Blackgram, Distribution, Greengram, IVI, Relative density, Weed flora
To study the floristic composition of weeds in greengram, 50 fields were surveyed in Hisar, Sirsa, Bhiwani, Mahender Garh and Fatehbad districts of Haryana state during July-August, 2011 and 23 fields were surveyed for blackgram in Shiwalik foot hills region of Panchkula, Ambala and Yamuna Nagar districts of the state during August-September, 2012. Weed flora in greengram was more diverse as compared to blackgram. Twenty-two weed species (5 grassy, 3 sedges and 14 broad-leaved) belonging to12 families were found dominant in greengram, where as in blackgram only 11 weeds of 7 families were found to be very aggressive. Broad-leaved weed Digera arvensis (L.) of family Amarthanceae was the most dominant and aggressive weed of both crops with a relative density and frequency of 511% and 86% in green gram whereas in blackgram it was 38% and 96%, respectively. Dactyloctenium aegyptium (L.) was the most dominant grassy weed with IVI values of 24.5 and 22.6 in greengram and blackgram, respectively. Important broad-leaved weeds found in greengram were: Trianthema portulacastrum, Mollugo distachya, Cleome viscosa, Cucumis callosus, Corchorus tridens, Corchorus aestuans and Tribulus terristeris, whereas in blackgram Commelina benghalensis, Physalis minima, Solanum nigrum and Chorchorus olitorious.