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... A polymerase chain reaction (PCR) protocol that can be used to distinguish Pseudomonas syringae pv. tagetis from other P. syringae pathovars, including those that induce apical chlorosis in several plants of the Asteracaea family and in pea, and closely related P. savastanoi pathovars was developed based on DNA sequences from P. syringae pv. tagetis that are required for tagetitoxin synthesis. PCR ...
... Syrphid flies are frequent flower visitors, but little is known about the cues they use to find flowers. We determined the importance of visual and olfactory cues in a flight cage bioassay using Cirsium arvense (Asteraceae) flower heads and experienced Episyrphus balteatus (Diptera, Syrphidae). We tested the response of antennae of the flies to headspace inflorescence scent samples by using gas ch ...
weed control; buds; pastures; carbohydrates; models; adventitious roots; apical dominance; Cirsium arvense; control methods; growing season; interspecific competition; root growth; spring; death; population size; intraspecific competition; shoots; New Zealand
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... Based on a critical review of published research we have developed a conceptual model for a pasture population of Cirsium arvense (Californian thistle) focusing on plausible mechanisms for the regulation of population size: 1) plants overwinter as creeping roots with adventitious buds and subterranean shoots; 2) a main spring cohort of shoots supported by mobilized carbohydrates is regulated numer ...
... If decision-aid software models of weed emergence and growth are ever to help producers better time weed management, these models must be able to predict perennial weed shoot emergence from vegetative propagules. In this research, Cirsium arvense shoot emergence from adventitious root buds in spring was modeled using degree-day heat sums. Fractional C. arvense shoot emergence was best modeled as a ...
... Aphis fabae Scopoli consists of a complex of closely related host plant-associated forms. This system offers insights into speciation and the determinants of plant use in an important insect pest, but concerted study of the complex requires identification of clones with different plant preference that can potentially exchange genes. This study presents a series of hybridizations between clones col ...
... Organic farming has become a major agricultural and economic sector, and weed management is one of the primary challenges facing the industry. Of particular concern are rhizomatous perennial weeds such as field bindweed (Convolvulus arvensis L.) and Canada thistle [Cirsium arvense (L.) Scop.] which are highly competitive and not easily controlled in organic systems. We conducted meta-analyses of t ...
... AIM: To study the chemical constituents of the aerial parts of Cirsium setosum (Willd.) MB.. METHODS: The chemical constituents were isolated and purified by various chromatographic techniques. Their structures were determined on the basis of physical properties and spectroscopic data. RESULTS: A new megastigmane glycoside and six known compounds were obtained and identified as (7E, 9R)-9-hydroxy- ...
... Alternaria helianthiinficiens previously has been found as a pathogen of sunflower and cosmos in northern hemisphere. This fungus comprises a monotypic lineage which obviously is a separate group that has not been formally described as a section. Information about morphology, distribution, and pathogenic characters of this species is very limited. During this study, two taxonomic novelties were en ...
Cirsium arvense; automation; crop yield; farmers; image analysis; models; remote sensing; soil temperature; spring; spring barley; unmanned aerial vehicles; weeds; Denmark; North America; Northern European region
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... Eight experiments were carried out in Denmark to determine the yield loss of spring barley due to Cirsium arvense in farmers' fields and to suggest and evaluate a novel approach for quantifying C. arvense infestation in large plots. Literature about the competitive ability of C. arvense is old, scattered and inconclusive, and existing models for estimating crop yield loss are based on data from No ...
... The catalytic pyrolysis of Cirsium arvense was performed with titania supported catalysts under the operating conditions of 500°C, 40°C/min heating rate, 100mL/min N2 flow rate in a fixed bed reactor for biofuel production. The effect of catalysts on product yields was investigated. The amount of pyrolysis products (bio-char, bio-oil, gas) and the composition of the produced bio-oils were determin ...
... Laboratory studies were conducted using ¹⁴C-aminocyclopyrachlor (DPX-MAT28) and its ¹⁴C-methyl ester formulation (DPX-KJM44) to (1) determine the adjuvants' effects on absorption, (2) compare the absorption and translocation of aminocyclopyrachlor free acid with the methyl ester, and (3) determine the rate at which aminocyclopyrachlor-methyl ester is metabolized to the free acid in Canada thistle. ...
