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 […]
List of Noxious Aquatic Weeds (With their Control) | India | Agriculture
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Herbicides Used in Grasslands | Weed Control | India | Agriculture
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In India, as in many other countries, grasslands abound in shruby and herbaceous weeds that are unpalatable and, many a time, harmful to the animals. These reduce the area under palatable grasses which, in turn, lowers the grassland productivity. Good grassland management practices like deferred grazing; fertilizer application, reseeding of the gaps, and soil and […]
Herbicides Used in Orchards | Weed Control | Agriculture
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Weed control in orchards is most essential around the tree bases, called tree rings. Sometimes these rings are joined by weeding in continuous 1.5 to 3 m strips down the tree rows. Here the weeds, in addition to competing with the growth of trees, interfere with fruit picking, tree pruning, and other cultural operations. The […]