Broomrapes are plant-parasitic weeds which constitute one of the most difficult-to-control of all biotic constraints that affect crops in Mediterranean, central and eastern Europe, and Asia. Due to their physical and metabolic overlap with the crop, their underground parasitism, their achlorophyllous nature, and hardly destructible seed bank, broomrape weeds are usually not controlled by manage...

ApdoA084, 14080-Córdoba, Spain ".Geosrarisrical rechniques were used re describe and mar me sparial disrriburion of crenare broomrape popularions parasirizing broad bean ayer 6 yr (from 1985 re 1990). In me firsr year, me sparial disrriburion was random, bur from 1986 re 1989, crenare broomrape popularions were clearly aggregared. The crenare broomrape" infecrion severiry {I5: number of emerged...

Sunflower broomrape is a noxious parasitic weed which has caused severe damage to crop ecosystems. Trap crops can release a mixture of allelochemicals to induce the germination of sunflower broomrape. We studied the allelopathic effects of soybean on sunflower broomrape. Fourteen common soybean cultivars were grown in pots. Samples were collected from soybean plants and rhizosphere soil at five...

Citation: Renna M, Signore A, Paradiso VM and Santamaria P (2018) Faba Greens, Globe Artichoke’s Offshoots, Crenate Broomrape and Summer Squash Greens: Unconventional Vegetables of Puglia (Southern Italy) With Good Quality Traits. Front. Plant Sci. 9:378. doi: 10.3389/fpls.2018.00378 Faba Greens, Globe Artichoke’s Offshoots, Crenate Broomrape and Summer Squash Greens: Unconventional Vegetables ...

Crenate broomrape (Orobanche crenata Forsk.) is a root parasitic weed severely threatening the cultivation of pea (Pisum sativum L.) in Mediterranean agricultural settings. We recently characterized a pea line highly resistant to O. crenata, named ROR12. Analysis of root exudates indicated that ROR12 resistance is possibly due to lower exudation of strigolactones, carotenoid-derived compounds a...

Trichomes are epidermal hairs found on the aerial surfaces of nearly all plants and in different species. They grow in different shapes and act as protectors against insects, microbes and herbivores. Trichomes vary in their morphology, distribution pattern on a given organ and in their histochemical images. Different trichome types were observed in the aerial parts of the two species of broomra...

False broomrape on tobacco (Nicotiana tabacum) can be induced by applying cytokinins to the roots, by causing an increase in the cytokinin-auxin ratio in the roots, by removing the apical and auxillary buds, or by applying extracts from tobacco with false broomrape to the roots of healthy plants. It can be prevented by treating debudded plants with auxin.

The influence of broomrape infection and microbial inoculants (Rhizo-Vam Basic®, Mycoplant® Funky Fungi®) on the mineral composition oriental tobacco was studied in a pot experiment. Eight treatments were tested, distributed following four groups: (1) control; (2) treatment with infection; (3) mycorrhizal (4) broomrape+mycorrhizal inoculants. Broomrape reduced dry weight leaves by 31.4% compare...

Rubiales D. (2014): Legume breeding for broomrape resistance. Czech J. Genet. Plant Breed., 50: 144–150. Legume cultivation is hampered in Mediterranean regions by the occurrence of the root parasitic weeds Orobanche crenata (crenate broomrape) and Orobanche foetida (foetida broomrape). Strategies of control have been developed but only marginal successes have been achieved. Most control method...