Bellis perennis; Cirsium arvense; Taraxacum officinale; beef; farming systems; farms; geographical distribution; pastures; sheep; species diversity; weeds; New Zealand
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... This study compared species diversity, abundance and size of broad-leaved herbaceous weeds on 28 South Island sheep/beef farms that employed either organic, integrated management (IM) or conventional management (CM) systems. Three or six paddocks per farm were surveyed using walked transects in November 2005, and the presence and number of individuals of each weed species encountered were recorded ...
... The mechanism of acetolactate synthase (ALS) resistance to the inhibitory action of sulfonylurea is due to the selection of R1 and R2 biotypes of C. arvense with modified form of the ALS enzyme. They are less susceptible to the inhibition of sulfonylurea, but still functional. There was no significant difference between the susceptible and sulfonylurea-resistant biotypes in absorption and transloc ...
Cirsium arvense; Euphorbia esula; Linaria vulgaris; aminocyclopyrachlor; application rate; application timing; biological control; biological control agents; chemical control; dicamba; diflufenzopyr; forbs; growing season; invasive species; managers; nontarget organisms; noxious weeds; picloram; program planning; seed set; weed control; North Dakota
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... Yellow toadflax (Linaria vulgaris P. Mill.) infestations in North Dakota increased 300-fold from 1997 to 2011, when the plant was added to the state noxious weed list. Long-term control of other invasive species had included biological control agents, but no effective agents for yellow toadflax had been identified, so a control program using herbicides was needed. The objective was to shift from s ...
... Aminopyralid is a new auxinic herbicide that provides Canada thistle control at lower use rates than clopyralid. Studies were conducted to determine if differences in absorption, translocation, or metabolism account for aminopyralid's greater biological activity. Radiolabeled aminopyralid and clopyralid were applied to individual leaves of rosette-stage Canada thistle plants. Nonionic surfactant w ...
... This ecophysiological research on the ash deposits from the “Nikola Tesla–A” thermal power station in Serbia covered 10 plant species (Tamarix gallica, Populus alba, Spiraea van-hauttei, Ambrosia artemisifolia, Amorpha fruticosa, Eupatorium cannabinum, Crepis setosa, Epilobium collinum, Verbascum phlomoides, and Cirsium arvense). This paper presents the results of a water regime analysis, photosyn ...
... The infection cycle of the autoecious rust fungus Puccinia punctiformis on the clonal plant Cirsium arvense was described in terms of intensity (amount of pathogen per unit area and used for systemic infection) and extent (area occupied by the pathogen and used for local lesion infection) at four grassland sites in The Netherlands. The incidence of systemic infection was relatively low and systemi ...
... Species‐rich semi‐natural grasslands in Europe are a main target for conservation efforts, and alternative methods to the traditional management of mowing or grazing would be welcome due to the difficulties in maintaining traditional management practices. One such method proposed is burning of grassland vegetation during late winter or spring. To evaluate the effects of annual spring burning vs an ...
... Floral scent, together with visual floral cues, are important signals to adult butterflies searching for food-rewarding plants. To identify which compounds in a floral scent are more attractive and, thus, of biological importance to foraging butterflies, we applied electrophysiological methods. Antennal responses of male and female adults of the tropical butterfly Heliconius melpomene L. (Lepidopt ...
Cirsium arvense; aerial parts; alpha-bisabolol; antibacterial properties; chemical composition; common names; essential oils; flowers; hexane; leaf oils; leaves; mass spectrometry; methanol; weeds; Iran
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... Cirsium arvense, known as “Kharlateh” or “Kangar Sahraee” in Iran, is a plant classified as an agricultural weed. Canada thistle is the common name for C. arvense. In this study we investigated the chemical composition of the essential oils in C. arvense using GC/Mass spectroscopy. Each of the aerial parts of the plant flower, leaf and stem was investigated separately. Nineteen compounds were dete ...
... A rhizobacterial community, associated with the roots of wild thistle Cirsium arvense (L.) growing in an arsenic polluted soil, was studied by fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) analysis in conjunction with cultivation-based methods. In the bulk, rhizosphere, and rhizoplane fractions of the soil, the qualitative picture obtained by FISH analysis of the main phylogenetic bacterial groups was ...
