In July 2015, during a field survey of the Tando Mohammad Khan area in Sindh province and the Faisalabad area in Punjab province, Pakistan, symptoms of vein yellowing and swelling were observed on leaves of Eclipta prostrata. The causal pathogen was identified as Alternanthera yellow vein virus...

A survey of rice growing areas in two districts of Punjab (Pakistan), Faisalabad and Chiniot, was conducted during September 2014-15 for rootknot nematode, Meloidogyne graminicola. During the survey, typical symptoms of hook like galls on roots were observed not only in rice plants but also in...

Eclipta alba (L.) Hassk (Asteraceae) is a branched herbaceous plant known for its curative properties against various tropical and sub-tropical diseases. In India, it is commonly known as Bhringaraj and Karisilakanni and in Bengali it is called keshut. The extensive growth of the plant in moist...

Investigating distribution patterns of invasive plants in riparian areas and evaluating their invasive grades are greatly useful to understand the degree of degradation of river ecosystems. The riparian vegetation from 402 sampling sites in nine river systems of Hai Basin was investigated. Invasive ...

This study investigated the occurrence and damage status of weeds in green vegetable fields in nine counties of Shanghai. The investigations in spring/summer and autumn/winter found 67 weed species, belonging to 24 families and 54 genera, most of which are grassy and compositae weeds. Annual and...

Do short periods of relatively low temperatures during winter in subtropical zones promote seed dormancy break and germination of alien species and thus facilitate their spread? To help answer this question, we tested the germination responses to moist storage at low temperatures of seeds of 21...

Plants differ in their capacity to use various forms of nitrogen (N). Although previous studies have suggested invasive plants alter N availability, few distinguish their responses to various forms and different concentrations of inorganic N. In order to understand how plant preference for N...

During field investigations on Long Ulcinj Beach, Montenegrin coast, three taxa new to Montenegrin flora were collected: Colchicum cupanii Guss. subsp. glossophyllum (Heldr.) Rouy, Datura innoxia Mill. and Eclipta prostrata (L.) L. The first species is native to Europe, while the others are alien. ...

During the process of investigation and documentation on invasive alien flora available in Latehar and Hazaribagh districts, some of the interesting facts on potential medicinal uses were closely noted based on experimented and proven evidences by interrogation with the ethnic people especially...

Phytosociological studies allow for the characterization and descriptive analysis of weed communities in crops. This study aimed to characterize the weed communities associated with weed crops in the "Centro, Meseta, and Norte" zones of the Tolima department. The study was conducted in 96...