Spontanvorkommen der Silphie im Bayreuther Raum: birgt diese neue Bioenergiepflanze ein Invasionspotenzial?

Ende, L. Marie; Lauerer, Marianne

doi:10.17433/7.2020.50153819.310-315

0028-0615

2020

DOI: 10.17433/7.2020.50153819.310-315

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Spontanvorkommen der Silphie im Bayreuther Raum: birgt diese neue Bioenergiepflanze ein Invasionspotenzial?

L. Marie Ende¹,

Marianne Lauerer²

Abstract: Die aus dem östlichen Nordamerika stammende Durchwachsene Silphie (Silphium perfoliatum) wird in Deutschland zunehmend anstelle von Mais (Zea mays) als neue Bioenergiepflanze mit vielen ökologischen Vorteilen angebaut. Aufgrund ihrer Wüchsigkeit und ihres hohen Re produktionsvermögens könnte sie jedoch ein Invasionspotenzial aufweisen. In der vorliegenden Studie wurden Spontanvorkommen der Silphie in der Umgebung bestehender Anbauflächen im Bayreuther Raum kartiert. Bei 13 der 15 untersuchten Anbauflächen wurd… Show more

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Possibly Invasive New Bioenergy Crop Silphium perfoliatum: Growth and Reproduction Are Promoted in Moist Soil

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The cup plant (Silphium perfoliatum) is a new and promising bioenergy crop in Central Europe. Native to North America, its cultivation in Europe has increased in recent years. Cup plant is said to be highly productive, reproductive, and strongly competitive, which could encourage invasiveness. Spontaneous spread has already been documented. Knowledge about habitat requirements is low but necessary, in order to predict sites where it could spontaneously colonize. The present experimental study investigates the growth and reproductive potential of cup plant depending on soil moisture, given as water table distance (WTD). In moist soil conditions, the growth and reproductive potential of cup plant were the highest, with about 3 m plant height, 1.5 kg dry biomass, and about 350 capitula per plant in the second growing season. These parameters decreased significantly in wetter, and especially in drier conditions. The number of shoots per plant and number of fruits per capitulum were independent of WTD. In conclusion, valuable moist ecosystems could be at risk for becoming invaded by cup plant. Hence, fields for cultivating cup plant should be carefully chosen, and distances to such ecosystems should be held. Spontaneous colonization by cup plant must be strictly monitored in order to be able to combat this species where necessary.

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Possibly Invasive New Bioenergy Crop Silphium perfoliatum: Growth and Reproduction Are Promoted in Moist Soil

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Spreading of the cup plant (Silphium perfoliatum) in northern Bavaria (Germany) from bioenergy crops

Ende¹,

Lauerer²

2022

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Invasive species can be the cause of severe problems for biodiversity, economy and human health. The cup plant (Silphium perfoliatum) is native to eastern North America and is increasingly cultivated in Germany as a new bioenergy crop. Its growth characteristics and autecology do not exclude a possible invasive potential. However, there are hardly any studies on this to date. In this study, habitat requirements for spontaneous colonization and establishment of the cup plant were investigated. Therefore, a 15 m radius around eleven cup plant fields in northern Bavaria (Germany) was examined. Data on cup plant colonization, habitat type, vegetation structure, ground cover, and further site conditions using the Ellenberg indicator values were collected and analyzed by logistic regression models. Spontaneously colonized cup plants were found in a wide range of habitats. Open habitats and human settlement areas were particularly suitable, especially field margins and agricultural paths. A portion of open soil of about 25% was preferentially colonized. Cup plants occurred predominantly within the first few meters of the field margin and increasingly around cup plant fields that have existed for a longer period. Favorable for the development of stems and thus for flowering, fruiting and establishing are warmer sites with a high herb layer. Individual plants that had developed a stem persist for several years and increased their stem number over time. The number of stem-developing individuals also increased over time. Thus, there exist an enormous potential for spread in the future. However, an invasive potential could not be confirmed based on the present study, because a threat of biodiversity was not proven.

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Dispersal and persistence of cup plant seeds (Silphium perfoliatum): do they contribute to potential invasiveness?

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Hummel,

Lauerer

2024

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Background and aims – The cup plant (Silphium perfoliatum) is being grown in Germany as a promising new bioenergy crop with an increasing area under cultivation in the last years. Its alien status, its high productivity, and high reproductive potential could carry the risk of this species becoming invasive. The present study investigates the dispersal and persistence of cup plant seeds, to contribute to the assessment of its invasive potential. Material and methods – For this purpose, four experimental studies were conducted in Germany, Central Europe: wind dispersal distance was measured in a field experiment for wind speeds up to 7 m.s-1. The seeds were offered to rodents in different habitats near to a cup plant field. We observed seed persistence and germination over 4 weeks storing in water and over 4 years storing in different soil depths. Key results – Cup plant seeds are dispersed by wind only over a few meters. In the forest, rodents removed 100% of the offered seeds, in open habitats none. Independent of the duration of storage in water, germination rate of the cup plant seeds was constantly high. Most of the seeds already germinated in water in the first two weeks. Stored on the soil surface and at 10 cm soil depth, the seeds germinated already in the first two years. Stored at 30 cm depth, one third of the seeds retained their germination ability over four years. Conclusion – Wind serves as short-distance dispersal vector for cup plant seeds. Rodents remove the seeds, but it is unknown whether they disperse them or just eat them. Water could disperse the seeds, which retain their germination ability, over long distances. The cup plant could therefore spread and possibly become invasive in Central Europe, and therefore measures are suggested to prevent its dispersal and spontaneous settlement.

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Spontanvorkommen der Silphie im Bayreuther Raum: birgt diese neue Bioenergiepflanze ein Invasionspotenzial?

Cited by 3 publications

References 4 publications

Possibly Invasive New Bioenergy Crop Silphium perfoliatum: Growth and Reproduction Are Promoted in Moist Soil

Possibly Invasive New Bioenergy Crop Silphium perfoliatum: Growth and Reproduction Are Promoted in Moist Soil

Spreading of the cup plant (Silphium perfoliatum) in northern Bavaria (Germany) from bioenergy crops

Dispersal and persistence of cup plant seeds (Silphium perfoliatum): do they contribute to potential invasiveness?

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Spontanvorkommen der Silphie im Bayreuther Raum: birgt diese neue Bioenergiepflanze ein Invasionspotenzial?

Cited by 3 publications

References 4 publications

Possibly Invasive New Bioenergy Crop Silphium perfoliatum: Growth and Reproduction Are Promoted in Moist Soil

Possibly Invasive New Bioenergy Crop Silphium perfoliatum: Growth and Reproduction Are Promoted in Moist Soil

﻿Spreading of the cup plant (Silphium perfoliatum) in northern Bavaria (Germany) from bioenergy crops

Dispersal and persistence of cup plant seeds (Silphium perfoliatum): do they contribute to potential invasiveness?

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Spreading of the cup plant (Silphium perfoliatum) in northern Bavaria (Germany) from bioenergy crops