Weed emergence timing: a new tool for managing weeds in crop fi elds The success of integrated weed management relies on matching control strategies to the specifi c weed problem in a fi eld. Managers must know not only which weed species (and how many) are present in a fi eld; they also must understand the distribution and development stages of these weeds throughout the fi eld. Weed control r...

Weed infestations and associated yield losses require effective weed control measures in soybean and sugar beet. Besides chemical weed control, mechanical weeding plays an important role in integrated weed management systems. Field experiments were conducted at three locations for soybean in 2013 and 2014 and at four locations for sugar beet in 2014 to investigate if automatic steering technolo...

The bindweeds Calystegia sepium and Convolvulus arvensis are difficult to control chemically. Calystegia sepium is often a problem in maize or in vineyards, while C. arvensis is an important weed of cereals. The biological control of these weeds with insects or fungal pathogens has been investigated since 1970. More than 600 fungi collected in countries throughout Europe have been isolated in o...

Russian knapweed (Rhaponticum repens) is a rangeland weed pest in the western United States. One candidate fungus for biological control of R. repens is Puccinia acroptili, which causes a rust disease. Understanding the life cycle of candidate rust fungi for weed biological control is an essential component in risk assessments and evaluations, and for P. acroptili such was unknown. For this rea...

The Alyssum L. genus which is spread in the Eastern Mediterranean known by public as ‘Rabid weed’ or ‘Kevke’. Many of these species are seen a way to prevent disasters such erosion, both due drought resistance and low soil selectivity. Also ‘Tooth weed’, it has been used reduce tooth sore, bladder stones spasm. In this study, order examine antibacterial antifungal activities, extracts obtained ...

Parthenium hysterophorus L. (congress grass, congress weed, carrot weed, wild feverfew, the “Scourge of India”) is an exotic weed that was accidentally introduced in India in 1956 through imported food grains.[1] It has become a common weed causing dermatitis of epidemic proportions.[2] The epithet “congress weed” refers to the US congress (who allocated the shipment for Pune, India).[3] In Pun...

Martin M. Williams II Corresponding author. U.S. Department of Agriculture—Agricultural Research Service, Invasive Weed Management Research, University of Illinois, 1102 S. Goodwin Ave., Urbana, IL 61801; [email protected] The critical period for weed control (CPWC) identifies the phase of the crop growth cycle when weed interference results in unacceptable yield losses; however, the effect of ...

Weeds in agricultural landscapes can serve as alternate hosts for phytopathogenic fungi and promote the spatial long-term distribution of these fungi. Especially, semi-natural habitats such kettle holes are considered a source fungal pathogens because they permanent habitat various weed species arable lands. In our study, we investigated suitability nine different families at edges 18 two conse...