The negative influence of Ambrosia artemisiifolia and A. Trifida on agriculture production

Ambrosia artemisiifolia is considered a serious and problematic weed in crops and other crops, but also on non-agricultural land in Serbia. Due to the early rapid growth in spring and the large vegetative and generative production, as well as the seeds that maintain germination in the soil for many years (up to 40 years) it is very difficult to control the spread. Also, its related species Ambrosia trifida, currently only locally present in the territory of Serbia, is in the focus of interest of many researchers dealing with invasive biology. It does great damage to crops, reducing yield and product quality. Also, both weed species have a negative impact on human and animal health with their allergens, so it is necessary to continuously monitor and implement adequate suppression measures, as well as to continuously promote the topic and inform the public about problems and damages that they cause.Ambrosia artemisiifolia smatra se ozbiljnim i problematičnim korovom u okopavinama i drugim usevima ali i na nepoljoprivrednim zemljištima na području Srbije. Zbog ranog brzog porasta tokom proleća i velike vegetativne i generativne produkcije, kao i semena koje održava klijavost u zemljištu dugi niz godina (i do 40 godina), veoma je teško kontrolisati njeno širenje. Takođe, njoj srodna vrsta Ambrosia trifida, za sada samo lokalno prisutna na području Srbije, nalazi se u žiži interesovanja mnogih istraživača koji se bave invazionom biologijom. U usevima pravi velike štete, redukujući prinos i kvalitet proizvoda. Takođe, obe korovske vrste svojim alergenima negativno utiču na zdravlje ljudi i životinja, pa je neophodno kontinuirano vršiti monitoring i sprovoditi adekvatne mere suzbijanja, kao i neprekidno sprovoditi popularizaciju ove tematike i javnost informisati o problemima i štetama koje prouzrokuju