Cirsium arvense; Curculionidae; Puccinia; additives; chemical control; fungi; noxious weeds; pathogens; spores; stems; weed control
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... Cirsium arvense is a noxious perennial weed. Because of the limited possibilities of chemical and physical control of this weed, many studies have been performed on biological methods. Successful control of C. arvense using the rust fungus Puccinia punctiformis needs the establishment of systemic infection, often connected with the weevil Ceratapion onopordi as a spore vector. To analyse whether a ...
... Invasive species such as Canada thistle pose a significant threat to ecosystems. The risk of introducing invasive species has increased with human activities, and the effects of such events have economic and aesthetic impacts. Native to Europe, Canada thistle is now established throughout temperate North America. Although there is documentation of early occurrences to North America, little is know ...
... Growth chamber and field experiments were conducted to assess the potential of Pseudomonas syringae pv. tagetis (Pst) as a biocontrol agent for Canada thistle. Silwet L-77, an organosilicone surfactant, was required to facilitate Pst penetration into Canada thistle leaves. Growth chamber experiments indicated that maximum Pst populations inside leaves were obtained with a Silwet L-77 concentration ...
... Farmers are recommended to employ mechanical control when Cirsium arvense is most sensitive to disturbance. Earlier studies suggest that this occurs at a stage of minimum below‐ground dry weight, coinciding with three to seven or seven to ten leaves per shoot, depending on the definition of below‐ground dry weight. However, some farmers notice better effects when mechanical control is performed at ...
... Canada thistle (Cirsium arvense) is one of the worst weeds in temperate areas of the world. A rust fungus, Puccinia punctiformis, was first proposed as a biological control agent for C. arvense in 1893. The rust causes systemic disease which ultimately kills C. arvense plants. In 2013 it was demonstrated in four countries, that inoculation of C. arvense rosettes in the fall with ground telia-beari ...
... Autumn growth of weeds (i) provides an opportunity for mechanical and chemical control in autumn and (ii) can be important for weed survival and infestation in the following spring. Growth characteristics of Elytrigia repens, Cirsium arvense and Sonchus arvensis in autumn were studied in 2004 and 2005, on plants of different origins and developmental stages (planted at various times from May to Au ...
James V. Anderson; Münevver Doğramacı; David P. Horvath; Michael E. Foley; Wun S. Chao; Jeffrey C. Suttle; Jyothi Thimmapuram; Alvaro G. Hernandez; Shahjahan Ali; Mark A. Mikel
... Dormancy in underground vegetative buds of Canada thistle, an herbaceous perennial weed, allows escape from current control methods and contributes to its invasive nature. In this study, ∼65 % of root sections obtained from greenhouse propagated Canada thistle produced new vegetative shoots by 14 days post-sectioning. RNA samples obtained from sectioned roots incubated 0, 24, 48, and 72 h at 25°C ...
... 1. Recent studies have shown that plant-plant interaction via chemicals (allelopathy) can affect insects. Here the effects on aphid acceptance of barley after exposure to volatiles and root exudates from two common weeds, the thistles Cirsium arvense and Cirsium vulgare, were investigated. 2. Settling by bird cherry-oat aphid, Rhopalosiphum padi, was significantly reduced on barley plants that had ...
... 1. This account presents information on all aspects of the biology of Cirsium arvense that are relevant to understanding its ecological characteristics and behaviour. The main topics are presented within the standard framework of the Biological Flora of the British Isles: distribution, habitat, communities, responses to biotic factors, responses to environment, structure and physiology, phenology, ...
... The biological and economic efficiency of the use of the new, combined herbicide Uniko, CSC, (100 g/L fluroxypyr + 2.5 g/L florasulam) at application rates of 1.0, 1.25, 1.5, and 1.75 L/ha is studied in field trials. Cereal crops were sprayed in three stages: tillering/early booting, flag leaf stage, and heading (the experiment using herbicides at the latest stage was performed in Russia for the f ...
