Solanum elaeagnifolium-- also known as silverleaf nightshade -- can be found from south Texas to South Africa and Greece, infesting fields and soaking up valuable nutrients intended for cash crops.

Solanum elaeagnifolium — also known as silverleaf nightshade — can be found from south Texas to South Africa and Greece, infesting fields and soaking up valuable nutrients intended for cash crops.

The mowing of Solanum elaeagnifolium strengthens its defenses, potentially creating a "superweed." The weed, also known as silverleaf nightshade, poses a significant threat to agriculture by ...

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 ...

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Olckers, T., Zimmermann, H. G., and Hoffmann, J. H. 1995. Interpreting ambiguous results of host- specificity tests in biological control of weeds: as- sessment of two Leptinotarsa species (Chrysomel- ...