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Field dodder - How to control it?

M. Sarić-Krsmanović,S. Vrbničanin

Published 2015 in Pesticidi I Fitomedicina

ABSTRACT

Broad geographic distribution and spectrum of hosts make field dodder, Cuscuta campestris, one of the most widespread and most harmful pests among flowering parasitic plants. Field dodder may become a problem in vegetable nurseries (e.g. tomato, sweet pepper and cabbage) or in potato or some other crop grown in plastic greenhouses. However, the most devastating damage comes from field dodder outbreaks in newly-established perennial legume crops (alfalfa, clover, etc.), which are generally the preferred hosts of this parasitic flowering species. Apart from alfalfa and clover, an expansion of field dodder has been observed in recent years in sugar beet, too. Different measures are available for controlling field dodder, from preventive (pure seeding material, tolerant cultivars, etc.), to mechanical removal (mowing and hand weeding) to herbicide treatments. The most successful control of field dodder requires a systematic approach ensured through integrated protection, which contributes to a more effective control of parasitic flowering plants.

PUBLICATION RECORD

  • Publication year

    2015

  • Venue

    Pesticidi I Fitomedicina

  • Publication date

    Unknown publication date

  • Fields of study

    Agricultural and Food Sciences, Biology, Environmental Science

  • Identifiers
    DOI 10.2298/PIF1503137S
  • External record

    Open on Semantic Scholar

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    Semantic Scholar

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