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Kavitha Sagar, M.D. Rajanna and R.R. Rao. 2014. Impact of invasive alien siam weed and congress grass on native flora . Indian Journal of Weed Science : 46( 2) 161- 165.







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Volume Issue Publication year Page No Type of article
46 2 2014 161-165 Full length articles
Impact of invasive alien siam weed and congress grass on native flora

Kavitha Sagar, M.D. Rajanna and R.R. Rao

DOI: IJWS-2014-46-2-13

Email: kavcsa@gmail.com
Address: Botanical Garden, Gandhi Krishi Vigyan Kendra, UAS, Bangalore, Karnataka 560 065

Keywords:

Chromolaena odorata, Invasive weeds, Impact assessment, Native flora, Parthenium  



Abstract:

Study was done on impact of invasive alien weeds Chromolaena odorata and Parthenium hysterophorus on native naturalized flora of few selected sites in Mysore, Karnataka. Total six sites were selected for the study. Of which, at 3 sites C. odorata and P. hysterophorus were present (sites 1, 2 and 3) while at other 3 sites C. odorata and P. hysterophorus were absent (sites 4, 5 and 6). At sites 1, 2 and 3, frequency, density and abundance of the native flora were low than the sites 4, 5 and 6. There was 30, 24 and 12% reduction of native flora at sites 1, 2, and 3, respectively. There was a constant fear of losing many medicinally and economically important plants due to invasion of these weeds.





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