EXPLOITATION OF WEED PLANTS AS BENEFICIAL PURPOSE
Journal Title: Journal of Biological and Scientific Opinion - Year 2013, Vol 1, Issue 2
Abstract
Weed is anything which does not require much care to grow. They are useful plants just in wrong location. Although they cause adverse effect on plant productivity and health hazards in animals and human beings but they have numerous beneficial properties in one way or the other. While some are incredibly invasive to detriment plants, sometimes they can also save a landscape from further degradation. There are certain weeds which help in breaking up and aerating soil, fixing nitrogen and providing organic material when they die, such as Taraxacum officinale. They are important from the standpoint of medicinal, allelopathic and food values such as Elytrigia repens, Aegopodium podagraria, Allium uineale, Chenopodium album, Polygonuim vulgaris etc. There is a great scope of many weeds for phytoremediation, making compost and vermicompost, biopesticides, herbal medicines, soap, glue, food, fodder, essential oil, industrial, soil and water conservation etc. They have a great potential which can be utilized by poor farmers at very low cost. This is also eco friendly and can save our national drainage of money for purchasing inorganic fertilizers which are source of pollution. They also provide more balanced environment by providing food and habitat for insects and other creatures. Biological control represents a concrete alternative to chemicals as it saves and strengthens the ecological balance that existed before the use of agrochemicals. This control method diminishes the dependency of local farmers on external inputs like pesticides, thus allowing for healthier living and working conditions. Efforts should be made for commercial utilization of weeds having beneficial potential, so they can be used on large scale which will be eco friendly and cost effective.
Authors and Affiliations
Padma Singh , Deepika Srivastava
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