Black nightshade

Yield loss

If the weed gets into succulent fodder, poisoning of animals, lower productivity and lower quality of livestock products are possible.

Emergence

A particularly warmth-loving species: it starts to germinate at 10–12 °C and above.

Seed in the soil

In manure and animal excrement, the seeds of this species had better viability than the seeds of other weeds.

Favourable conditions

• It originates from the tropics and is one of the species that need more warmth.
• It is a bioindicator of nitrogen in the soil.

Where it is found

In the Steppe it is widespread in maize crops on irrigated land.

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1. EPPO Global Database · European and Mediterranean Plant Protection Organization
2. Прогноз фітосанітарного стану агроценозів України та рекомендації щодо захисту рослин у 2025 році · Держпродспоживслужба, НААН, НАН · p. 243
3. Зуза В. С., «Гербологія», монографія, 468 с. · Харківський державний біотехнологічний університет; Харків: Стиль-Издат, 2022 · p. 17, 19, 61, 66, 84
4. Photos: Franco Folini, iNaturalist, CC BY 4.0 · AnRo0002, Wikimedia Commons, CC0 1.0 · naturalist charlie, iNaturalist, CC BY 4.0