
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.
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weed.Verbascum thapsus
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References
(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.]Lortie, C. J. and L. W. Aarssen (1999). The advantage of being tall: Higher flowers receive more pollen in Verbascum thapsus L. (Scrophulariaceae). Ecoscience 6(1): 68-71. {a} Department of Biology, Queen's University, Kingston, ON, K7L 3N6, Canada
Ashton, P. M. S., P. G. Harris, et al. (1998). Soil seed bank dynamics in relation to topographic position of a mixed-deciduous forest in southern New England, USA. Forest Ecology and Management 111(1): 15-22. {a} School Forestry Enviromental Studies, Yale University, 360 Prospect Street, New Haven, CT 06511, USA
Bom, I., W. D. Van, et al. (1998). Hybrid affinity chromatography of alpha-galactosidase from Verbascum thapsus L. Journal of Chromatography A 808(1-2): 133-139. {a} Unilever Res. Lab., Olivier van Noortlaan 120, 3133 AT Vlaardingen, Netherlands
Donnelly, S. E., C. J. Lortie, et al. (1998). Pollination in Verbascum thapsus (Scrophulariacae): The advantage of being tall. American Journal of Botany 85(11): 1618-1625. {a} Dep. Biol., Quenn's Univ., Kingston, ON K7L 3N6, Canada
Naber, A. C. and L. W. Aarssen (1998). Effects of shoot apex removal and fruit herbivory on branching, biomass and reproduction in Verbascum thapsus (Scrophulariaceae). American Midland Naturalist 140(1): 42-54. {a} Dep. Biol., Queen's Univ., Kingston, ON K7L 3N6, Canada
Pardo, F., F. Perich, et al. (1998). Phytotoxic iridoid glucosides from the roots of Verbascum thapsus. Journal of Chemical Ecology 24(4): 645-653. {a} Dep. Ciencias Quim., Univ. La Frontera, Casilla 54-D, Temuco, Chile
Petenatti, E. M., M. E. Petenatti, et al. (1998). Herbal remedies in Central-western Argentina: "Ambay": Quality control of the genuine drug and their adulterants. Acta Farmaceutica Bonaerense 17(3): 197-202. {a} Herbario, Univ. Nac. San Luis, Ejercito de los Andes 950, 5700 San Luis, Argentina
Lortie, C. J. and L. W. Aarssen (1997). Apical dominance as an adaptation in Verbascum thapsus: Effects of water and nutrients on branching. International Journal of Plant Sciences 158(4): 461-464. {a} Dep. Biol., Queen's Univ., Kingston, ON K7L 3N6, Canada
Burnside, O. C., R. G. Wilson, et al. (1996). Seed longevity of 41 weed species buried 17 years in eastern and western Nebraska. Weed Science 44(1): 74-86. {a} Dep. Agron. Plant Genetics, Univ. Minnesota, St. Paul, MN 55108, USA
Tosserams, M., A. P. D. Sa, et al. (1996). The effect of solar UV radiation on four plant species occurring in a coastal grassland vegetation in The Netherlands. Physiologia Plantarum 97(4): 731-739. {a} Dep. Ecol. Ecotoxicol., Vrije Univ., De Boelelaan 1087, 1081 HV Amsterdam, Netherlands
Badmin, J. S. (1995). A new hostplant in Britain for Aphis verbasci Schrank (Hem. Aphididae). Entomologist's Monthly Magazine 131(1568-1571): 68. Coppice Place, Perry Wood, Selling, nr Faversham, Kent ME13 9RP, UK
Bergendorff, O., C. Franzen, et al. (1995). Screening of some European medicinal plants for spasmolytic activity on isolated guinea-pig trachea. International Journal of Pharmacognosy 33(4): 356-358. {a} Division Organic Chemistry 2, University Lund, P.O. Box 124, S-221 00 Lund, Sweden
Bosy, J. L. and R. J. Reader (1995). Mechanisms underlying the suppression of forb seedling emergence by grass (Poa pratensis) litter. Functional Ecology 9(4): 635-639. Dep. Botany, Univ. Guelph, Guelph, ON N1G 2W1, Canada
Galan, D. M. A. and J. A. V. Orellana (1995). Two new combinations in Verbascum subsect. fasciculata Murbeck (Scrophulariaceae) of southwestern Iberian Peninsula: Verbascum thapsus subsp. litigiosum (Samp.), comb. and stat. nov., and Verbascum thapsus subsp. martinezii (Valdes), comb. nov. Anales del Jardin Botanico de Madrid 53(2): 261-262. Lab. Botanica, Univ. San Pablo-CEU, Urbanizacion Monteprinicpe, Apartado 67, E-28660 Boadilla, Monte, Madrid, Spain
