A study has found that frequent mowing of Solanum elaeagnifolium, also known as silverleaf nightshade, may help create a 'superweed.' A professor of entomology and plant pathology has been ...

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.

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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 ...

Interpreting ambiguous results of host- specificity tests in biological control of weeds: as- sessment of two Leptinotarsa species (Chrysomel- idae) for the control of Solanum elaeagnifolium ...