Between 1943 and 1947 simultaneous comparisons have been made as to the relative effectiveness of sulphuric acid, cupric chloride, dinitro-o-cresol and the two growth-regulating substances—2-methy1-4-chloro -phenoxyacetic acid and 2:4-dichloro-phenoxyacetic acid—when applied as sprays (100 gal./acre) for the destruction of annual weeds in winter wheat. There is a highly specific relationship between the weed species and the potential toxicity of any one compound. For the eradication of Ranunculus arvẹnsis and Scandix pecten-veneris , the two growth-regulating substances, as the sodium salts, are greatly superior, but for other species, such as Galium aparine , they.are wholly ineffective or only partially effective, e.g. Matricaria chamomilla . For Papaver rhoeas and Fumaria officinalis in the young seedling stage, sodium methyl-chloro-phenoxyacetate and ammonium dinitro-o-cresylate are equally toxic, while the indications are that Matricaria chamomilla and Centaurea cyanus are best killed with sulphuric acid or ammonium dinitro-o-cresylate. All these species are resistant or partially resistant to cupric chloride. As a result of weed eradication, increases in grain yield ranging from 6 to 113% have been recorded, and over the twelve experiments the average increase for the most appropriate treatment was 23%. At the concentrations employed for sulphuric acid (max. 18.4%) ammonium dinitro-o-cresylate (max. 1.1%) and cupric chloride (max. 4.0%) direct injury to the wheat, resulting in a loss in yield, has not been found when spraying is carried out in the active tillering stage. When spraying is unduly delayed, the yield depressions may be very considerable, more particularly with cupric chloride and sulphuric acid. With the growth regulating substances, the results of two experiments indicated that the greatest selectivity is obtained when the concentration does not exceed 0.2-0.3% (2–3 lb./acre), but in the remaining trials no injury was observed up to a maximum concentration of 0.5%. In none of the trials was the formation of abnormal ears noted. When mixtures of sodium methyl-chloro-phenoxy-acetate and dinitro-o-cresol are employed,. no significant interaction on crop yield has been found.

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Claims 15

Associationobservedoriginal resultmeasured

Claim · model-written summary

Herbicide toxicity depended strongly on weed species.

Taxon
winter wheatTriticum aestivumt0
Interactor
weed speciese0weed
Outcome
potential toxicitye0

Not reportedDirection

Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.

Triticum aestivum
Triticum aestivum · TaxonRasbak · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons ↗

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“winter wheat”

✓ located verbatim in the source · title, characters 68–80 · show in text ↑
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“highly specific relationship between the weed species and the potential toxicity of any one compound”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 521–621 · show in text ↑
Observationobservedoriginal resultpositivemeasured

Claim · model-written summary

The two growth-regulating substances were superior for eradicating Ranunculus arvensis and Scandix pecten-veneris.

Taxon
winter wheatTriticum aestivumt0
Treatment
the two growth-regulating substancese0
Interactor
Ranunculus arvẹnsise0weed
Outcome
eradicatione0
Direction
greatly superiore0

Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.

Triticum aestivum
Triticum aestivum · TaxonRasbak · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons ↗

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“winter wheat”

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“For the eradication of Ranunculus arvẹnsis and Scandix pecten-veneris , the two growth-regulating substances, as the sodium salts, are greatly superior”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 623–774 · show in text ↑
Observationobservedoriginal resultnegativemeasured

Claim · model-written summary

The growth-regulating substances were ineffective against Galium aparine.

Taxon
winter wheatTriticum aestivumt0
Interactor
Galium aparineGalium aparinee0weed
Outcome
Galium aparinee0
Direction
wholly ineffectivee0

Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.

Triticum aestivum
Triticum aestivum · TaxonRasbak · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons ↗
Galium aparine
Galium aparine · InteractorAlvesgaspar · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons ↗

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“winter wheat”

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“Galium aparine , they.are wholly ineffective”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 807–851 · show in text ↑
Observationobservedoriginal resultmixedmeasured

Claim · model-written summary

The growth-regulating substances were only partially effective against Matricaria chamomilla.

Taxon
winter wheatTriticum aestivumt0
Interactor
Matricaria chamomillaMatricaria chamomillae0weed
Outcome
Matricaria chamomillae0
Direction
only partially effectivee0

Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.