Heijerman, T. and K. Alders (1995). Gymnetron asellus and Bradybatus kellneri: Two weevil species new to the Netherlands (Coleoptera: Curculionidae). Entomologische Berichten Amsterdam 55(9): 147-148. Heijerman, Tarthorst 597, 6708 HV Wageningen, Netherlands
McCutcheon, A. R., T. E. Roberts, et al. (1995). Antiviral screening of British Columbian medicinal plants. Journal of Ethnopharmacology 49(2): 101-110. {a} Dep. Botany, Univ. British Columbia, 3515-6270 University Blvd., Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z4, Canada
Singh, S. C. (1995). Some interesting plant records after a gap of more than one century from the district of Lucknow, U.P. Journal of Economic and Taxonomic Botany 19(2): 419-424. Cent. Inst. Med. and Aromatic Plants, Lucknow-226 015, India
Kloetzli, F. (1994). Vegetation must obey the predetermined plan of nature (as exemplified by Verbascum in the "Puna" Hawaii Islands). Phytocoenologia 24: 667-675. Geobotanisches Institut, Stiftung Ruebel, ETH Zuerich, Zuerichbergstrasse 38, CH-8044 Zuerich, Switzerland
Munyaneza, J. and J. E. McPherson (1994). Comparative study of life histories, laboratory rearing, and immature stages of Euschistus servus and Euschistus variolarius (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae). Great Lakes Entomologist 26(4): 263-274. Dep. Zool., Southern Ill. Univ., Carbondale, IL 62901, USA
Sivapalan, A. (1994). Development of powdery mildew fungi on leaves submerged under water. Journal of Phytopathology Berlin 140(1): 82-90. Inst. Horticultural Dev., Dep. Agric., 621 Burwood Highway, Knoxfield 3180, VIC 3176, Australia
Farrell, J. A. and M. W. Stufkens (1993). Phenology, diapause, and overwintering of the wheat bug, Nysius huttoni (Hemiptera: Lygaeidae), in Canterbury, New Zealand. New Zealand Journal of Crop and Horticultural Science 21(2): 123-131. DSIR Plant Protection, Private Bag, Christchurch, New Zealand
Gray, S. M., D. Smith, et al. (1993). Barley yellow dwarf virus isolate-specific resistance in spring oats reduced virus accumulation and aphid transmission. Phytopathology 83(7): 716-720. {a} USDA, ARS, Cornell Univ., Ithaca, NY 14853, USA
Brown, D. (1992). Estimating the composition of a forest seed bank: A comparison of the seed extraction and seedling emergence methods. Canadian Journal of Botany 70(8): 1603-1612. Ontario Hydro Res. Div., Biological Res. Section, 800 Kipling Ave., KD 118, Toronto, Ont., Canada M8Z 5S4
Bures, L., L. Klimes, et al. (1992). Synanthropization in the Hruby Jesenik mountain flora. Preslia Prague 64(1): 63-78. {a} Podlesi 30, 793 31 Svetla Hora
Warashina, T., T. Miyase, et al. (1992). Phenylethanoid and lignan glycosides from Verbascum thapsus. Phytochemistry 31(3): 961-965.
Warashina, T., T. Miyase, et al. (1991). Iridoid glycosides from Verbascum thapsus L. Chemical & Pharmaceutical Bulletin 39(12): 3261-3264.
Woodman, R. L. and G. W. Fernandes (1991). Differential mechanical defense: Herbivory, evapotranspiration, and leaf hairs. Oikos 60(1): 11-19.
Filippini, R., E. M. Cappellette, et al. (1990). Botanical identification of powdered plant drugs: Verbascum flowers. International Journal Of Crude Drug Research 28(2): 129-133.
Milberg, P. (1990). What is the maximum longevity of seeds? Svensk Botanisk Tidskrift 84(5): 323-352.
Singh, B. P. and H. Singh (1990). The effect of canal irrigation on the natural flora of NorthWest Rajasthan (India). Journal Of Phytological Research 3(1-2): 51-58.
Canullo, R. (1989). Population demography and dynamics of the genus Verbascum in an abandoned field (central Apennines, Italy). Giornale Botanico Italiano 123(1-2): 63-80.
