Invasive Species Compendium
Detailed coverage of invasive species threatening livelihoods and the environment worldwide
Detailed coverage of invasive species threatening livelihoods and the environment worldwide
Mao RunPing, Thi Lan Thi Nguyen, Osunkoya, O. O., Adkins, S. W., (2019). Austral Ecology 44(7), 1111-1122. Wiley, Melbourne, Australia. English language
This chapter provides comprehensive information on the overall biology and ecology of parthenium weed (Parthenium hysterophorus). It provides specific details on the taxonomy, plant distinguishing characteristics, its likely centre of origin, genetics and intraspecific diversity, growth,...
This chapter deals with how parthenium weed (Parthenium hysterophorus), with a humble origin in the neotropics, has ended up as a global weed with a pantropical distribution spreading across about 48 countries in the last five to six decades. The chapter specifically deals with the spread pathways...
This chapter deals with various human and animal health impacts of pathenium weed (Parthenium hysterophorus). Diseases caused by the weed include dermatitis, rhinitis, asthma and atopic dermatitis. The detrimental health effects of parthenium weed are attributed to the sesquiterpene lactones and in ...
This chapter draws conclusions and makes future recommendations on the management of parthenium weed (Parthenium hysterophorus), based on extensive information reviewed in different chapters of the book. There are some research gaps, particularly in quantification of economic losses and health...
Qureshi, H., Anwar, T., Arshad, M., Osunkoya, O. O., Adkins, S. W., (2019). Annali di Botanica 9, 73-82. University La Sapienza of Rome, Department of Environmental Biology, Rome, Italy. English language
Bajwa, A. A., Wang HaoChen, Chauhan, B. S., Adkins, S. W., (2019). Pest Management Science 75(11), 2934-2941. Wiley, Chichester, UK. English language
Qureshi, H., Arshad, M., Bibi, Y., Ahmad, R., Osunkoya, O. O., Adkins, S. W., (2018). Applied Ecology and Environmental Research 16(5), 5799-5813. ALÖKI Applied Ecological Research and Forensic Institute Ltd., Budapest, Hungary. English language
Khan, N., George, D., Shabbir, A., Adkins, S. W., (2019). Journal of Environmental Management 247, 224-233. Elsevier, Amsterdam, Netherlands. English language
Shrestha, B. B., Pokhrel, K., Paudel, N., Poudel, S., Shabbir, A., Adkins, S. W., (2019). Weed Research (Oxford) 59(6), 467-478. Wiley, Oxford, UK. English language