A PARASITIC INVASIVE PLANT: CUSCUTA CAMPESTRIS YUNCK
Authors : Yıldız Nemli, Ilhan Kaya, Şeyma Reyhan Tamer
Pages : 19-24
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Publication Date : 2015-12-01
Article Type : Research
Abstract :Cuscuta campestris Yunck is economically important in agriculture area in Turkey as well as in many countries. C. campestris is native in North America and is distributed all over the World. This parasitic plants is distributed all over the Turkey although less frequent in the Black Sea Region and it prefers sunlight. It is assumed that C. campestris was introduced in Turkey in 1925 via imported seeds and then distributed all over the countries. It has more than 40 host species including both weeds and crop plants in TurkeyKeywords : Cuscuta campestris, invasive, parasitic weeds