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				WEEDS AS HOST PLANTS TO TOBACCO DISEASES AND 
				PESTS
				
				Vera Dimeska, Spiridon Stojkov, Vesna 
				Krsteska, Biljana Gveroska
				
				University”St.Kliment Ohridski”-Bitola, 
				Scientific tobacco institute-7500 Prilep
				Republic of Macedonia, e-mail: 
				veramilka@yahoo.co.uk
, 
				
				vkrsteska@yahoo.com
				 
				
				ABSTRACT
				
				Weeds compete with tobacco for water, soil 
				space, light and nutrient elements. They serve as
				hosts to pathogenic agents which contribute 
				to development of various diseases. They also harbor a
				great number of harmful insects - vectors that transmit 
				diseases from weeds to tobacco. For this reason,
				implementation of effective and timely measures in the 
				control of weeds is of crucial importance for
				obtaining a healthy and high yield raw material.
				 
				
				Key words: 
				Weeds, tobacco, Myzus 
				persicae Sulz., Portulaca oleracea L., Chenopodium album L,Potato 
				virus Y