Root parasitic weeds are a major limiting production factor in a number of crops, and control is difficult. Genetic resistance and chemical control lead the fight, but without unequivocal success. Models that help to describe and even predict the evolution of parasitism underground are a valuable tool for herbicide applications, and even could help in breeding programs. Legumes are heavily affe...

Broomrapes are holoparasitic plants spreading through seeds. Each plant produces hundreds of thousands of seeds which remain viable in the soils for decades. To limit their spread, drastic measures are being taken and the contamination of a commercial seed lot by a single broomrape seed can lead to its rejection. Considering that broomrapes species identification from a single seed is extremely...

Broomrape weeds (Orobanche and Phelipanche spp.) are root holoparasites that feed off a wide range of important crops. Among them, Orobanche crenata attacks legumes complicating their inclusion in cropping systems along the Mediterranean area and West Asia. The detrimental effect of broomrape parasitism in crop yield can reach up to 100% depending on infection severity and the broomrape-crop as...

for investigating of o. aegyptiaca control in tomato with sulfosulfuron and glyphosate and evaluating the efficacy, dose and time of application, some studies were conducted in 2011 at aarhus university of denmark. at first, the efficacy of sulfosulfuron (0.029, 0.147, 0.735, 3.676 and 18.378 mg per lit) and glyphosate (0.023, 0.117, 0.587, 2.935 and 14.676 µl per lit) on egyptian broomrape see...

in this study, the susceptibility of twenty-nine tomato varieties to broomrape infection under glasshouse conditions was investigated. results showed that differences in susceptibility to infection were significant among tomato varieties. significant differences were in number and time of broomrape shoots emerging, broomrape dry weigh (shoots and tubercles) and growth and fruit yield of tomato....

Branched broomrape (Phelipanche ramosa (L.) Pomel) is a parasitic plant, which causes severe yield losses in major crops worldwide. Because of its broad host range, including numerous non-parasitic weed species, the persistence seeds soil, and poor efficiency available management techniques, complex. The objective present paper was to develop broomrape-dynamics model support design strategies c...

in order to evaluate of abscisic acid, paclobutrazol and uniconazole hormones effects on the egyptian broomrape (orobanche aegyptiaca. pers) control and growth indexes of tomato (lycopersicon esculentum mill.), a glasshouse experiment was conducted in crd design with four replications. treatments consisted of abscisic acid in 4 levels (1, 3, 5 and 7 mm), paclobutrazol in 2 levels (0.1 and 0.01 ...

Abstract Branched broomrape, an obligate root parasitic weed, has recently re-emerged in tomato fields several California counties. produces more than any other state, and the outbreak of this noxious weed could potentially wreak havoc on industry’s economy. Preventive measures must be taken to stop or reduce spread branched broomrape seeds areas. can produce thousands tiny seeds, which easily ...

Broomrape weeds (Orobanche and Phelipanche spp.) are noxious parasites that infect crops using haustoria formed at the tip of their radicles. Dichloromethane extract obtained from roots Convolvulus arvensis strongly inhibits radicle growth broomrape weeds. A complex mixture arvensic acids was isolated as metabolites responsible inhibitory activity C. against via activity-guided fractionation 1H...

Infestations with sunflower broomrape (Orobanche cumana Wallr.), an obligatory root parasite, constitute a major limitation to production in many regions around the world. Breeding for resistance is most effective approach reduce infestation, yet mechanisms are often broken by new races of pathogen. Elucidating controlling at molecular level is, thus, desirable way obtain long-lasting resistanc...