jrnls.org logo
Submit

BROWSE ALL JOURNALS

SEE ALL 19 JOURNALS
Asian Journal of Biological and Life sciencesNOW IN
Article

Distribution Pattern and Management Strategy of Invasive Weed Parthenium hysterophorus L. in Gorakhpur, India

Snehlata Tripathi1, Satish Kumar Rai2, Sanjay Kumar Pandey1★★ Corresponding author

  1. 1Department of Botany, DAV PG College, Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh, INDIA.
  2. 2Department of Botany, Government PG College, Bina, Madhya Pradesh, INDIA.

CORRESPONDENCE

Sanjay Kumar Pandey

Department of Botany, DAV PG College, Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh, INDIA.

drskp27@gmail.com

Received: 19-02-2023; Revised: 12-03-2023; Accepted: 15-03-2023.

Volume 12, Issue 1 · pp. 138–143 · PUBLISHED · DOI: 10.5530/ajbls.2023.12.19

View on AJBLS original site ↗

ABSTRACT

Background:Parthenium hysterophorusL. (Family Asteraceae, local name Chatakchandni), an invader 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 neighbour species within the major grassland vegetation types of the region.Materials and Methods:For the study of population status, phytosociological characters, neighbour relations ofPartheniumand 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 fast colonized and aggregated byParthenium, as evident from the values of its phytosociological attributes. In natural grassland, however, the number of species as the nearest neighbour ofPartheniumwas quite high.Partheniumwas 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 juvenile stage to get an area rid of this noxious weed.

KEYWORDS

Open in new tab

REFERENCES

As published

Showing references and in-text citations exactly as published.

    Cite this article

    SELECT FORMAT

    Tripathi, S., Rai, S. K., & Pandey, S. K. (). 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