Triticum aestivum
Triticum aestivum · TaxonRasbak · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons ↗
Matricaria chamomilla
Matricaria chamomilla · InteractorRob Hille · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons ↗

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“winter wheat”

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“only partially effective, e.g. Matricaria chamomilla”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 855–907 · show in text ↑
Observationobservedoriginal resultpositivemeasured

Claim · model-written summary

Sodium methyl-chloro-phenoxyacetate and ammonium dinitro-o-cresylate were equally toxic to young Papaver rhoeas and Fumaria officinalis.

Taxon
winter wheatTriticum aestivumt0
Interactor
Papaver rhoeasPapaver rhoease0weed
Outcome
equally toxice0
Qualifier
young seedling stagee0

Not reportedDirection

Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.

Triticum aestivum
Triticum aestivum · TaxonRasbak · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons ↗
Papaver rhoeas
Papaver rhoeas · InteractorJörg Hempel · CC BY-SA 2.5 · Wikimedia Commons ↗

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“winter wheat”

✓ located verbatim in the source · title, characters 68–80 · show in text ↑
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“For Papaver rhoeas and Fumaria officinalis in the young seedling stage, sodium methyl-chloro-phenoxyacetate and ammonium dinitro-o-cresylate are equally toxic”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 910–1068 · show in text ↑
Observationobservedoriginal resultpositivemeasured

Claim · model-written summary

Sulphuric acid or ammonium dinitro-o-cresylate best killed Matricaria chamomilla and Centaurea cyanus.

Taxon
winter wheatTriticum aestivumt0
Interactor
Matricaria chamomillaMatricaria chamomillae0weed
Outcome
best killede0
Direction
best killede0

Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.

Triticum aestivum
Triticum aestivum · TaxonRasbak · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons ↗
Matricaria chamomilla
Matricaria chamomilla · InteractorRob Hille · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons ↗

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“winter wheat”

✓ located verbatim in the source · title, characters 68–80 · show in text ↑
e0

“Matricaria chamomilla and Centaurea cyanus are best killed with sulphuric acid or ammonium dinitro-o-cresylate”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 1101–1211 · show in text ↑
Observationobservedoriginal resultnegativemeasured

Claim · model-written summary

The listed weed species were resistant or partly resistant to cupric chloride.

Taxon
winter wheatTriticum aestivumt0
Treatment
cupric chloridee0
Interactor
these speciese0weed
Outcome
resistant or partially resistante0

Not reportedDirection

Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.

Triticum aestivum
Triticum aestivum · TaxonRasbak · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons ↗

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“winter wheat”

✓ located verbatim in the source · title, characters 68–80 · show in text ↑
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“All these species are resistant or partially resistant to cupric chloride”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 1213–1286 · show in text ↑
Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultpositivemeasured

Claim · model-written summary

Weed eradication increased wheat grain yield by 6 to 113%.

Taxon
winter wheatTriticum aestivumt0
Treatment
weed eradicatione0
Outcome
grain yielde0
Direction
increasese0
Value
6 to 113%e0

Not reportedComparator

Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.

Triticum aestivum
Triticum aestivum · TaxonRasbak · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons ↗

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“winter wheat”

✓ located verbatim in the source · title, characters 68–80 · show in text ↑
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“As a result of weed eradication, increases in grain yield ranging from 6 to 113% have been recorded”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 1288–1387 · show in text ↑
Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultpositivemeasured

Claim · model-written summary

Across twelve experiments the most appropriate treatment increased yield by 23% on average.

Taxon
winter wheatTriticum aestivumt0
Treatment
most appropriate treatmente0
Outcome
average increasee0
Direction
increasee0
Value
23%e0

Not reportedComparator

Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.

Triticum aestivum
Triticum aestivum · TaxonRasbak · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons ↗

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“winter wheat”

✓ located verbatim in the source · title, characters 68–80 · show in text ↑
e0

“over the twelve experiments the average increase for the most appropriate treatment was 23%”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 1393–1484 · show in text ↑
Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultno effectmeasured

Claim · model-written summary

Spraying during active tillering did not cause direct wheat injury or yield loss at the tested sulphuric acid, ammonium dinitro-o-cresylate, and cupric chloride concentrations.

Taxon
winter wheatTriticum aestivumt0
Treatment
sulphuric acide0
Outcome
direct injury to the wheate0
Direction
has not been founde0
Qualifier
active tillering stagee0

Not reportedComparator

Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.

