Trends in Biosciences
  • Year: 2015
  • Volume: 8
  • Issue: 15

Survey of Weed Distribution in Mahasamund District of Chhattisgarh

  • Author:
  • Supriya Singh, Shweta Gutpta
  • Total Page Count: 6
  • Page Number: 3942 to 3947

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

*email: supriyasingh31@gmail.com

Online published on 3 December, 2016.

Abstract

Survey of Mahasamund district was conducted to know the pattern of distribution of weeds along with the identification of 5 alien weeds. In kharif and rabi season 4 blocks and 241 villages covered in Mahasammud during the year 2008–10. In Mahasammud district, Cyperus rotundus in rice and Cynodon dactylon in rice-fallow registered highest IVI during kharif and rabi seasons respectively. However, Cassia tora during Kharif and Amaranthus viridis during Rabi registered highest IVI in noncropped area and Cassia tora during Kharif and Cynodon dactylon during Rabi registered highest IVI in garbage area.

Keywords

Survey, Blocks, Kharif, Rabi, Noncropped, Garbage, IVI, Cynodon dactylon, Cassia tora, Cyperus rotundus, Amaranthus viridis