'I am not able to describe well the deterioration in traffic
congestion which has befallen the city. I started my career in
Bangalore in 1982, and in those days it was a pristine, green city
with hardly any vehicular traffice. I used to whiz around in my Bajaj
Chetak Scooter, and most of the vehicles on the road were two-
wheelers. The air was pure, and though the parthenium plants were
growing in certain outskirts of the city, it did not have much impact
on the people. People with Asthma used to have some trouble,'
http://vijaysrinivasan.wordpress.com/2006/12/02/bangalore-experience/

BMP’s cleanliness drive proceeding at snail’s pace
They are unaware of the situation. The growth of parthenium (plant
which causes severe respiratory problems) along with mounting garbage,
is a nuisance,’’ said Reena G K, a resident of HRBR Layout.
http://bangalorebuzz.blogspot.com/2006/11/bmps-cleanliness-drive-
proceeding-at.html



Pankaj Oudhia

Pankaj Ji

Any time please arrange one day seminar at NOIDA for the group members and locals on Weeds specially Parthenium havoc.

Dr Ashwani Kumar Goyal

Reader and Head Department of Botany

Govt. P.G.College, Sector 39, NOIDA-201 301 INDIA

0120-2413333

91-120-2500938(IGNOU)

Cell-09868862160

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From: "Pankaj Oudhia" <pankajoudhia@gmail.com>
Reply-To: IPRNG@yahoogroups.co.in
To: IPRNG@yahoogroups.co.in
Subject: [IPRNG] FW: [pestnet] Experience on Invasive Alien Species
Date: Thu, 23 Nov 2006 06:15:46 -0000

From Pestnet yahoo group
Dea Colleague,

I would like to have experience on prevention and management of
Invasive Alien Species from abroad; therefore, kindly please provide
me your experience on IAS in your country(included legislation,
structure and operation).

Thank you very much for your so kind assistance and co-operation.
Sincerely yours,


Duong Minh Tu, Ph.D.
Entomologist
Director
Plant Quarantine Diagnostic Centre (PQDC)
Plant Protection Department (PPD)
Ministry of Agriculture and rural Development (MARD)
149 Ho Dac Di - Dong Da - Hanoi - Vietnam
Tel. No.: (0084) 4 8513746
Fax. No.: (0084) 4 8513746 or 8574719
Mobile: 0904 101090
Email: thanhtam1992@yahoo.com or duongminhtu@hn.vnn.vn
=========================
Please share your experience regarding Parthenium in India with Dr.
Duong.

regards
Pankaj Oudhia

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Catch all the cricketing action right here. Live score, match reports, photos et al.

From Pestnet yahoo group
Dea Colleague,

I would like to have experience on prevention and management of
Invasive Alien Species from abroad; therefore, kindly please provide
me your experience on IAS in your country(included legislation,
structure and operation).

Thank you very much for your so kind assistance and co-operation.
Sincerely yours,




Duong Minh Tu, Ph.D.
Entomologist
Director
Plant Quarantine Diagnostic Centre (PQDC)
Plant Protection Department (PPD)
Ministry of Agriculture and rural Development (MARD)
149 Ho Dac Di - Dong Da - Hanoi - Vietnam
Tel. No.: (0084) 4 8513746
Fax. No.: (0084) 4 8513746 or 8574719
Mobile: 0904 101090
Email: thanhtam1992@... or duongminhtu@...
=========================
Please share your experience regarding Parthenium in India with Dr.
Duong.

regards
Pankaj Oudhia

Dear Group Members,
        Shri Sanjay Joshi of Dewas has joined our group. Welcome
Sanjay. I have posted your message. If you wish to send more messages
send it at IPRNG@... so that it can reach to all group
members.

