Evaluation of resistance and biochemical responses of different varieties of tomato to Dodder (Cuscuta campestris Yunck.) [PDF]
فیزیولوژی محیطی گیاهی, 2022 Dodder is a one of the major parasitic weeds in the world. Dodder infestations reduce crop yield and increase harvesting costs. Different methods have been suggested to control of dodder, but none of them have been able to control these plants reliably ...
Asieh Siahmarguee +2 more
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Impact of infestation by parasitic weeds on rice farmers' productivity and technical efficiency in sub-Saharan Africa [PDF]
, 2017 Rice production is crucial for food security and income generation in sub-Saharan Africa. However, productivity and technical efficiency levels in rice production systems are severely constrained by biotic constraints such as parasitic weeds.
Adegbola, P.Y. +4 more
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New Lepidoptera-Parasitoid Associations in Weedy Corn Plantings: A Potential Alternate Host for \u3ci\u3eOstrinia Nubilalis\u3c/i\u3e (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae) Parasitoids [PDF]
, 2017 Larvae of the common sooty wing, Pholisora catullus, and pupae of the yellow-collared scape moth, Cisseps Fulvicollis, were collected in corn plantings containing different manipulated, indigenous weed communities to determine if these Lepidoptera had ...
Pavuk, Daniel M, Stinner, Benjamin R
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Agronomy, 2020 Pea (Pisum sativum) is an important grain legume worldwide whose cultivation is severely constrained by the root parasitic weed crenate broomrape (Orobanche crenata), which is widespread in the Mediterranean Basin and Middle East.
Diego Rubiales +2 more
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Agriculture, 2022 Cuscuta species are obligate parasitic plants that infect the stems of a wide range of hosts including many crop and weed species causing severe agricultural problems.
Mónica Fernández-Aparicio +5 more
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Management of Striga asiatica in the vulnerable uplands of Central Madagascar: combining zero-tillage rice-maize cover-crop rotations with resistant varieties [PDF]
, 2014 Una de las principales dificultades que se tienen actualmente para diseñar localmente máquinas y herramientas para la extracción de gel de la planta de Aloe Vera, es el desconocimiento de las propiedades mecánicas de sus hojas.
Andrianaivo, Alain-Paul +5 more
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Recent research progress in combatting root parasitic weeds
Biotechnology & Biotechnological Equipment, 2018 The obligate root parasitic Orobanchaceae plants Striga, Orobanche and Phelipanche spp. parasitize economically important crops, vegetables and oil plants. They are the most devastating agricultural weed pests worldwide.
Hiroaki Samejima, Yukihiro Sugimoto
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Plants, 2023 Cuscuta campestris Yunck. is a parasitic weed responsible for severe yield losses in crops worldwide. The selective control of this weed is scarce due to the difficult application of methods that kill the parasite without negatively affecting the ...
Antonio Moreno-Robles +7 more
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An integrated molecular and conventional breeding scheme for enhancing genetic gain in maize in Africa [PDF]
, 2020 Open Access Journal; Published online: 06 Nov 2019Maize production in West and Central Africa (WCA) is constrained by a wide range of interacting stresses that keep productivity below potential yields.
Gedil, M., Menkir, A.
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The Indian Journal of Agricultural Sciences, 2016 Orobanche and Cuscuta are two completely different types of holoparasitic plants that behave as devastating weeds on many economically important crops and pose serious challenges in their management.
C KANNAN, ADITI PATHAK
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