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Weed

A weed is a plant considered undesirable in a particular situation, growing where it conflicts with human preferences, needs, or goals. Plants with characteristics that make them hazardous, aesthetically unappealing, difficult to control in managed environments, or otherwise unwanted in farm land, orchards, gardens, lawns, parks, recreational spaces…

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Ecological significance

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Plants often considered to be weeds

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History

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Positive impacts

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History

Ecological significance

Negative impacts

Positive impacts

Weeds as adaptable species

Plants often considered to be weeds

Weed control

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Weed

Nodes131
Edges130
Triples117
Avg. degree1.98
Density0.015267
Components1

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Weed

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related to External links · 17
Weed → Archived, Australia Identification Tool, Database Archived, Entomology Plant Pathology, Europe, GroupNew Mexico State University, IUCN Invasive Species Specialist, Lucid, Queensland Government, University Department, Volunteer Plant, Wayback Machine, Wayback MachineLucid Multi-access, Wayback MachineNew Mexico State, Weed ScienceGlobal Invasive Species, Weeds, Weeds Page
has impact · 12
Weed → Agrostemma, An, Burdock, East Asia, European, In, Some, Taraxacum, The, They, Weeds, While
related to Adaptability · 11
Weed → Disturbance-adapted, Due, Glechoma, On, Once, Perennial, Rapid, Some, The, These, They
related to Dispersal · 11
Weed → An, In, Klamath, Many, North America, Some, The, The Klamathweed Beetle, These, Within, World War II
related to Ecological significance · 10
Weed → Adaptation, As, Baker, Examples, In, Pioneer, Ps, Since, The, These
related to Weeds as adaptable species · 9
Weed → An, Common, David Jablonsky, In, Like, Other, Some, Such, These
related to history · 8
Weed → Before, However, Israel, It, Neolithic, Ohalo II, The, Weeds
related to Under climate change · 6
Weed → As, Existing, For, Increased, Southeastern United States, Suggested
related to Weed control · 6
Weed → Cultural, Integrated, Methods, Once, Since, Some
related to In climate change adaptation · 5
Weed → Adaptable, Australia, It, Some, This

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weeds plants species control plant environments may crop also considered many introduced soil crops agriculture human invasive agricultural often new

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
Weedis aplant considered undesirable in a particular situation0.90text
crop rotationinstance ofor chemical attack with herbicides and cultural methods0.80text
fallowing land to reduce the weed populationinstance ofor chemical attack with herbicides and cultural methods0.80text
dunesinstance ofBaker are widely cited.Examples of such ruderal or pioneer species include plants that are adapted to naturally occurring disturbed environments0.80text
other windswept areas with shifting soilsinstance ofBaker are widely cited.Examples of such ruderal or pioneer species include plants that are adapted to naturally occurring disturbed environments0.80text
alluvial flood plainsinstance ofBaker are widely cited.Examples of such ruderal or pioneer species include plants that are adapted to naturally occurring disturbed environments0.80text
river banksinstance ofBaker are widely cited.Examples of such ruderal or pioneer species include plants that are adapted to naturally occurring disturbed environments0.80text
deltasinstance ofBaker are widely cited.Examples of such ruderal or pioneer species include plants that are adapted to naturally occurring disturbed environments0.80text
and areas that are burned repeatedlyinstance ofBaker are widely cited.Examples of such ruderal or pioneer species include plants that are adapted to naturally occurring disturbed environments0.80text
agricultural fieldsinstance ofsome weeds are effectively preadapted to grow and proliferate in human-disturbed areas0.80text
lawnsinstance ofsome weeds are effectively preadapted to grow and proliferate in human-disturbed areas0.80text
gardensinstance ofsome weeds are effectively preadapted to grow and proliferate in human-disturbed areas0.80text

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