Pankaj Oudhia

Increase in Parthenium infestation in ten years (1996-2006) in sixteen
districts of Indian state Chhattisgarh.
http://ecoport.org/ep?SearchType=interactiveTableView&itableId=2329


regards
Pankaj Oudhia

Dear Group Members,
     Please guide this school teacher interested in preparing project
on Parthenium for his students.

regards
Pankaj
------ Original Message ------
Received: Wed, 15 Nov 2006 02:53:29 AM MST
From: sanjay joshi <san_joshi_san@...>
To: pankaj.oudhia@...
Subject: abut parthenium

Respected sir,
            I read your reasurch about parthenium. It have more
knowldgeble imformetion. I begain a project work " Remove
parethenium with passetive attitute". Can you help me? My project is
base on wormy composting by parthenium. Can we acsept the amount of
nutrent by this type of compost.Like amount of NPK etc.
   Sanjay Joshi
   Guaid teacher
   School for excellence,Dewas
   mp.455001
====================

REQUEST FOR SPECIFIC INFORMATION ON /PARTHENIUM/ /HYSTEROPHORUS/ FOR SOUTH AFRICA

/Parthenium hysterophorus /is invading the eastern parts of southern Africa at an alarming rate. There are already large infestations in Mozambique and Swaziland. The effect of these recent invasions are not yet fully realized and we first need a disaster before the authorities and politicians will react.

GISP (Global Invasive Species Programme) has recently sponsored a small desktop project aimed at evaluating the potential impact of Parthenium in southern Africa. This study has to be completed by the end of January 2007 and will fully rely on existing published and unpublished information from countries that have been fighting the weed for many years, being of course mainly India and Australia. In many ways, the Parthenium problem in southern Africa corresponds more to the Indian situation.

We have already scanned most of the more than 1000 references on Parthenium and very useful information came to light that can be fed into the bioeconomic models that we intend to use to predict the consequences of Parthenium invasion in southern Africa.

Unfortunately there is still important information missing. Firstly, it was not possible to obtain important reprints of articles published in obscure journals or in conference proceedings and, secondly, there is little quantitative data available on the economic impacts of Parthenium on health, biodiversity, yield losses and grazing capacity.

I would appreciate it if you could provide me with information or identify a publication/report/contact person that could give me more information on the following subjects regarding Parthenium:"

1) some quantitative data on the effect/cost on human health, e.g. what is the estimated percentage of people in say Bangalore (or any other region) suffering from dermatitis (AECD) or from allergic rhinitis or bronchitis caused by Parthenium, and approximately how many days will affected people stay away from work? What is the average cost of medical treatment of affected people?

2) There is a total lack of any quantitative data on the impact of

Parthenium invasions on biodiversity e.g. species loss or negative impacts on ecological processes. .

3) What is the approximate loss/reduction expressed as a percentage of domestic herbivores caused by Parthenium invasion of natural pastures? There is some information on the effect of Parthenium on cattle and buffalos but it does not give an idea what this is costing the country/district/state. There is some useful information available from Australia.

4) The cost of control: There is much anecdotal information on the

impact of Parthenium on various crop yields but not much of it is quantitative data, or the data is given in Rs of 20 years ago which is difficult to extrapolate to South African conditions. What I need is for example man-hours needed to clear 1 ha of various densities of Parthenium weed in crops/roadsides/open spaces etc. It would also help if it can be stated that a certain crop needs for example two additional treatements of a certain herbicide to provide effective control. There are also not many publications that give crop losses related to Parthenium densities. The excellent paper of Tamado et al 2002 in the J. of Pest management is an excellent example of what is needed.

5) There is much information on the potential uses of Parthenium e.g. as biopesticides, biogas,green manure etc. Is it possible to obtain information on any viable businesses that have developed from these benefits or are there farmers that utilize these beneficial properties on a large scale?

I realize that it will not be easy to provide answers to all these questions but any information, including unpublished information but coming from a reliable source, will be most welcome.

I received some useful information from Australia (Queensland)

but again, this applies almost exclusively to large commercial farmers In South Africa we also have a large component of subsistence (small-scale) farmers and the Indian situation could also be applicable to these farmers.

