Trends in Biosciences
  • Year: 2015
  • Volume: 8
  • Issue: 14

Predominant Weed Flora in Durg Region of Chhattisgarh

  • Author:
  • Supriya Singh, Shweta Gupta
  • Total Page Count: 7
  • Page Number: 3643 to 3649

Department of Agronomy, Indira Gandhi Krishi Vishwavidhyalaya, Raipur, (C.G.)

*email: supriyasingh31@gmail.com

Online published on 3 December, 2016.

Abstract

Survey of Durg district was conducted to identify 5 alien weeds and the pattern of distribution of present weed flora. 12 blocks and 421 villages in Durg district were covered during 2008–10 in kharif and rabi seasons. In Durg district, Cynodon dactylon in vegetables and Cynodon dactylon in rice-fallow registered highest IVI during kharif and rabi seasons respectively. However, Alternanthera sessilis during Kharif and Rabi registered highest IVI in non-cropped area and Alternanthera sessilis during Kharif and Cynodon dactylon during Rabi registered highest IVI in garbage area.

Keywords

Survey, Blocks, Kharif, Rabi, Non cropped, Garbage, IVI, Cynodon dactylon, Alternanthera sessilis