Amaranthus albus (tumble pigweed)
Identity
- Preferred Scientific Name
- Amaranthus albus L. (1759)
- Preferred Common Name
- tumble pigweed
- International Common Names
- Englishtumbleweed amaranthwhite pigweed
- Spanishbledo blanco
- Frenchamarante blanche
- Portuguesebredo-branco
- Local Common Names
- GermanyWeisser AmarantWeisser Fuchsschwanz
- Italyamaranto biancoerba di gelosia
- NetherlandsWitte Amarant
- EPPO code
- AMAAL (Amaranthus albus)
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Amaranthus albus
Top of a Amaranthus albus plant
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Amaranthus albus
Amaranthus albus
A.S. Kers
Amaranthus albus
John D. Byrd, Mississippi State University, bugwood.org
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Amaranthus albus
John D. Byrd, Mississippi State University, bugwood.org
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Amaranthus albus
Utah State University, bugwood.org
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Amaranthus albus
Steve Dewey, Utah State University, bugwood.org
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Amaranthus albus
Steve Dewey, Utah State University, bugwood.org
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Amaranthus albus
Utah State University, bugwood.org
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Amaranthus albus
Steve Dewey, Utah State University, bugwood.org
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Amaranthus albus
Howard F. Schwartz, Colorado State University, bugwood.org
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Distribution
Host Plants and Other Plants Affected
| Host | Host status | References |
|---|---|---|
| Arachis hypogaea (groundnut) | Main | |
| Beta vulgaris (beetroot) | Main | |
| Glycine max (soyabean) | Main | |
| Gossypium (cotton) | Unknown | Bükün (2005) |
| Gossypium hirsutum (Bourbon cotton) | Main | |
| Helianthus annuus (sunflower) | Main | Moskova et al. (2018) |
| Medicago sativa (lucerne) | Main | |
| Olea europaea subsp. europaea (European olive) | Main | |
| Solanum lycopersicum (tomato) | Main | |
| Solanum tuberosum (potato) | Main | |
| turfgrasses | Other | |
| Zea mays (maize) | Main |
Prevention and Control
Cultural Control
As an annual weed, A. albus is readily controlled by most tillage treatments. It is well controlled by solarization for 4 weeks (Bell and Elmore, 1983).
As an annual weed, A. albus is readily controlled by most tillage treatments. It is well controlled by solarization for 4 weeks (Bell and Elmore, 1983).
Chemical Control
Due to the variable regulations around (de-)registration of pesticides, we are for the moment not including any specific chemical control recommendations. For further information, we recommend you visit the following resources:
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EU pesticides database (http://ec.europa.eu/food/plant/pesticides/eu-pesticides-database/)
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PAN pesticide database (www.pesticideinfo.org)
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Your national pesticide guide
Impact
Holm et al. (1979) list A. albus as a 'principal' weed in Portugal and Mexico. It is also listed as a significant weed in a wide range of crops in many other countries, especially USA, Spain, Hungary, Turkey and Ukraine. Rushing et al. (1985) measured competition of A. albus with cotton and showed that population densities greater than 4-16 plants per 10 m of crop row resulted in yield losses equivalent to 10 kg cotton/ha with each additional A. albus plant per 10 m.
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Published online: 16 November 2021
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