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 Biocontrolling congress grass [1]

Agents to control this dreaded weed work well in labs, need to be taken to fields

congress grass or parthenium, a native of tropical America, came to India accidentally in 1955. A rapidly growing invasive species, this grass competes well for nutrients and space and reproduces fast. One of the world

Publication Date: 
27/02/2009
Rohini Rangarajan [2]
Down to Earth [3]
Tags:
Agriculture [4], Agricultural Research [5], Biological PC [6], Weeds [7], Parthenium [8], Australia [9], India [10]

Technology Partners: MimirTech

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[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/agriculture
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/agricultural-research
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/biological-pc
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/weeds
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/parthenium
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/australia
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/india