Features of the distribution of Ambrosia artemisiifolia L. during the drought period
https://doi.org/10.32634/0869-8155-2025-398-09-106-114
Abstract
Ambrosia artemisiifolia is a weedy, invasive and allergenic plant of concern to agricultural producers worldwide. Ambrosia artemisiifolia is a weed, invasive and allergenic weed of concern to agricultural producers worldwide.
The purpose of this work is to analyze the distribution patterns of A. artemisiifolia during drought to recommend measures that effectively limit its spread.
Object of research — Ambrosia artemisiifolia. Agricultural fields, plots of steppe and piece planting in conditions of dryness and in its absence. During research, we used traditional methods of geobotanical inventory. Potential productivity calculated based on the number of female cotyledons before and after mowing. Hardness of soil was analyzed using DICKEY-john tester.
We found that Ambrosia artemisiifolia does not establish in steppe phytocenoses. On agricultural lands, its viability and seed productivity are significantly higher compared to artificial green spaces, whereas its population density is lower. The species’ occurrence frequency depends on the interplay of soil and climatic factors. During droughts in untreated open areas, soil hardness increases sharply; at values of 7 MPa or higher, A. artemisiifolia fails to develop, despite a substantial seed bank in the topsoil. Mowing does not significantly reduce its potential seed output. A high density of cereal crops suppresses the spread of A. artemisiifolia and mitigates soil degradation during dry periods.
Keywords
Ambrosia artemisiifolia,
weeds,
soil hardness,
tillage,
grasses,
drought,
potential seed productivity
Supporting agencies: The study was carried out within the framework of the state assignment dated 04/19/2024, No. 082-00137-24-02, registration No. 124020300040-8.
About the Authors
V. E. Kharchenko
Luhansk Voroshilov State Agricultural University
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Victoria Evgenievna Kharchenko, Candidate of Biological Sciences, Associate Professor of the Department of Plant Biology
1 territory of LNAU, Artemovsky district, Lugansk, Lugansk People’s Republic, 291008
V. V. Zhukovskaya
Luhansk Voroshilov State Agricultural University
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Valeria Vаsilyevna Zhukovskaya, Рostgraduate Student of the Department of Plant Biology
1 territory of LNAU, Artemovsky district, Lugansk, Lugansk People’s Republic, 291008
N. A. Cherskaya
Luhansk Voroshilov State Agricultural University
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Natalia Alexandrovna Cherskaya, Senior Lecturer of the Department of Plant Biology
1 territory of LNAU, Artemovsky district, Lugansk, Lugansk People’s Republic, 291008
N. A. Melnik
Luhansk Voroshilov State Agricultural University
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Natalia Alexandrovna Melnik, Candidate of Agricultural Sciences, Docent of the Department of Plant Biology
1 territory of LNAU, Artemovsky district, Lugansk, Lugansk People’s Republic, 291008
K. S. Zhukovsky
Luhansk Voroshilov State Agricultural University
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Konstantin Sergeevich Zhukovsky, Рostgraduate Student of the Department of Agriculture and Crop Production
1 territory of LNAU, Artemovsky district, Lugansk, Lugansk People’s Republic, 291008
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Kharchenko V.E., Zhukovskaya V.V., Cherskaya N.A., Melnik N.A., Zhukovsky K.S. Features of the distribution of Ambrosia artemisiifolia L. during the drought period. Agrarian science. 2025;(9):106-114. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.32634/0869-8155-2025-398-09-106-114
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