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The article highlights longevity experiments with common ragweed seeds in the soil seed bank from different origins in Germany, Slovenia, Hungary, Austria, and Denmark. Topics discussed include testing of the excavated seeds for viability by germination test, high variability in seed viability status of common ragweed samples, and steps in testing for viability of the buried common ragweed seeds.

The article provides information on a study which highlighted triphenyl tetrazolium chloride (TTC) seed quality test for the common ragweed. Topics discussed include classes of seeds counted under a dissecting microscope, how differently stained seeds after TTC treatment were classified as stained, unstained and intermediate, and materials used such as incubator, and implementation of the findings.

The article highlights experiments conducted at the Agricultural Institute of Slovenia on the response of common ragweed or Ambrosia (A.) artemissifolia to soil salinity. Topics discussed include reduction of dry matter regardless of salt concentration, influence of growth stage and salt addition on ragweed dry matter production, and calculation of salt concentration on the basis of pot mixture weight data.

The article highlights a study on the efficacy of different herbicides used for common ragweed in oil pumpkins in Slovenia and in some other European Union (EU) countries.

The article highlights experiments to examine the efficacy of various herbicides applied to common ragweed grown in pots and containers immediately after cutting, conducted in Slovenia.

The article highlights experiments conducted in Germany, Slovenia, and Denmark on the efficacy of bio-herbicides pelargonic acid and acetic acid against ragweed plants.

The article highlights an experiment to determine the growth and development of common ragweed or Ambrosia artemisiifolia under different nitrogen, soil moisture, water, and competition levels. Topics discussed include leaf, stem, total dry matter and leaf area of single-grown common ragweed, impact of medium competition on the reduction of total dry matter, and determination of relative growth rate.

The article highlights an experiment on the influence of different catch cover crops sown in cereal stubbles and incorporated into the soil to ragweed competition in following crops. Topics discussed include weed suppressive effect in barley, wheat, and maize, division of each main plot to four subplots for spring wheat, spring barley, and maize, and parameters reported for weed number per species, total weed coverage, and total weed biomass.