Distribution Pattern and Management Strategy of Invasive Weed Parthenium hysterophorus L. in Gorakhpur, India
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- 1Department of Botany, DAV PG College, Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh, INDIA.
- 2Department of Botany, Government PG College, Bina, Madhya Pradesh, INDIA.
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Sanjay Kumar Pandey
Department of Botany, DAV PG College, Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh, INDIA.
Received: 19-02-2023; Revised: 12-03-2023; Accepted: 15-03-2023.
Volume 12, Issue 1 · pp. 138-143 · 2023 · DOI: 10.5530/ajbls.2023.12.19
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Background: Parthenium hysterophorus L. (Family Asteraceae, local name Chatakchandni), an invasive weed, assumes importance and poses a problem because of its nuisance value. The present study accounts for its population structure, community relation, and its probable association with neighboring species within the major grassland vegetation types of the region.Materials and Methods: For the study of population status, phytosociological characters, and neighbor relations of Parthenium and its contribution to the two major grasslands—the managed and natural—were calculated by the standard sampling methods.Results: Highly disturbed or completely cleaned sites may be quickly colonized and aggregated by Parthenium, as evident from the values of its phytosociological attributes. In natural grassland, however, the number of species as the nearest neighbor of Parthenium was quite high. Parthenium was found to occur at all different stages of growth and at every stage of its life cycle throughout the year. In the months of July, November, and March, a much greater number of individuals were in the seedling stage.Conclusion: Since there is no lapse period between seed dispersal and germination, effective management may be exercised only before they enter the reproductive phase. Since there is no mode of asexual regeneration in this species, manual elimination must be held at the juvenile stage to get an area rid of this noxious weed.
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Tripathi, S., Rai, S. K., & Pandey, S. K. (2023). Distribution Pattern and Management Strategy of Invasive Weed Parthenium hysterophorus L. in Gorakhpur, India. Asian Journal of Biological and Life Sciences, 12(1), 138-143. https://doi.org/10.5530/ajbls.2023.12.19
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