Listing of Useful Plants of the World
NOTICE: Information on the background to this Listing is available. The analysis of numbers of papers/mentions over time was completed in 1997, using the Agricola database (1970-1996). Hard copies of the Listing (553 pages; over 4200 new crops listed with the analyses of numbers of papers over time included) are available from the publisher, Dr Rob Fletcher; see Advice on Publications Available.
The references listed below are from the Biological Abstracts database (1988-2000) and are courtesy of SilverPlatter Information. For more information re Silverplatter, go to www.silverplatter.com.
Your attention is drawn to this species' potential as a
weed.Centaurea calcitrapa
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Source: AGRICOLA database (1970-1996)
Common Name(s):
caltrops syn star thistleReferences
(Biological Abstracts 1988-2000):[These references are from the Biological Abstracts database and are courtesy of SilverPlatter Information. For more information re SilverPlatter, go to
www.silverplatter.com. References are listed alphabetically by author within years, with most recent references first; addresses of author(s) have been included when available. To search within this page, we suggest using Find in Page, within the Edit menu of the Web Browser.]Cenci, C. A., A. Candolini, et al. (1998). Preliminary research on the urban flora of Udine (NE Italy). Societa Veneziana di Scienze Naturali Lavori 23: 69-74. {a} Dip. Biologia Economia Agro-Industriale, Sezione Botanica Sistematica Applicata, Via Cotonificio 108, 33100 Udine, Italy
Tavaria, F. K., M. J. Sousa, et al. (1997). Degradation of caseins from milk of different species by extracts of Centaurea calcitrapa. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry 45(10): 3760-3765. {a} Escola Superior Biotecnol., Rua Dr. Antonio. Bernardino de Almeida, P-4200 Porto, Portugal
Shishkoff, N. and W. L. Bruckart (1996). Water stress and damage caused by Puccinia jaceae on two Centaurea species. Biological Control 6(1): 57-63. {a} Cornell University, 39 Sound Avenue, Long Island Horticultural Res. Lab., Riverhead, NY 11901-1098, USA
Rosenthal, S. S., T. Davarci, et al. (1994). Turkish herbivores and pathogens associated with some knapweeds (Asteraceae: Centaurea and Acroptilon) that are weeds in the United States. Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington 96(1): 162-175. {a} USDA-ARS, Rangeland Weeds Lab, Culbertson Hall, MSU, Bozeman, MT 59717-0056, USA
Chittaranjan, S. and Z. K. Punja (1993). A semiselective medium and procedures for isolation and enumeration of Chalara elegans from organic soil. Plant Disease 77(9): 930-932. Dep. Biological Sci., Simon Fraser Univ., Burnaby, British Columbia V5A 1S6, Canada
Sobhian, R. (1993). Two biotypes of Bangasternus orientalis (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) found in Greece. Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington 95(2): 163-164. European Biological Control Lab., USDA-ARS, BP 4168 Agropolis, 34092 Montpellier, Cedex 5, France
Marco, J. A., J. F. Sanz, et al. (1992). Sesquiterpene lactones and lignans from Centaurea species. Phytochemistry Oxford 31(10): 3527-3530. {a} Departmento de Quimica Organica, Facultad de Ciencias Quimicas, Universida de Valencia, E-46100 Burjassot, Valencia, Spain
Sweelam, M. E. (1989). Population density, seasonal distribution and trophic structure of nematodes in the rhizosphere of ten desert weeds. Annals Of Agricultural Science 34(1): 467-474.
Briese, D. T. (1988). Weed status of twelve thistle species in New South Wales (Australia). Plant Protection Quarterly 3(4): 135-141.
Maddox, D. M. and R. Sobhian (1987). Field experiment to determine host specificity and oviposition behavior of Bangasternus orientalis and Bangasternus fausti (Coleoptera: Curculionidae), biological control candidates for yellow star thistle and diffuse knapweed. Environmental Entomology 16(3): 645-648.
Forcella, F. and H. Wood (1986). Sequential flowering of thistles (Cynareae, Asteraceae) in southern Australia. Australian Journal Of Botany 34(4): 455-462.
Jakupovic, J., Y. Jia, et al. (1986). Bisabolone derivatives and sesquiterpene lactones from Centaurea species. Planta Medica(5): 399-401.
Hegazi, E. M. and K. S. Moursi (1983). Studies of distribution and biology of the capsule fly, Acanthiophilus helianthi, on wild plants in Egyptian Western Desert. Zeitschrift Fuer Angewandte Entomologie 96(4): 333-336.
Binder, R. G., C. E. Turner, et al. (1053). Volatile components of purple star thistle. Journal Of Agricultural And Food Chemistry 38(4): 1053-1055.
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