Mehrotra, R., B. Ahmed, et al. (1989). Verbacoside: A new luteolin glycoside from Verbascum thapsus. Journal Of Natural Products 52(3): 640-643.
Neave, H. M. and M. T. Tanton (1989). The effects of grazing by kangaroos and rabbits on the vegetation and the habitat of other fauna in the Tidbinbilla Nature Reserve, Australian Capital Territory. Australian Wildlife Research 16(3): 337-352.
Thistlewood, H. M. A., J. H. Borden, et al. (1989). Evidence for a sex pheromone in the mullein bug, Campylomma verbasci (Meyer) (Heteroptera: Miridae). Canadian Entomologist 121(9): 737-744.
Asai, Y. (1988). Materials for the naturalized flora of Japan: 2. Journal Of Japanese Botany 63(5): 197-200.
Hubbard, J. C. E. and J. B. Wilson (1988). A survey of the lowland vegetation of the Upper Clutha District of Otago, New Zealand. New Zealand Journal Of Botany 26(1): 21-36.
Khuroo, M. A., M. A. Qureshi, et al. (1988). Sterones, iridoids and a sesquiterpene from Verbascum thapsus. Phytochemistry 27(11): 3541-3544.
Mack, R. N. (1988). First comprehensive botanical survey of the Columbia Plateau, Washington (USA): The Sandberg and Leiberg expedition of 1893. Northwest Science 62(3): 118-128.
Kapur, S. K. and Y. K. Sarin (1987). Vegetable raw materials of Jai-Barthal tract of Bhadarwah Hills (Jammu and Kashmir State) (India). Journal Of Economic And Taxonomic Botany 11(1): 25-40.
Keller, M. A. (1987). Influence of leaf surfaces on movements by the hymenopterous parasitoid Trichogramma exiguum. Entomologia Experimentalis Et Applicata 43(1): 55-60.
Ulicheva, G. M. and L. V. Kuz'Mina (1987). Biological features of Verbascum spp. with ichthyotoxic activity cultivated in Leningrad Oblast (Russian SFSR, USSR). Rastitel'Nye Resursy 23(3): 356-367.
Vanlerberghe, K. A. and A. J. A. Van (1986). Dormancy phases in seeds in Verbascum thapsus. Oecologia 68(3): 479-480.
Verkaar, H. J., D. M. E. Van, et al. (1986). The responses of Cynoglossum officinale and Verbascum thapsus to defoliation in relation to nitrogen supply. New Phytologist 104(1): 121-130.
Gross, K. L. (1985). Effects of irradiance and spectral quality on the germination of Verbascum thapsus and Oenothera biennis seeds. New Phytologist 101(3): 531-542.
Seifert, K., J. Schmidt, et al. (1985). Iridoids from Verbascum spp. Planta Medica(5): 409-411.
Cavers, P. B. and M. G. Steel (1984). Patterns of change in seed weight over time on individual plants. American Naturalist 124(3): 324-335.
Gross, K. L. (1984). Effects of seed size and growth form on seedling establishment of 6 monocarpic perennial plants. Journal Of Ecology 72(2): 369-388.
Mittelbach, G. G. and K. L. Gross (1984). Experimental studies of seed predation in old-fields. Oecologia 65(1): 7-13.
Reinartz, J. A. (1984). Life history variation of common mullein (Verbascum thapsus): 2. Plant size, biomass partitioning and morphology. Journal Of Ecology 72(3): 913-926.
Reinartz, J. A. (1984). Life history variation of common mullein (Verbascum thapsus): 1. Latitudinal differences in population dynamics and timing of reproduction. Journal Of Ecology 72(3): 897-912.
Reinartz, J. A. (1984). Life history variation of common mullein (Verbascum thapsus): 3. Differences among sequential cohorts. Journal Of Ecology 72(3): 927-936.
Shereef, G. M., M. A. Hanna, et al. (1980). Population densities of important phytophagous and predaceous mites on verbascum (Verbascum thapsus), rose (Rosa gallica) and peppermint (Mentha piperita). Bulletin De La Societe Entomologique D'Egypte(63): 63-72.
Thistlewood, H. M. A., J. H. Borden, et al. (1045). Seasonal abundance of the mullein bug, Campylomma verbasci (Meyer) (Heteroptera: Miridae), on apple and mullein in the Okanagan Valley (British Columbia, Canada). Canadian Entomologist 122(11-12): 1045-1058.
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