Parthenium a Noxious Weed: A Review on the Allelopathic Impact on Crop Plants and Their Management

Authors

  • Raveena Department of Biotechnology, Maharishi Markandeshwar (Deemed to be University), Mullana, Ambala, Haryana 133207, India
  • Mukesh Kumar Department of Biotechnology, Maharishi Markandeshwar (Deemed to be University), Mullana, Ambala, Haryana 133207, India
  • Rajeev Kumar Department of Botany, Lovely Professional University, Phagwara, Punjab 144001, India
  • Raj Singh Department of Biotechnology, Maharishi Markandeshwar (Deemed to be University), Mullana, Ambala, Haryana 133207, India

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.48165/

Keywords:

Allelopathy, Parthenium hysterophorus, weed, inhibitory, environment, human health

Abstract

Allelopathy is a chemical interaction between higher plants in which  allelochemicals generated by donor plants can significantly alter – and in some cases, hinder – the development of recipient (test) plants.  Allelopathy is thought to have a significant role in their fast spread.  This is particularly true of invasive alien species (IAS) such as  Ambrosia artemisiifolia and Sorghum halepense. Only a few weed  species are known to have an allelopathic inhibitory effect among these  dominant weeds. Parthenium hysterophorus L. is world’s worst weed.  Although it originated in tropical America, it has now spread quickly  to Asia, Africa, Australia, and Europe. It can be controlled by  herbicides, but their use adversely affects the environment and human  health. It has been shown that extracts, residues and essential oils of many allelopathic plant species effectively control the germination  and growth of Parthenium. 

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2022-12-15

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Vol. 38 No. 2 (2022): Bio-Science Research Bulletin (Jul-Dec) 2022

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Parthenium a Noxious Weed: A Review on the Allelopathic Impact on Crop Plants and Their Management . (2022). Bio Science Research Bulletin, 38(2), 106–112. https://doi.org/10.48165/