Parasitic plants ( Orobanche sp.)
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Branched broomrape (Orobanche ramosa L.) is the most widespread and damaging of the broomrape species, affecting large areas of solanaceous (primarily tobacco, potato, tomato and eggplant) crops, across the Mediterranean Basin, North... more
As a field naturalist, my doctoral research in plant ecology has focused on the biodiversity of open Mediterranean environments, conducted in parallel with a professional activity in a design office. This knowledge of botany, extended to... more
The influence of the root holoparasite Phelipanche ramosa on the physical characteristics and chemical composition of greenhouse-grown tomato fruits was studied over two growing seasons. The presence of the parasite significantly reduced... more
Abstract The distribution of Orobanche gracilis and its infraspecific taxa in Bulgaria are investigated using recent herbar sheets and data from the literature. One subregion is added to the distribution of O. gracilis var. sprunerii. The... more
Soil solarization is a preplanting technique used in hot climates to control weeds and soilborne pathogensconsisting of mulching the soil surface with polyethylene sheets. The increase in temperature associatedwith solarized soil could... more
The new locality of knapweed broomrape Orobanche elatior s.str. was found in 2014 in the Śnieżnik Mountains range. The species had not been reported from Polish part of the Eastern Sudetes Mts. before, and actually it is known only from... more
New collected material of genus Orobanche sect. Orobanche subsect. Glandulosae (G.Beck) Teryokhin and both specimens existing in Bulgarian herbaria and data published before are revised and used for creation of maps. The chorological... more
Orobanche L. is a large genus mainly distributed throughout subtropical and temperate regions of the northern hemisphere. The Mediterranean region is one of the most important centers of diversity. The genus Orobanche has been represented... more