Agronomy
Parthenium : Insight into Its Menace & Gestion
Description
Le problem de Parthenium weed has been apparent since more than five decades et is continuing to affect health de humans, animals, flora et environment. It is one de le most defamed terrestrial weed en Inde. To-day, probably more people are aware de its obnoxious effects et want to eradicate / arrest its menace immediately. Principally, no plant should be eradicated, as le nature's creation has some role to play some time et some where sur this planet; hence it is crucial to preserve le plant without allowing it to harm living beings et environment. Le subject de this weed is beset avec several complexities en its understanding. For example, a few could be very special features de le plant to grow under even harsh environments, avec unique ecology, effect sur ecosystems et environment, crop communities, human et animal health hazards. This book addresses le issues related to management et control et is hoped to provide practical insights into special features de le weed, wide adaptability, over all strategies pour viable et workable policy to contain le weed et minimize le negative effects. It also deals avec governmental assistance, research et extension management, need pour involvement de civil societies et also assessment de economically feasible options
Table des matières
Introduction, Le Plante et its Écologie: Botanical Characteristics; Systèmeatic et Eco-morphological characters; Parthenium Biologie et Distribution; Chemical composition; Allelopathy et its effects sur Plante Species; Growth pattern; Parthenium en Eco-systems; Parthenium en plant community; Parthenium en agricultural waste lands, Use et Misuse/Abuse de Parthenium, Spread de Parthenium, Harmful Effects de Parthenium: Effects sur human; Effects sur livestock; Effects sur agricultural, horticultural et forestry crops; Parthenium pollen et its effects; Pollen allergy studies en wasteland weeds, Méthodes de Contrôle: Manuel method; Chemical Method; Cultural Method; Utilization: Parthenium Composting-Nutrient Composition; Biologique Method: Botanical agents: Maintenance de natural biodiversity; Parthenium et Cassia; Recherche Results; Difficulty en Establishing Botanical Agents; Insect Agents: Pathogens Specific to Parthenium; Epidemiological Basis de Parthenium Allergy; Progress de Efforts to Contrôle Parthenium en Australia; Insects feeding sur Parthenium; Effectiveness de releasing Beetle (Zygogramma biocolorata); Controversy over feeding de beetle sur sunflower; End de le controversy sur feeding potential de Mexican beetle sur sunflower; Virus et MLOs; Limitations de Different methods; Integrated Method pour Parthenium Weed Gestion (IPWM): Operational tips pour IPWM; Success milestones de Parthenium control by bioagents en Karnataka, Weed Contrôle Act, Coordination de Contrôle Programme: Success stories en Parthenium management; Un analysis de le situation; Follow up action, International Conferences sur Parthenium Gestion: First International Conference; Second International Conference; Scope pour Further Recherche: Future Strategy et Options ,Status de Parthenium Growth en Karnataka et Neighbouring States: Effects de le Beetle; Tips pour Establishing Biologique Contrôle Australian Model, Frequently Asked Questions, Assorted Topics, sur Parthenium: Environnemental Weeds; Allelopathy; Beneficial Effects pour Agriculture; Parthenium Taxonomic Affinities; Parthenium Pest Status; Weeds-Un Source de Medicinal Plantees en Ayurdeda et it’s Therapeutic Applications, avec a Special Note sur Ayurvedic Treatment pour Parthenium Allergy; Gestion de Parthenium allergy en Ayurveda; Parthenium Un Exotic weed as a Source de Plante Nutrient en Potato Culture; Temporal Variation en Relative Dominace de Parthenium Hysterophorus et its Effect sur Native Bio-diversity; Extension Strategies pour Integrated management de parthenium, Literature Cited