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Vol. 81 No. 1 (2026)

Articles

The studies on the parasitism of branched broomrape (Phelipanche ramosa L.) on some root vegetables from the Apiacea family

DOI: https://doi.org/10.24326/as.2026.5600
Submitted: September 17, 2025
Published: 27.03.2026

Abstract

The studies were conducted in 2020–2022 in Skierniewice, in the greenhouse and in the open. The observations were carried out on carrot (Daucus carota L.), parsley (Petroselinum sativum (Mill) Fuss.), and celeriac (Apium graveolens L. var. rapaceum (Mill)). The seeds of tested vegetable crops were sown in a greenhouse, and before sowing, Phelipanche ramosa seeds were mixed with the top layer of the substrate for half of the pots. The number and height of P. ramosa inflorescence shoots, the number of capsules with seeds in one pot, and the height of vegetable plant’s inflorescence shoots were determined in experiments. It was found that tested vegetable crops
from Apiaceae family can be the host plants for P. ramosa. Celeriac appeared to be a better host than carrot and parsley. Inflorescence shoots of carrot and celeriac parasitised with P. ramosa were lower than shoots growing
without the parasite, but shoots of parsley were higher. The study aimed to determine the possibility of P. ramosa parasitizing vegetable crops from Apiaceae family, under Polish conditions, and its influence on the plant’s morphological features.

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