INVESTIGATION OF WEEDS IN WHEAT (TRITICUM ASTIVUM)CROPS OF TEHSIL KOTLI, KOTLI AZAD JAMMU AND KASHMIR

Author Name: Syed Awais Hussain Shah

Volume: 01 &  Issue:

Country: INDIA

DOI NO.: NA, DOI Link: http://doi-ds.org/doilink/08.2020-25662434/

Affiliation:

1. Department of Botany, Mohi-Ud-Din Islamic University Nerian Sharif, J&K, INDIA
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ABSTRACT

Weed infestation is one of the most drastic factor which adversely effects the quantity as well as quality of products of cereal crops like wheat, which is a staple food crop round the globe. The aim of the study was to document the weed flora of wheat crops of tehsil Kotli, for this purpose a survey study was conducted from sowing to harvesting period of wheat (Nov 2019 to April 2020). Thirty one weed species belonging to twenty six genera and sixteen families were reported. Asteraceae was the dominating family with eight species (26%), followed by Poaceae with 4 (13%) species, both Brassicaceae and Polygonaceae had 3 (10%) species, Papaveraceae had 2 (6%) species while remaining eleven families had one species by each. It’s necessary that awareness should be created among the farmers and proper methods should be adopted for their eradication.

Key words: Weed’s diversity, kotli AJK, Wheat, Economy, Invasive Species