Posts Tagged: broomrape

Branched broomrape: what we want to avoid in CA

Last week, I had a chance to visit research cooperators in Chile and tour some of their processing tomato fields with serious infestations of the parasitic weed, branched broomrape and it was really eye opening for me.  We've had collaborative projects with researchers at the UC Davis Chile...

Equipment sanitation survey (broomrape and other pests/pathogens)

A group of crop pest management and food safety researchers across the U.S. is currently gathering grower and ag industry information on field equipment sanitation practices with the ultimate goal of designing research to address needs of the agricultural industry and consumers. My interest in...

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Matt Fatino, WSSA graduate student of the month

From the Weed Science Society of America (WSSA) Graduate Student Organization newsletter (Oct. 2023) * * * * * * Graduate Student of the Month Matthew (Matt) Fatino, Ph.D. Candidate with the Hanson Lab at UC Davis, is the Weed Science Society of America (WSSA) graduate student of the...

Parasitic weeds threaten tomato plants on California farms

Hanson and team battle invasive species At first glance, Orobanche ramosa looks like an interesting blossoming plant, one that could add a unique flair to flower arrangements. But it's a parasitic weed that attaches to roots, sucks out nutrients and is threatening California's $1.5 billion...

Broomrape Species: ecological insights and economic significance

The Orobanchaceae family comprises 270 holoparasitic species that cannot photosynthesize. Instead, they rely entirely on the host plant roots for nutrition, and can produce great numbers of minute, dust-like seeds that last for years in the soil. This family contains some of the most serious...

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