Chemical Composition and Phytotoxic and Antibiofilm Activity of the Essential Oils of <i>Eucalyptus bicostata</i>, <i>E. gigantea</i>, <i>E. intertexta</i>, <i>E. obliqua</i>, <i>E... by Flavio Polito, Habiba Kouki, Sana Khedhri, Lamia Hamrouni, Yassine Mabrouk, Ismail Amri, Filomena Nazzaro, Florinda Fratianni, Vincenzo De Feo

“…The phytotoxicity of the EOs was tested against germination and radicle elongation of the weeds <i>Sinapis arvensis</i> and <i>Lolium multiflorum</i> and the crop <i>Raphanus sativus</i>, resulting in the different inhibition of seed germination and radicle elongation depending on both chemical composition and the seed tested, with remarkable phytotoxicity towards <i>S. arvensis</i> and <i>R. sativus</i>. …”
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Joint Cultivation of <i>Allium ursinum</i> and <i>Armoracia rusticana</i> under Foliar Sodium Selenate Supply by Zarema Amagova, Visita Matsadze, Zulfia Kavarnakaeva, Nadezhda Golubkina, Marina Antoshkina, Agnieszka Sękara, Alessio Tallarita, Gianluca Caruso

“…Despite the high value of ramson (<i>Allium ursinum</i>) in medicine and nutrition, it is not cultivated in open fields due to the need for shading as well as weeding during the early crop stages. Research was carried out in an open field with the aim to improve <i>A. ursinum</i> growth, through its intercropping with <i>Armoracia rusticana</i> (horseradish). …”
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The Essential Oil of <i>Petroselinum crispum</i> (Mill) Fuss Seeds from Peru: Phytotoxic Activity and In Silico Evaluation on the Target Enzyme of the Glyphosate Herbicide by Oscar Herrera-Calderon, Abdulrahman M. Saleh, Ammar A. Razzak Mahmood, Mohamed A. Khalaf, James Calva, Eddie Loyola-Gonzales, Freddy Emilio Tataje-Napuri, Haydee Chávez, José Santiago Almeida-Galindo, Javier Hernán Chavez-Espinoza, Josefa Bertha Pari-Olarte

“…According to the results, the essential oil of <i>P. crispum</i> seeds presented a phytotoxic activity and might be useful as a bioherbicide agent against weeds.…”
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Impact of Late‐Season Herbicide Applications on Winter Canola Yield and Seed Quality by Victor R. Bodnar, Josh Lofton, Misha R. Manuchehri, Anna D. Zander

“…In canola (Brassica napus L.), control of grassy weeds can typically be achieved in the fall or spring with timely herbicide applications. …”
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Study on the cultivation of seedlings using buds of potato (Solanum tuberosum L.) by Chaonan Wang, Chong Du, Zhongmin Yang, Huilin Wang, Leijuan Shang, Lili Liu, Zhiyi Yang, Shuyao Song, Sikandar Amanullah

“…Cultivation was performed with the common horticultural practices of weeding and hoeing applied as needed. The photosynthetic indices, physiological indices, growth indices and quality of potato seedlings and quality of potato buds were measured at two-week intervals, and yield indices were measured when the final crop was harvested 14 weeks after planting. …”
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Analysis of a new strain of <it>Euphorbia mosaic virus </it>with distinct replication specificity unveils a lineage of begomoviruses with short Rep sequences in the DNA-B intergeni... by Argüello-Astorga Gerardo R, Frías-Treviño Gustavo, Moreno-Valenzuela Oscar, Hernández-Zepeda Cecilia, Alpuche-Solís Ángel G, Bañuelos-Hernández Bernardo, Bernal-Alcocer Artemiza, Gregorio-Jorge Josefat

“…The first entirely characterized EuMV isolate is native from Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico; subsequently, EuMV was detected in weeds and pepper plants from another region of Mexico, and partial DNA-A sequences revealed significant differences in their putative replication specificity determinants with respect to EuMV-YP. …”
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Distribution and association of common leaf rust (Puccinia sorghi Schwein) and turcicum leaf blight [Exserohilum turcicum (Pass.)] of Maize (Zea mays L.) with biophysical factors i... by Asmea Mohammed, Zelalem Bekeko, Bulti Tesso

“…Result also showed the presence of higher values of CLR incidence, and severity (>61.7% and >32.1%, respectively) and higher level of TLB incidence and severity (>58.1% and >30.2%, respectively) were highly associated with the West Hararghe Zone, Altitude >2000 m.a.s.l., Kuni and Haramaya districts, fields without any type of fertilizer, un weeded fields, intercroped with sorghum, maize verities sown in June, and seeds collected from previous yield resulted in the highest disease incidence and severity. …”
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Organic Hydromulches in Young Olive Trees in Pots: Effects on Soil and Plant Parameters by Marta M. Moreno, Sara González-Mora, Jaime Villena, Carmen Moreno

“…A non-mulched manual weeding control (NM) was included. The results indicated that hydromulches, in comparison with NM, resulted in increased volumetric soil water content (on average, 22.9% in hydromulches and 19.5% in NM), reduced soil temperature fluctuations (4.97 °C in hydromulches and 6.13 °C in NM), and increased soil CO₂ fluxes (0.80 and 0.49 g CO₂ m⁻² h⁻¹, respectively). …”
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Effect of Plant Seed Mixture on Overwintering and Floristic Attractiveness of the Flower Strip in Western Poland by Jolanta Kowalska, Małgorzata Antkowiak, Alicja Tymoszuk

