A Survey of Weed Flora in Crop Fields of Satara Tahsil (M.S.), India
Journal Title: Universal Journal of Environmental Research and Technology - Year 2013, Vol 3, Issue 2
Abstract
Weeds cause serious ecological problems. Weeds contribute significantly to reduced crop yield and quality even though several management programmes have been used. The present study was conducted to explore the weed flora in crop fields of Satara tahsil in Maharashtra state. The study was based on extensive and intensive field surveys made in different months of Kharif and Rabi seasons during 2012- 2013. Crop fields from the study area were surveyed for the weed population studies. A total of 85 angiospermous weeds were identified. Out of 85 weed species, 68 were dicots and 17 were monocots. According to the frequency, three dominant weed species were found to be Parthenium hysterophorus, Ageratum conyzoidis and Euphorbia geniculata.
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Patil Vishwas S. and Jadhav Prakash S.
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