Successful production of faba bean crops in the presence of a wide range of disease-
causing fungi, parasitic weeds, nematodes, insects, mites and other pests depends on the …

Biology and management of weedy root parasites Page 282 Biology and Management of
Weedy Root Parasites DM Joel, J. Hershenhorn, H. Eizenberg, and R. Aly Agricultural …

For the first time in over 20 years, a comprehensive collection of photographs and
descriptions of species in the fungal genus Fusarium is available. This laboratory manual …

The input costs of pesticides to control biotic constraints are often prohibitive to the
subsistence farmers of Africa and seed based solutions to biotic stresses are more …

Plant parasitism is a fascinating phenomenon of extreme intimate plant-to-plant interactions.
The world of parasitic plants includes around 20 families, but the Orobanchaceae are the …

Parasitic weeds decrease severely the production of major grain and forage legumes. The
most economically damaging weeds for temperate legumes are broomrapes, in particular …

During extensive surveys in fields, heavily infested by Orobanche ramosa in Southern Italy,
a large number of fungi were isolated from infected parasitic plants. More than 50 isolates …

Parasitic weeds pose severe constraint on major agricultural crops. Varying levels of
resistance have been identified and exploited in the breeding programmes of several crops …

In contrast to normal weeds, parasitic plants inflict fitness costs by withdrawing water,
minerals, and photosynthates from the host. Host-derived material is mainly transferred …

Broomrapes (Orobanche spp. and Phelipanche spp.) are weedy root parasites that
represent a major constraint for faba bean (Vicia faba) cultivation in the Mediterranean area …