Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Faculty Publications Article Faculty Publications -Articles Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Govindasamy, Prabhu; Kichu, Watiyangla; Raj, Rishi; Das, Tapas Kumar; Govindasamy, Venkadasamy; Torres, Ubaldo; Bagavathiannan, Muthukumar Title A name given to the resource Investigating key biological traits of Malva parviflora influencing its competitive invasion in wheat crops Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 01-01-2025 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Biologia;Volume;80;Issue;12;pp.3335-3342 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context <a href="https://doi.org/10.1007/s11756-025-02069-1" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://doi.org/10.1007/s11756-025-02069-1</a> <br /><br /><a href="https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/105021446267?origin=resultslist" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/105021446267?origin=resultslist</a> Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Govindasamy P., ICAR- National Research Centre for Banana, Tamil Nadu, Tiruchirappalli, 620 102, India, ICARIndian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi, 110 012, India; Kichu W., Christ University, Bangalore, 560 029, India; Raj R., ICARIndian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi, 110 012, India; Das T.K., ICARIndian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi, 110 012, India; Govindasamy V., ICARIndian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi, 110 012, India; Torres U., Texas A &amp; M University, College Station, 77483, TX, United States; Bagavathiannan M., Texas A &amp; M University, College Station, 77483, TX, United States Description An account of the resource Plant invasion is a major concern for ecologists and agriculturists. Early detection of potential invaders (weeds) would save energy and resources that would otherwise be used to tackle them after they had spread. A study was initiated at the ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi, on the basis of the early detection and rapid response (EDRR) strategy. For this study, we choose the little mallow (Malva parviflora L.), a newly introduced Malvaceae family weed in the agricultural fields of Delhi and adjoining regions of India. The above-ground allometric parameters ofM. parviflora populations in the main field and the field boundary were compared. The findings revealed that the EDRR approaches established by this study provided useful information to corroborate the weed species' invasion. The canopy diameter, plant height, and the number of leaves M. parviflora differed between the field boundaries (25.72cm, 24.40cm, 58.97, respectively) and main field (12.79cm, 49.08cm, 18.85, respectively) populations in all three locations, except the canopy diameter was comparable in location 2. Furthermore, neighborhood analysis showed that the M. parviflora had greater acclimatization with a variety of neighbors (38 plant species), i.e., legumes, noxious weeds, and seasonal dominant weeds. Malva parviflora has become a dominant weed along the field boundary. However, it has the potential to spread to the main field and become a serious weed in winter crops in the future. The EDRR methodologies developed in this study can be used to assess the invasion of new weeds in a variety of habitats. Plant Science and Biodiversity Centre, Slovak Academy of Sciences (SAS), Institute of Zoology, Slovak Academy of Sciences (SAS), Institute of Molecular Biology, Slovak Academy of Sciences (SAS) 2025. Subject The topic of the resource Biological traits; Field boundary; Invasive weeds; Little mallow; Wheat Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH Relation A related resource ISSN: 63088; Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Article Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Restricted Access; Hardcopy may be available in the library Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource online