Many herbicides are applied directly to the soil with the hope that these will control weeds for a desired period and then dissipate to leave the soil uncontaminated. Herbicides which are applied to the standing weeds also eventually reach the soil as run-off from the foliage as well as during the decomposition of the dead […]
How does Herbicides Dissipate from the Root of the Soils: 2 Ways
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Herbicides Used in Plantations | Weed Control | India | Agriculture
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In this article we will discuss about the herbicides used in plantations of India. In India, plantation crops like tea, coffee, and rubber are infested with difficult weeds like Chromolaena odorata (= Eupatorium odoratum), Imperata cylindrica, Pennisetum clandestinum, Paspalum conjugatum, Mikania micrantha, and Oxalis spp., besides several other common weeds. Among the parasitic weeds, dodder […]
List of Noxious Aquatic Weeds (With their Control) | India | Agriculture
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In India, over 140 plant species act as aquatic weeds. Of these, the following species are particularly notorious: 1. Eichhornia crassipes 2. Hydrilla verticillata 3. Potamogeton spp. 4. Salvinia spp. 5. Typha spp. 6. Pistia stratiotes 7. Nymphaea (waterlily) and Nelumbo spp. 8. Vallisneria spiralis 9. Ipomoea carnea 10. Lemnids 11. Alternanthera philoxeroides. Aquatic Weed […]