IPRNG : Message: Re: [IPRNG] why is Parthenium called Congress weed in India?

Dear Pankaj,

No where a reason is given. Whte flowers look lite cap.2, Its spread was as rampant as ones congress party was in India. Theses are possibl reasons.

Mahadevappa

Pankaj Oudhia <pankajoudhia@...> wrote:

Hi, I received query from Prof.Zimdahl (Original message is given below) on this aspect. Please share your views regarding name of Parthenium as Congress weed. regards Pankaj Oudhia Received: Mon, 20 Jun 2005 09:25:07 AM MDT From: "Dr. Zimdahl" <RZimdahl@...> To: pankaj.oudhia@... Subject: question Mr. Oudhia, I am the author of Fundamentals of Weed Science (a weed science textbook) and am now preparing the third edition. I met an Indian student who attends Colorado State University a short time ago and he located the IPRHG website for me. My question is why is Parthenium hysterophorus called Congress weed in India? I am insterested in the origin of the common name. Thank you for your assistance. R. L. Zimdahl, Professor

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Hi, I received query from Prof.Zimdahl (Original message is given below) on this aspect. Please share your views regarding name of Parthenium as Congress weed....

Pankaj Oudhia
pankajoudhia

Jul 1, 2005
6:29 am

Dear Pankaj, No where a reason is given. Whte flowers look lite cap.2, Its spread was as rampant as ones congress party was in India. Theses are possibl...

Dr. M. Mahadevappa
mahadevrice@...

Jul 1, 2005
7:29 am

Thanks for your reply. Basically Congress means 'The act of coming together or meeting. Or group,cluster." As Parthenium commonly grows in group or cluster ...

Pankaj Oudhia
pankajoudhia

Jul 1, 2005
7:40 am

Well, the story I have always heard in Maharashtra was that Parthenium was introduced into India as part of a PL480 shipment of wheat from the US sometime in...

James Cox
jcox@...

Jul 1, 2005
2:13 pm

Dear Dr. Pankaj: Parthenium is called Congress Weed in India becoz. it is having a similar structure like the Congress building in Parliament Annexe, New...

sanjai saxena
sanjaibiotech

Jul 1, 2005
9:40 am

It was the communist party of that era (the early 50s) named who named Parthenium hysterophorus as congress weed.According to the Lefts perception, corruption...

Prasanna Venkatesan
controlprasanna

Jul 1, 2005
2:45 pm

For this question now there are four different explantaions. I feel that the views of other members will help us to reach to any conclusion. This question is...

Pankaj Oudhia
pankajoudhia

Jul 3, 2005
10:35 am

Thanks. Pl keep me always updated. Regards, MM Pankaj Oudhia <pankajoudhia@...> wrote: For this question now there are four different explantaions....

Dr. M. Mahadevappa
mahadevrice@...

Jul 3, 2005
2:57 pm

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