Triticum aestivum
Triticum aestivum · TaxonRasbak · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons ↗

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t0

“winter wheat”

✓ located verbatim in the source · title, characters 68–80 · show in text ↑
e0

“At the concentrations employed for sulphuric acid (max. 18.4%) ammonium dinitro-o-cresylate (max. 1.1%) and cupric chloride (max. 4.0%) direct injury to the wheat, resulting in a loss in yield, has not been found when spraying is carried out in the active tillering stage”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 1486–1757 · show in text ↑
Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultnegativemeasured

Claim · model-written summary

Delayed spraying caused considerable yield depressions, especially with cupric chloride and sulphuric acid.

Taxon
winter wheatTriticum aestivumt0
Treatment
sprayinge0
Outcome
yield depressionse0
Direction
depressionse0
Qualifier
unduly delayede0

Not reportedComparator

Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.

Triticum aestivum
Triticum aestivum · TaxonRasbak · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons ↗

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t0

“winter wheat”

✓ located verbatim in the source · title, characters 68–80 · show in text ↑
e0

“When spraying is unduly delayed, the yield depressions may be very considerable, more particularly with cupric chloride and sulphuric acid”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 1759–1897 · show in text ↑
Observationobservedoriginal resultpositivemeasured

Claim · model-written summary

Two experiments indicated greatest selectivity of growth regulators at concentrations no higher than 0.2-0.3%.

Taxon
winter wheatTriticum aestivumt0
Outcome
greatest selectivitye0
Direction
greateste0
Value
0.2-0.3%e0
Qualifier
two experimentse0

Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.

Triticum aestivum
Triticum aestivum · TaxonRasbak · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons ↗

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t0

“winter wheat”

✓ located verbatim in the source · title, characters 68–80 · show in text ↑
e0

“results of two experiments indicated that the greatest selectivity is obtained when the concentration does not exceed 0.2-0.3% (2–3 lb./acre)”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 1942–2083 · show in text ↑
Observationobservedoriginal resultno effectmeasured

Claim · model-written summary

Other trials observed no wheat injury up to 0.5% growth regulator concentration.

Taxon
winter wheatTriticum aestivumt0
Outcome
no injurye0
Direction
no injurye0
Value
0.5%e0

Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.

Triticum aestivum
Triticum aestivum · TaxonRasbak · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons ↗

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t0

“winter wheat”

✓ located verbatim in the source · title, characters 68–80 · show in text ↑
e0

“in the remaining trials no injury was observed up to a maximum concentration of 0.5%”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 2089–2173 · show in text ↑
Observationobservedoriginal resultno effectmeasured

Claim · model-written summary

No trials noted abnormal wheat ears.

Taxon
winter wheatTriticum aestivumt0
Outcome
formation of abnormal earse0

Not reportedDirection

Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.

Triticum aestivum
Triticum aestivum · TaxonRasbak · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons ↗

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t0

“winter wheat”

✓ located verbatim in the source · title, characters 68–80 · show in text ↑
e0

“In none of the trials was the formation of abnormal ears noted”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 2175–2237 · show in text ↑
Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultno effectnot significant (as stated)measured

Claim · model-written summary

Mixtures of sodium methyl-chloro-phenoxy-acetate and dinitro-o-cresol had no significant interaction on crop yield.

Taxon
winter wheatTriticum aestivumt0
Treatment
mixtures of sodium methyl-chloro-phenoxy-acetate and dinitro-o-cresole0
Outcome
crop yielde0
Direction
no significant interactione0

Not reportedComparator

Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.

Triticum aestivum
Triticum aestivum · TaxonRasbak · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons ↗

Verbatim

t0

“winter wheat”

✓ located verbatim in the source · title, characters 68–80 · show in text ↑
e0

“When mixtures of sodium methyl-chloro-phenoxy-acetate and dinitro-o-cresol are employed,. no significant interaction on crop yield has been found”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 2239–2384 · show in text ↑

sodium atom · yield · Triticum aestivum (wheat)Positive and negative results

8 papers: 6 positive, 2 negative or no effect

1 paper in the same direction as this paper · 6 in the opposite direction

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sulfuric acid · crop injury · Triticum aestivum (wheat)Results agree

2 papers: 0 positive, 2 negative or no effect

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  1. negative
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