... The fungus Phoma macrostoma Mont. isolate 94-44B was registered as a bioherbicide for control of broadleaved weeds in Canada and the USA in 2011 and 2012, respectively. To obtain the registrations, the fungus had to be characterised both biologically and genetically. The objectives of this study were to demonstrate that bioherbicidal activity was associated with specific genetic markers and to det ...
... Extensive research exists on the effects of Canada thistle [Cirsium arvense (L.) Scop.] (CT) in annual cropland, but few studies have examined CT impacts on pasture and rangeland. While it is known that grazing impacts weed presence and abundance, little is understood about how specific grazing systems can be used as a prescriptive tool to alter weed populations, including CT. The purpose of this ...
Apion; Cirsium arvense; Curculionidae; Sclerotinia sclerotiorum; biological control; biological control agents; case studies; economics; invasive species; models; stochastic processes; weed control; weeds; New Zealand
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... Biological control agents are regarded as a relatively safe method to control weeds. However, their impact on weeds can be relatively low and unpredictable. The aims of this article were to: (i) assess whether or not a weevil (Apion onopordi) and a mycoherbicide (Sclerotinia sclerotiorum) are desirable as biological agents for the control of Californian thistle (Cirsium arvense) in New Zealand des ...
... To develop a potential bio herbicide, herbicide activity and crop safety of fungal strain HZ-31 isolated from naturally infected weed Cirsium arvense (L.) Scop. were investigated. The study was conducted in vitro and in vivo during the summers of 2017 and 2018. Strain HZ-31 showed broad-spectrum herbicidal activity, both in vitro and in vivo, when targeting Elsholtzia densa Benth., Polygonum lapat ...
... The investigations were carried out in the years 2000- -2004 on permanent grassland in Czarny Potok (Beskidy Mts. - 650 a. s. l.). Botanical census was conducted by using Klapp's method on 26 plots (18 random selected plots and 8 controls). The whole floristic material was subjected to numerical classification. As a result, three main types of plots with the dominating species of: Juncus effusus ( ...
... A new species, Botrytis polygoni, was isolated from several species of Polygonaceae in 2011 and 2012 in Tongwei County, Gansu Province, China. The species infects Fagopyrum esculentum, F. tataricum, and Fallopia convolvulus, causing brown leaf spots and large blotches with concentric rings in the field. Botrytis polygoni is morphologically characterized by conidia spherical, unicellular, hyaline t ...
... Native plant individuals often persist within communities dominated by exotics but the influence of this exposure on native populations is poorly understood. Selection for traits contributing to competitive ability may lead to native plant populations that are more tolerant of the presence of exotic invaders. In this way, long-term coexistence with an exotic may confer competitive advantages to re ...
... Canada thistle can cause greater than 50% yield loss in small grain crops, but little is known about production losses when the weed invades pasture and wildlands. Change in grass, forb, and woody species production from Canada thistle infestations was evaluated in two separate studies in North Dakota. The first measured change in production following aminopyralid applied at 120 g ha⁻¹ to control ...
... Canada thistle is difficult to manage in organic farming systems and others with reduced reliance on herbicides. Previous field studies found that defoliation or sudangrass interference suppressed Canada thistle. Our objective was to understand the factors causing suppression of Canada thistle observed in the field. Three greenhouse studies were conducted utilizing frequency of defoliation, sudang ...
Cirsium arvense; Pinus contorta var. latifolia; botanical composition; ecosystems; environmental factors; forests; invasive species; leaf area index; national parks; plant communities; primary productivity; soil texture; Wyoming
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... Canada thistle (Cirsium arvense (L.) Scop.) is an invasive, non-native plant in many terrestrial systems, often dominating plant communities, particularly in agricultural systems. Its invasion into forest systems is not well understood. Our objectives were to investigate the establishment, persistence, and abundance of C. arvense over a 7-year period following wildfire in a forest system, and to u ...
... Nkurunziza L & Streibig JC (2011). Carbohydrate dynamics in roots and rhizomes of Cirsium arvense and Tussilago farfara. Weed Research51, 461â468. SUMMARY: Information on the sourceâsink dynamics of carbohydrates during early plant growth can indicate when perennial weeds are most vulnerable to mechanical control. In this study, carbohydrate contents in the roots or rhizomes of two noxious per ...