“…A large variety of spontaneously emerging species (considered weeds) can also successfully colonize existing gaps in the flower strips, providing an increase in biodiversity. …”
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Sensitization peculiarities for children with allergic rhinitis living in Magnitogorsk and Beloretsk cities by E. V. Andronova, T. S. Lepeshkova

“…The children were tested for total IgE and eosinophilic cationic protein, specific IgE (sIgE) to house dust mites, allergens of trees, weeds and grasses, epidermal allergens (ImmunoСap, Phadia). …”
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USING MACHINE LEARNING TECHNIQUES TO FILTER VEGETATION IN COLORIZED SFM POINT CLOUDS OF SOIL SURFACES by O. Grothum, A. Bienert, M. Bluemlein, A. Eltner

“…However, the point clouds also captured some vegetation, such as agricultural plants, grass, and weeds, present at the soil surface. It had to be removed to accurately measure soil erosion processes. …”
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Monitoring Damage Caused by <i>Pantana phyllostachysae</i> Chao to Moso Bamboo Forests Using Sentinel-1 and Sentinel-2 Images by Xuying Huang, Qi Zhang, Lu Hu, Tingting Zhu, Xin Zhou, Yiwei Zhang, Zhanghua Xu, Weimin Ju

“…The results show that the single-time observation feature-based model (using images from October) outperformed the double-time observation feature-based model (using the differences between remote sensing signals from October and February or April) due to the interference from other disturbance agents (e.g., logging and weeding). The overall accuracy (OA) values of the single-time observation feature-based model were at least 3% and 10% higher than those for double-time observation feature-based models for on- and off-year samples, respectively. …”
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Candida parapsilosis-Caused Arthritis with Rice Body Formation: A Case Presentation and Literature Review by Qi W, Ren Y, Wang H, Wan Y, Pan H, Yao J

“…However, the shoulder swelled again after three weeks, MRI revealed that there was significant fluid accumulation in the subacromial-subdeltoid region with necrotic synovial tissue floating and ultrasound examination showed joint cavity effusion, synovial hyperplasia, and some synovium looked like “floating weeds”. After 2 weeks, there were recurrent rice bodies in the articular cavity. …”
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Residue determination and dietary risk assessment of mesotrione, nicosulfuron, atrazine and its four metabolites in maize in China by Huazhang Chen, Huazhang Chen, Jiewei Li, Yuxi Wang, Yannan Zhou, Zhengfeng Duan, Tingting Duan

“…IntroductionTo improve maize yield in China, multiple herbicides have been simultaneously applied to control more weeds. However, this combined application raises concerns about potential residues and their subsequent risks to human health. …”
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Evaluating <i>Dendrolimus superans</i> (Lepidoptera: Lasiocampidae) Occurrence and Density Modeling with Habitat Conditions by Daxiao Han, Shuo Wang, Jili Zhang, Rong Cui, Qianxue Wang

“…The study revealed that <i>D. superans</i> is prone to occur on sunny slopes, flat slopes, and ridges, which should be the focus of prevention and control in forest management practices, such as replanting, thinning, and regular weeding, to help restrain the growth of the population of this pest.…”
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Improvement in the quality and productivity of Codonopsis pilosula seedlings by dazomet soil fumigation by Hongyan Wang, Yuan Chen, Fengxia Guo, Pengbin Dong, Wei Liang, Jiali Cheng

“…Abstract Dazomet is a dry powder formulation that releases toxic gas containing methyl isothiocyanate, which controls soil-borne pests and weeds, improving crop yields when applied to moist soils. …”
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Residental landscape: the natural environment of the Late Bronze settlements in the Tobol region by Ryabogina N.E., Ivanov S.N., Nasonova E.D.

“…The cultural layer of the Fedorovо settlement (Bochantsevo 1, up to the 16th century BC) is shown to contain predominantly meadow pollen, typical weeds of human habitats and the spores of coprophilous fungi. …”
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Survey of Vineyard Insects and Plants to Identify Potential Insect Vectors and Noncrop Reservoirs of Grapevine Red Blotch Virus by Houston Wilson, Brian N. Hogg, G. Kai Blaisdell, Jeremy C. Andersen, Armand S. Yazdani, Alexis C. Billings, Kei-lin M. Ooi, Nourolah Soltani, Rodrigo P. P. Almeida, Monica L. Cooper, Maher Al Rwahnih, Kent M. Daane

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Stressful Conditions Affect Seed Quality in Glyphosate Resistant <i>Conyza bonariensis</i> (L.) by Gabriel da Silva Amaral, Ricardo Alcántara-de la Cruz, Flávia Regina da Costa, Cileide Maria Medeiros Coelho, Rafael De Prado, Leonardo Bianco de Carvalho

“…Cronquist is one of the main glyphosate-resistant weeds in no-till fields in Brazil. Here, the seed quality of glyphosate-resistant (R) and -susceptible (S) <i>C. bonariensis</i> biotypes, collected from different sites, was evaluated under stressful conditions by different seed tests. …”
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التحرّي عن العوائل البرّيّة المخزِّنة لفيروس تجعّد واصفرار أوراق البندورة Tomato Yellow Leaf Curl Begomovirus في الساحل السوري... by زياد حسن, عماد اسماعيل, صلاح الشعبي

“…Field survey showed the biodiversity of weeds  in greenhouses and opened fields of tomato production regions in Syrian coastal region. …”
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