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Population densities of yellow starthistle (Centaurea solstitialis) in Turkey

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  20 January 2017

Sibel Uygur ,
Lincoln Smith ,
F. Nezihi Uygur ,
Massimo Cristofaro  and
Joe Balciunas
Sibel Uygur
Affiliation:
Department of Plant Protection, Agricultural Faculty, Çukurova University, TR-01330 Adana, Turkey
F. Nezihi Uygur
Affiliation:
Department of Plant Protection, Çukurova University, Agricultural Faculty, TR-01330 Adana, Turkey
Massimo Cristofaro
Affiliation:
Biotec, Ente per le Nuove Tecnologie, l'Energia e l'Ambiente, Centro Ricerche Casaccia, via Anguillarese 301, 00060 Rome, Italy
Joe Balciunas
Affiliation:
Exotic and Invasive Weeds Research Unit, United States Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, Western Regional Research Center, 800 Buchanan Street, Albany, CA 94710
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Abstract

Yellow starthistle is one of the most important alien invasive weeds in the western United States. It has been targeted for biological control based on the assumption that its abundance is limited by natural enemies in its native region but not in the United States. The geographic center of diversity for yellow starthistle appears to be in Turkey. This region is being explored to discover potential biological control agents; however, there is no quantitative information regarding the population density or dynamics of the plant in this region. Such information could help determine which natural enemies help suppress the plant in its land of origin. We measured densities of yellow starthistle plants and seeds during 2 yr at three locations in central Turkey. Densities of mature plants were about 4% of those measured at sites in California. Densities of capitula and seeds produced were about 60 and 65%, respectively, of those measured in California. The greatest difference between the two regions appears to be the densities of mature plants, which indicates the importance of focusing research on natural enemies that reduce plant survival.

Keywords

Yellow starthistle, Centaurea solstitialis L. CENSOBiological controlinvasive speciesplant densityAsteraceaethistle
Type
Weed Biology and Ecology
Information
Weed Science , Volume 52 , Issue 5 , October 2004 , pp. 746 - 753
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Copyright © Weed Science Society of America 

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