Question

Describe about parthenium weed.

Answer 1

Parthenium invades disturbed land, including roadsides. It infests pastures and farmland, causing often disastrous loss of yield, as reflected in common names such as famine weed.

Insome areas it affects livestock and crop production, and human health.

As an invader it first appeared as a contaminant in imported wheat.

The plant produces Allelopathic chemicals that suppress crop and pasture plants, and allergens that affect humans and livestock. It also frequently causes pollen allergies.


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