@article{Acharya_2014, title={ASSESSMENT OF DIFFERENT NON-HOST CROPS AS TRAP CROP FOR REDUCING OROBANCHE AEGYPTIACA PERS. SEED BANK}, volume={19}, url={https://www.nepjol.info/index.php/ECO/article/view/9851}, DOI={10.3126/eco.v19i0.9851}, abstractNote={<p>Experiments were performed in pot and field conditions to evaluate effects of non-host crops on <em>Orobanche </em>seed bank. The two sites chosen for the study were located in highly <em>Orobanche </em>infested areas of Nawalparasi district, an inner Terai region of central Nepal. Pot and field experiments were conducted in the soil naturally infested with <em>Orobanche </em>seeds. Altogether, 21 different non-host crop species were tested in the study. <em>Orobanche </em>seed density in soil samples collected from pot/plot before planting and after harvest of each crop species was recorded. Data of pre-plant and postharvest were compared in order to assess the effects of the test crops on <em>Orobanche </em>seed density. On the basis of degree of effects on the <em>Orobanche </em>seed bank, the investigated crop species could be classified in to three categories: (a) non-potential trap crop: garlic, chilli, coriander, carrot, buckwheat, sunflower, french bean, pea, egg plant, potato, fenugreek, wheat and faba bean; (b) moderately potential trap crop: barley, onion, chickpea and maize; and (c) highly potential trap crops: radish, lentil, linseed, fennel and cumin.</p><p>DOI: <a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.3126/eco.v19i0.9851">http://dx.doi.org/10.3126/eco.v19i0.9851</a></p><p><strong>Ecoprint</strong></p><p><em>An International Journal of Ecology</em></p><p>Vol. 19, 2012</p><p>Page: 31-38</p><p><strong>Uploaded date</strong>: 2/14/2014</p>}, journal={Ecoprint: An International Journal of Ecology}, author={Acharya, Bipana Devi}, year={2014}, month={Feb.}, pages={31–38} }