Mowing might seem like a pretty sensible way to keep weeds at bay. But in the case of the silverleaf nightshade, the activity puts the plant into survival mode causing it to fight back with some ...

New findings have shown that the more silverleaf nightshade was mowed, the more it developed ways to avoid destruction. The taproot went down further, nearly 5 feet deep, in the first generation ...

Findings in both studies showed that the more silverleaf nightshade was mowed, the more it developed ways to avoid destruction, Kariyat said. The taproot went down further, nearly 5 feet deep, in ...

The study focused specifically on Silverleaf Nightshade, and other weeds might react differently to mowing. "This should be something that we consider when we make management plans," says Rupesh ...

MILAN, May 24 (Reuters) - An invasive alien weed, silverleaf nightshade, is theatening cotton and wheat crops in Syria and Iraq and could spread to Lebanon and Jordan, the United Nations Food and ...

First described by a Spanish botanist in 1791 in northwest Mexico, silverleaf nightshade has found its way around the world and is classified as a noxious weed in some places.

Silverleaf nightshade is poisonous to both humans and livestock. “There are perhaps 2,000 species of solanum, mostly tropical,” Amstutz said.

The search is on for insects, mites, microbes or nematodes that could be used in a biologically based approach to controlling silverleaf nightshade, an invasive weed from the Americas that has ...

The berries of the weed, known as silverleaf nightshade (Solanum elaeagnifolium), can also poison livestock if ingested, according to the Rome-based agency.

Silverleaf nightshade is a deep rooted, summer active perennial closely related to horticultural crops such as tomatoes and eggplants. It is considered one of the worst weeds in NSW because its ...