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Solanum carolinense, the Carolina horsenettle, [2] is not a true nettle, but a member of the Solanaceae, or nightshade family. It is a perennial herbaceous plant , native to the southeastern United States , though its range has expanded throughout much of temperate North America . [ 3 ]
Other common names include prairie berry, silverleaf nettle, white horsenettle or silver nightshade. In South Africa it is known as silver-leaf bitter-apple or satansbos ("Satan's bush" in Afrikaans). More ambiguous names include "bull-nettle", "horsenettle" and the Spanish "trompillo". [2] Solanum elaeagnifolium was described by A. J. Cavanilles.
Diagram of rotational grazing, showing the use of paddocks, each providing food and water for the livestock for a chosen period. In agriculture, rotational grazing, as opposed to continuous grazing, describes many systems of pasturing, whereby livestock are moved to portions of the pasture, called paddocks, while the other portions rest. [1]
Solanum nelsonii Dunal – Nelson's horsenettle, ʻĀkia (Hawaiʻi) Solanum sandwicense Hook. & Arn. – Hawaiian horsenettle, Pōpoloʻaiakeakua (Oʻahu, Kauaʻi) Section Ischyracanthum Section Lasiocarpa. Solanum lasiocarpum Dunal; Solanum pseudolulo – lulo de perro (Colombia) Solanum quitoense – lulo , naranjilla
Nettle refers to plants with stinging hairs, particularly those of the genus Urtica.It can also refer to plants which resemble Urtica species in appearance but do not have stinging hairs.
"Push-pull" experimental plots at ICIPE campus in Mbita, Kenya. (Left: Maize with Desmodium spp. intercropping. Right: Maize monoculture with Striga infestation).. Push–pull technology is an intercropping strategy for controlling agricultural pests by using repellent "push" plants and trap "pull" plants. [1]
Solanum dimidiatum is a species of plant in the family Solanaceae known by the common names western horsenettle, [1] Torrey's nightshade, and robust horsenettle. It is native to the central United States, where it grows in many types of habitat, including disturbed areas. In California it is known as an introduced species and a noxious weed. [2]
Mechanical control including tillage and flooding were also used to control weeds. In the late 19th and early 20th centuries, inorganic chemicals such as sulfuric acid , arsenic, copper salts, kerosene and sodium chlorate were used to control weeds, but these chemicals were either toxic, flammable or corrosive and were expensive and ineffective ...