The Effect of Field Dodder (Cuscuta campestris Yunck.) on Morphological and Fluorescence Parameters of Giant Ragweed (Ambrosia trifida L .)

  • Sava P Vrbničanin University of Belgrade, Faculty of Agriculture
  • Marija M Sarić-Krsmanović Insitute of pesticides and environmental
  • Dragana M Božić University of Belgrade, Faculty of Agriculture
Keywords: Cuscuta campestris, Ambrosia trifida, Morphology, Fluorescence,

Abstract


The effect of the parasitic flowering plant known as field dodder (Cuscuta campestris Yunck.) on morphological and fluorescence parameters of infested giant ragweed (Ambrosia trifida L.) plants was examined under controlled conditions. The parameters of chlorophyll fluorescence (Fo, Fv/Fm, ΦPSII, Fv, Fm, ETR and IF) were measured on infested (I) and non-infested (N) A. trifida plants over a period of seven days, beginning with the day of infestation. Morphological parameters (plant height, dry and fresh weight) were measured on the last day of fluorescence measurements.  C. campestris was found to affect the height, fresh and dry weight of the infested A. trifida plants, causing significant reduction in plant height and dry weight. Field dodder also affected several parameters of chlorophyll fluorescence (Fo, Fv/Fm, ΦPSII and Fv) in infested A. trifida plants.

Author Biographies

Sava P Vrbničanin, University of Belgrade, Faculty of Agriculture
Institute for phytomedicine, full professor
Marija M Sarić-Krsmanović, Insitute of pesticides and environmental
Laboratory of weed research
Dragana M Božić, University of Belgrade, Faculty of Agriculture
Institute for phytomedicine, associate professor

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Published
2013/04/24
Section
Original Scientific Paper