@article{TJITROSEMITO_2024, title={INTEGRATED MANAGEMENT OF CHROMOLAENA ODORATA EMPHASIZING THE CLASSICAL BIOLOGICAL CONTROL}, url={https://journal.biotrop.org/index.php/biotropia/article/view/140}, DOI={10.11598/btb.1998.0.11.140}, abstractNote={Chromolaena odorata, Siam weed, a very important weed of Java Island (Indonesia) is native to <br />Central and South America. <br />In the laboratory it showed rapid growth (1.15 g/g/week) in the first 8 weeks of its growth. The <br />biomass was mainly as leaves (LAR : 317.50 cm’/g total weight). It slowed down in the following month <br />as the biomass was utilized for stem and branch formation. This behavior supported the growth of C. <br />odorata into a very dense stand. It flowered, fruited during the dry season, and senesced following <br />maturation of seeds from inflorescence branches. These branches dried out, but soon the stem resumed <br />aggressive growth following the wet season. Leaf biomass was affected by the size of the stem in its early <br />phase of regrowth, but later on it was more affected by the number of branches. <br />The introduction of Pareuchaetes pseudoinsulata to Indonesia, was successful only in North <br />Sumatera. In Java it has not been reported to establish succesfully. The introduction of another biological <br />control agent, Procecidochares conneca to Indonesia was shown to be specific and upon release in West <br />Java it established immediately. It spread exponentially in the first 6 months of its release. Field <br />monitoring continues to evaluate the impact of the agents. Other biocontrol agents (Actmole anteas and <br />Conotrachelus) wilt be introduced to Indonesia in 1997 through ACIAR Project on the Biological <br />Control of Chromolaena odorata in Indonesia and Papua New Guinea. <br />Keywords: Indonesia / North Sumatra / West Java / Biological control / Chromolaena odorata i <br />Pareuchaetes pseudoinsulata I Procecidochares conneca.}, number={11}, journal={BIOTROPIA}, author={TJITROSEMITO, SOEKISMAN}, year={2024}, month={Jan.} }