This study is meant to alert politicians of the looming threat and that

actions need to be put in place NOW and not in 10 years time. Africa as

a whole is extremely vulnerable and the Indian experience will be of

much value to us.

I will be most grateful for any information.

Kind regards

Helmuth Zimmermann

helmuthzim@netactive.co.za

www.hza.co.za <http://www.hza.co.za/>

P/a Plant Protection Research Institute

Weeds Research

Private Bag X134

Queenswood, Pretoria

0121

Fax +27 12 329 3278

REQUEST FOR SPECIFIC INFORMATION ON /PARTHENIUM/ /HYSTEROPHORUS/ FOR SOUTH AFRICA

/Parthenium hysterophorus /is invading the eastern parts of southern Africa at an alarming rate. There are already large infestations in Mozambique and Swaziland. The effect of these recent invasions are not yet fully realized and we first need a disaster before the authorities and politicians will react.

GISP (Global Invasive Species Programme) has recently sponsored a small desktop project aimed at evaluating the potential impact of Parthenium in southern Africa. This study has to be completed by the end of January 2007 and will fully rely on existing published and unpublished information from countries that have been fighting the weed for many years, being of course mainly India and Australia. In many ways, the Parthenium problem in southern Africa corresponds more to the Indian situation.

We have already scanned most of the more than 1000 references on Parthenium and very useful information came to light that can be fed into the bioeconomic models that we intend to use to predict the consequences of Parthenium invasion in southern Africa.

Unfortunately there is still important information missing. Firstly, it was not possible to obtain important reprints of articles published in obscure journals or in conference proceedings and, secondly, there is little quantitative data available on the economic impacts of Parthenium on health, biodiversity, yield losses and grazing capacity.

I would appreciate it if you could provide me with information or identify a publication/report/contact person that could give me more information on the following subjects regarding Parthenium:"

1) some quantitative data on the effect/cost on human health, e.g. what is the estimated percentage of people in say Bangalore (or any other region) suffering from dermatitis (AECD) or from allergic rhinitis or bronchitis caused by Parthenium, and approximately how many days will affected people stay away from work? What is the average cost of medical treatment of affected people?

2) There is a total lack of any quantitative data on the impact of

Parthenium invasions on biodiversity e.g. species loss or negative impacts on ecological processes. .

3) What is the approximate loss/reduction expressed as a percentage of domestic herbivores caused by Parthenium invasion of natural pastures? There is some information on the effect of Parthenium on cattle and buffalos but it does not give an idea what this is costing the country/district/state. There is some useful information available from Australia.

4) The cost of control: There is much anecdotal information on the

impact of Parthenium on various crop yields but not much of it is quantitative data, or the data is given in Rs of 20 years ago which is difficult to extrapolate to South African conditions. What I need is for example man-hours needed to clear 1 ha of various densities of Parthenium weed in crops/roadsides/open spaces etc. It would also help if it can be stated that a certain crop needs for example two additional treatements of a certain herbicide to provide effective control. There are also not many publications that give crop losses related to Parthenium densities. The excellent paper of Tamado et al 2002 in the J. of Pest management is an excellent example of what is needed.

5) There is much information on the potential uses of Parthenium e.g. as biopesticides, biogas,green manure etc. Is it possible to obtain information on any viable businesses that have developed from these benefits or are there farmers that utilize these beneficial properties on a large scale?

I realize that it will not be easy to provide answers to all these questions but any information, including unpublished information but coming from a reliable source, will be most welcome.

I received some useful information from Australia (Queensland)

but again, this applies almost exclusively to large commercial farmers In South Africa we also have a large component of subsistence (small-scale) farmers and the Indian situation could also be applicable to these farmers.

This study is meant to alert politicians of the looming threat and that

actions need to be put in place NOW and not in 10 years time. Africa as

a whole is extremely vulnerable and the Indian experience will be of

much value to us.

I will be most grateful for any information.

