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International Journal of Pure & Applied Bioscience (IJPAB)
Year : 2018, Volume : 6, Issue : 4
First page : (269) Last page : (275)
Article doi: : http://dx.doi.org/10.18782/2320-6715

Rainy Season Weed Species Diversity in Aligarh District
(Uttar Pradesh) India

Khan, A. A.¹*, Sana, Q. H.² and Khan, A.²

¹Department of Botany, ²Department of Wildlife Sciences
Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh 202002. India
*Corresponding Author E-mail: khan_ath@yahoo.com
Received: 11.07.2018  |  Revised: 16.08.2018   |  Accepted: 21.08.2018  

 

 ABSTRACT

An intensive survey of rainy season weeds of agriculture of Aligarh district (Uttar Pradesh, India) in four major crops yielded 285 species (Dicot 202, Monocot 83) belonging to 189 genera (Dicot 137, Monocot 52) and 56 families (Dicot 49, Monocot 07). Highest number of weeds (189) were collected from sugarcane fields followed by rice fields (163), maize (137) and pearl millet (114). 236 weeds were terrestrial, 23 aquatic, and 82 marshy. Limnophyton obtusifolium is recorded first time in Asia as a weed of rice.

Key words: Weeds, Agriculture, Rainy season, Paddy, Aligarh,

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Cite this article: Khan, A.A., Sana, Q.H. and Khan, A., Rainy Season Weed Species Diversity in Aligarh District (Uttar Pradesh) India, Int. J. Pure App. Biosci.6(4): 269-275 (2018). doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.18782/2320-7051.6715