10 LIBROS DEL INGLÉS RELACIONADOS CON «WITCHWEED»
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witchweed en la siguiente selección bibliográfica. Libros relacionados con
witchweed y pequeños extractos de los mismos para contextualizar su uso en la literatura.
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Watch out for
witchweed, a serious pest of corn, sorghum, ...
Watch. out. for. WITCHWEED. a. serious. pest. of. corn,. sorghum,. and. other.
crops. Plant Protection and Quarantine Programs May 1978 Supersedes PA-331.
"Watch. Witchweed (Striga spp.) is a parasitic plant that attacks corn, sorghum, ...
United States. Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service. Plant Protection and Quarantine Programs, 1978
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Introduction to Plant Diseases: Identification and Management
WITCHWEED countries, geese are allowed to graze in infested fields. Two geese
per hectare grazing on growing broomrape shoots are said to give good
management. The most promising management methods involve injecting the
soil with ...
George B. Lucas, C.L. Campbell, L.T. Lucas, 1992
In the field, Striga, or witchweed as it is commonly known, looks like an ordinary
green weed. It has rather attractive flowers. It earned its common name because
although farmers realised that the plant's appearance in a crop meant a large ...
... European chafer, gypsy moth, imported fire ant, Japanese beetle, Mexican fruit
fly, pink bollworm, soybean cyst nematode, white- fringed beetle, and witchweed.
pests and diseases to our shores. These unfortunate accidents occurred.
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Plant Protection and Quarantine, Safeguarding America's ...
Witchweed (Striga asiatica) is a parasitic plant from Asia that attacks many very
important crops in the United States, including corn, sorghum, sugarcane, and
rice. Unlike most weeds, which merely compete with crops, witchweed taps
directly ...
United States. Dept. of Agriculture, 2005
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Fundamentals of Weed Science
Secretions from corn (and some other grass) roots encourage germination of
witchweed seed. After parasitization, corn is stunted, yellow, and wilted because
of loss of nutrients and water. Many weeds, including crabgrass, serve as
alternate ...
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Management of Invasive Weeds
Unlike barberry, witchweed is a direct agent of damage, as all members of Striga
are hemi- parasitic plants that attack and usurp resources from their host plants,
including corn and sorghum (Eplee 1981). The native range of the genus Striga ...
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Invasive Alien Species: A Toolkit of Best Prevention and ...
The Asian and African witchweed (Striga asiatica) grows parasitically on the roots
of members of the Poaceae, especially maize and sorghum causing significant
crop losses, but also on rice, millet, sugar cane and grasses. It was first found in ...
Rüdiger Wittenberg, Matthew J. W. Cock, 2001
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Encyclopedia of Biological Invasions
However, the concept of EDRR as the preferred management strategy in federal
or state weed eradication projects in the United States first evolved as a guiding
principle in the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Witchweed Eradication ...
Dr. Daniel Simberloff, Dr. Marcel Rejmanek, 2010
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Illustrated Plant Pathology: Basic Concepts
It is commonly known as 'witchweed' and it parasitizes important economic crops,
such as corn, sugarcane, rice, cowpea, tobacco and some lesser millets. Losses
due to this parasite may go up to 100 per cent. Affected plants remain stunted, ...
H. Lewin Devasahayam, 2009
10 NOTICIAS EN LAS QUE SE INCLUYE EL TÉRMINO «WITCHWEED»
Conoce de qué se habla en los medios de comunicación nacionales e internacionales y cómo se emplea el término
witchweed en el contexto de las siguientes noticias.
Agriculture and Parasitic Plants: How They Snag Hosts and Ruin …
Some plant seeds, for instance, like those of the invasive species Striga lutea, or Witchweed, can lie in soil for more than 10 years, waiting to grow until they are ... «Nature World News, Ago 15»
Plant wars: vampire weeds use chemical “radar” to stalk victims
“The seeds of some parasitic plants, like witchweed for example, can lie dormant in soil for more than a decade, waiting to grow until they detect the presence of ... «World Science, Jul 15»
Kayonza - Farmers Call Rab Advice 'Ineffective'
When Striga, commonly known as witchweed, a genus of parasitic plants locally known as "Kurisuka" appeared in the Gramineae plantations of maize and ... «AllAfrica.com, Jun 15»
Nationwide stakeholders agree on deal to eradicate red witchweed …
A nationwide group of stakeholders has agreed on a $5.8 million package to eradicate red witchweed from a handful of farms in Queensland's Mackay region. «ABC Online, Jun 15»
Mackay cane growers still in limbo as national talks on red …
National talks to eradicate red witchweed from six properties in Queensland's Mackay region failed again last week, with meetings cancelled because the ... «ABC Online, Jun 15»
Farleigh farmers tired of red witchweed quarantine
Cane farmers Neiola Vella, Joe Grech and Stephen Vella have all been living under quarantine since July 2013, when red witch weed was discovered on their ... «Mackay Daily Mercury, May 15»
The cutting-edge science taking on some of the world's most …
Usually found in Sub-Saharan Africa, farmers call it "witchweed" because it has a shrinking effect on the host plant, causing it to be stunted and dramatically ... «Phys.Org, Abr 15»
Stakeholders agree 'in principle' on $4.75 million program to …
"I am pleased that Friday's meeting resulted in in principle support for an eradication plan for red witchweed and that should give the affected growers some ... «ABC Online, Mar 15»
Red witchweed discovered on new cane farm in Mackay region …
Red witchweed has been discovered on a new farm in Queensland's Mackay region, strengthening calls for a nationwide agreement to stop its spread. «ABC Online, Feb 15»
Mackay cane growers still stuck in limbo as nation's industries and …
Agriculture departments and industry groups from across the country are still at loggerheads over how to eradicate red witchweed from four cane properties in ... «ABC Online, Ene 15»