Kind regards

Helmuth Zimmermann

helmuthzim@netactive.co.za

www.hza.co.za <http://www.hza.co.za/>

P/a Plant Protection Research Institute

Weeds Research

Private Bag X134

Queenswood, Pretoria

0121

Fax +27 12 329 3278

REQUEST FOR SPECIFIC INFORMATION ON /PARTHENIUM/ /HYSTEROPHORUS/ FOR SOUTH
AFRICA


/Parthenium hysterophorus /is invading the eastern parts of southern Africa at
an alarming rate. There are already large infestations in Mozambique and
Swaziland. The effect of these recent invasions are not yet fully realized and
we first need a disaster before the authorities and politicians will react.

GISP (Global Invasive Species Programme) has recently sponsored a small desktop
project aimed at evaluating the potential impact of Parthenium in southern
Africa. This study has to be completed by the end of January 2007 and will fully
rely on existing published and unpublished information  from countries that have
been fighting the weed for many years, being of course mainly India and
Australia.  In many ways, the Parthenium problem in southern Africa corresponds
more to the Indian situation.

We have already scanned most of the more than 1000 references on Parthenium and
very useful information came to light that can be fed into the bioeconomic
models that we intend to use to predict the consequences of Parthenium invasion
in southern Africa.

Unfortunately there is still important information missing. Firstly, it was not
possible to obtain important reprints of articles published in obscure journals
or in conference proceedings  and, secondly, there is little quantitative data
available on the economic impacts of Parthenium on health, biodiversity, yield
losses and grazing capacity.



I would appreciate it if you could provide me with information or identify a
publication/report/contact person that could give me more information on the
following subjects regarding Parthenium:"

1) some quantitative data on the effect/cost on human health, e.g. what is the
estimated percentage of people in say Bangalore (or any other region) suffering
from  dermatitis (AECD) or from allergic rhinitis or bronchitis caused by
Parthenium, and approximately how many days will affected people stay away from
work? What is the average cost of medical treatment of affected people?

2) There is a total lack of any quantitative data on the impact of

Parthenium invasions on biodiversity e.g. species loss or negative impacts on
ecological processes. .

3) What is the approximate loss/reduction expressed as a percentage of domestic
herbivores caused by Parthenium invasion of natural pastures?  There is some
information on the effect of Parthenium on cattle and buffalos but it does not
give an idea what this is costing the country/district/state. There is some
useful information available from Australia.

4) The cost of control: There is much anecdotal information on the

impact of Parthenium on various crop yields but not much of it is quantitative
data, or the data is given in Rs of 20 years ago which is difficult to
extrapolate to South African conditions. What I need is for example man-hours
needed to clear 1 ha of various densities of Parthenium weed in 
crops/roadsides/open spaces etc. It would also help if it can be stated that a
certain crop needs for example two additional treatements of a certain herbicide
to provide effective control. There are also not many publications that give
crop losses related to Parthenium densities. The excellent paper of Tamado et al
2002 in the J. of Pest management is an excellent example of what is needed.

5) There is much information on the potential uses of Parthenium e.g. as
biopesticides, biogas,green manure etc. Is it possible to obtain information on
any viable businesses that have developed from these benefits or are there
farmers that utilize these beneficial properties on a large scale?



I realize that it will not be easy to provide answers to all these questions but
any information, including unpublished information but coming from a reliable
source, will be most welcome.

I received some useful information from Australia (Queensland)

but again, this applies almost exclusively to large commercial farmers In South
Africa we also have a large component of subsistence  (small-scale) farmers and
the Indian situation could also be applicable to these farmers.

This study is meant to alert politicians of the looming threat and that

actions need to be put in place NOW and not in 10 years time. Africa as

a whole is extremely vulnerable and the Indian experience will be of

much value to us.

I will be most grateful for any information.

