Action on Invasive Species: Control Strategies of Parthenium hysterophorus L. on Smallholder Farms in Kenya
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DOI: 10.1007/s00267-021-01577-5
Abstract: Parthenium hysterophorus L. (Asteraceae) is an invasive alien weed with detrimental effects on agricultural production, biodiversity, human and animal health, threating rural livelihoods in Asia and Africa. The problem emerged recently in the Kenyan Rift… read more here.
Keywords: smallholder farms; parthenium; parthenium invasion; parthenium hysterophorus ... See more keywords
Bio-herbicide potential of naturalised Desmodium uncinatum crude leaf extract against the invasive plant species Parthenium hysterophorus
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DOI: 10.1007/s10530-019-02075-w
Abstract: The exotic plant Parthenium hysterophorus is rapidly invading ecosystems in sub-Saharan Africa, with negative effects on the environment, economy and human and animal health. With the exception of some synthetic herbicides, none of the available… read more here.
Keywords: bio herbicide; hysterophorus; leaf; parthenium hysterophorus ... See more keywords
Management of invasive weed Parthenium hysterophorus through vermicomposting using a polyculture of Eisenia fetida and Eudrilus eugeniae
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DOI: 10.1007/s11356-021-12720-4
Abstract: Parthenium hysterophorus is considered one of the most noxious terrestrial weeds which needs to be efficiently managed to sustain the environment and vermicomposting are a promising eco-friendly management technique. In the current study, vermicomposting of… read more here.
Keywords: management; hysterophorus; parthenium hysterophorus; eisenia fetida ... See more keywords
Development of consolidated bioprocess for biofuel-ethanol production from ultrasound-assisted deep eutectic solvent pretreated Parthenium hysterophorus biomass
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DOI: 10.1007/s13399-020-01017-0
Abstract: A novel consolidated bioprocess was designed for processing of Parthenium hysterophorus biomass based on ultrasound-assisted deep eutectic solvent (DES) pretreatment followed by in situ enzymatic saccharification and fermentation of sugars to ethanol-biofuel. Among various DESs… read more here.
Keywords: ultrasound assisted; assisted deep; biomass; parthenium hysterophorus ... See more keywords
Evaluation of larvicidal activities of Parthenium hysterophorus L. against Anopheles arabiensis (Diptera: Culicidae), the major malaria vector in Ethiopia
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DOI: 10.1007/s42690-020-00344-z
Abstract: Malaria is a leading public health problem in Ethiopia despite the implementation of effective indoor vector control strategies over several decades. In the country, the use of botanicals to prevent the transmission of malaria is… read more here.
Keywords: root; hysterophorus; larvicidal activities; parthenium hysterophorus ... See more keywords
Seedbank dynamics and integrated management of Parthenium hysterophorus in vegetable capsicum
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DOI: 10.1016/j.cropro.2018.01.013
Abstract: Abstract Weed seedbank was assessed and an integrated weed management package was developed to control Parthenium hysterophorus in vegetable capsicum. Field experiments were conducted simultaneously in a Parthenium-site (PS) and Parthenium-free site (PFS) during two… read more here.
Keywords: vegetable capsicum; hysterophorus vegetable; tillage; hysterophorus ... See more keywords
Exploring models to predict the establishment of the leaf-feeding beetle Zygogramma bicolorata (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) for the management of Parthenium hysterophorus (Asteraceae: Heliantheae) in India
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DOI: 10.1016/j.cropro.2019.04.014
Abstract: Abstract Parthenium hysterophorus L. is considered globally as one of the most troublesome weeds, which has invaded non-cropped as well as cropped lands in many tropical and sub-tropical countries including India. Biological control using the… read more here.
Keywords: bicolorata; zygogramma bicolorata; beetle zygogramma; parthenium hysterophorus ... See more keywords
Temperature and altitude modulate feeding attributes of Mexican beetle, Zygogramma bicolorata Pallister on Parthenium hysterophorus.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jtherbio.2020.102540
Abstract: Zygogramma bicolorata Pallister (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) is an effective biocontrol agent of Parthenium hysterophorus L. which is an alien invasive herbaceous weed with a pan-tropical distribution. The present study aimed to assess the effects of temperature… read more here.
Keywords: temperature; feeding attributes; bicolorata pallister; zygogramma bicolorata ... See more keywords
Phenological behaviour of Parthenium hysterophorus in response to climatic variations according to the extended BBCH scale
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DOI: 10.1111/aab.12374
Abstract: Considering the importance of ecological and biological traits in imparting invasive success to the alien species, the phenological behaviour of an alien invasive weed Parthenium hysterophorus was documented according to the extended BBCH scale in… read more here.
Keywords: according extended; phenological behaviour; extended bbch; hysterophorus ... See more keywords
Biochemical Characterization of Different Chemical Components of Parthenium hysterophorus and Their Therapeutic Potential against HIV-1 RT and Microbial Growth
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DOI: 10.1155/2022/3892352
Abstract: Parthenium hysterophorus possesses certain allelochemicals responsible for their medicinal effects. The presence of oils, polyphenols, alkaloids, terpenes, pseudoguaianolides, and histamines in P. hysterophorus has been shown to exhibit medicinal properties. However, the systematic biomedical properties… read more here.
Keywords: hiv; parthenium hysterophorus; presence; hysterophorus ... See more keywords
Eco-friendly management of Parthenium hysterophorus
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DOI: 10.1177/00368504221118234
Abstract: In sub-Saharan Africa, the invasive plant Parthenium hysterophorus (Parthenium) is threatening ecosystem integrity, biodiversity, and smallholder livelihoods. But, there is no single effective method of controlling it. Desmodium intortum, Lablab purpureus, and Medicago sativa were… read more here.
Keywords: parthenium hysterophorus; parthenium; growth; suppressive plants ... See more keywords