Volume : II, Issue : IX, September - 2013

Parthenium hysterophorus : A noxious weed for plant diversity

Dr. Arpana Mishra

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Parthenium hysterophorus L. (here after referred as Parthenium) is a herbaceous weed species native of Mexico. Parthenium hysterophorus has negative allelopathic influence to its neighboring plant species. The allelochemicals released directly from the weed or from seed leaching inhibit germination of other plants and the growth of pasture grasses, legumes, cereals, vegetables, other weeds, and even trees. Parthenium have allelopathic effect on neighbouring flora by which it is capable to replace most of the associated herbaceous species.

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Dr. Arpana Mishra Parthenium hysterophorus : A noxious weed for plant diversity International Journal of Scientific Research, Vol : 2, Issue : 9 September 2013

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