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 water conservation practices boost the [...]
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 tree bases are not easily [...]
List of noxious farm weeds: 1. Cyperus Rotundus L. 2. Cynodon Dactylon (L.) Pers. 3. Sorghum Halepense (L.) Pers. 4. Saccharum Spontaneum (L.) 5. Pluchea Lanceolata (DC), C.B. Clarke 6. Alhaghipseudalhagi (M. Bieb) Desv. 7. Partheniumhysterophorus L. 8. Striga Spp. 9. Orobanche Spp. 10. Cuscuta Spp. 11. Solanum Elaegnifolium 12. Avena Fatua L. 13. Chromolaena Odorata R.M.K. 14. Lantana Camara L. and a Few Others. Farm Weed [...]