Kind regards

Helmuth Zimmermann

helmuthzim@...

www.hza.co.za <http://www.hza.co.za/>

P/a Plant Protection Research Institute

Weeds Research

Private Bag X134

Queenswood, Pretoria

0121

Fax +27 12 329 3278

Dear Group Members,
     Please help this researcher from South Africa. I have suggested
to join our group for interaction and more information. Books by
Mahadevappa sir will help a lot-I think.

regards
Pankaj Oudhia

------ Original Message ------
Received: Mon, 13 Nov 2006 12:30:50 AM MST
From: Helmuth Zimmermann <helmuthzim@...>
To: pankaj.oudhia@...
Subject: Parthenium

Dear Dr Oudhia,
My name is Helmuth Zimmermann and I am an entomologist and have
worked
all my life on the biologiocal control of weeds in South Africa
(Plant
Protection Research Institute). I received your e-mail address from
Dr.
Dhileepan and Rachel McFadyen from Australia who thought that you
could
be assistance to us.
I am involved in a desktop study sponsored by GISP on the potential
impact of Parthenium hysterophorus in South Africa. As you are aware
this weed is now in the exponential phase of population increase and
we
are very concerned about its long-term impacts it may have.
I have scanned the literature on this topic and there are many
references from India which unfortunately are not easily available
in
South Africa. e.g. from conference proceedings.Many publication that
deal with impacts do not give any quantitative data that we can use
in
our models.
I would appreciate it if you could identify a
publication/report/contact
person that could give me some information on the following"
1) some quantitative data on the effect/cost on human health, e.g. ??
%
of people in Bangalore (or any other region) suffer from dermatitis
(AECD) or from allergic rhinitis or bronchitis causing on average ??
days absence from work costing approximately ?? R for medication.
2) There is a total lack of any quantitative data on the impact of
Parthenium invasions on biodiversity.
3) % loss or reduction of domestic herbivores because of pasture
loss
caused by Parthenium invasions. There is some information on the
effect
of Parthenium on cattle and buffaloes but it does not give an idea
what
this is costing the country/districh/state.
4) The cost of control: There is much information on the descriptive
impact of parthenium on various crops and how to control it. But I
can
not extrapolate this to South Africa because it mentions local
currencies of 20 years ago etc. What I need is for example man-hours
needed to clear 1 ha of dense parthenium weed in /
crops/roadsides/open
public land etc. or % loss of income or yield per ha of parthenium
in
a specific crop.
I realize that this is not easy to answer but any information, even
unpublished information but coming from a reliable expert, will be
welcome. I received some useful information from Australia
(Queensland)
but again, this applies to large commercial farmers . In South
Africa we
also have a large component of subsistence (small-scale) farmers and
the Indian situation could also be applicable to these farmers.
This study is meant to alert politicians of the looming threat and
that
actions need to be put in place NOW and not in 10 years time. Africa
as
a whole is extremely vulnerable and the Indian experience will be of
much value to us.
I will be most grateful for any information.
Kind regards
Helmuth Zimmermann
helmuthzim@...
www.hza.co.za

14th Biennial NSW Weeds Conference is being planned for 25-27 Sept
2007 at Wollongong
www.weeds2007.com.au
http://www.iceaustralia.com/weeds2007/call.html
http://www.iceaustralia.com/weeds2007/register.html



regards
Pankaj Oudhia

16 November 2006. Engineering Technology Against Invasive
Species. NCSAF Luncheon. Washington, DC. 11:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. Please
RSVP to Terri Bates, batesmt@... <mailto:batesmt@...>,
+1-703-538-1134 by COB Tuesday, November 14.
[Source: FOREST INFORMATION UPDATE VOL. 7 NO. 46, 13 NOVEMBER 2006]

SANTA MARIA FEVERFEW: NOT THE FEVERFEW OF COMMERCE.
http://www.herbalgram.org/wholefoodsmarket/herbalgram/articleview.asp?
a=847

Botanical Dermatology
http://www.emedicine.com/derm/topic904.htm

Use of fire to control parthenium weed (Parthenium hysterophorus)
  For details of this ongoing Australian project visit at
http://www.nrw.qld.gov.au/tropical_weeds/projects/partheniumfire.html

Here is link to list of my articles
http://ecoport.org/ep?
SearchType=earticleList&Author=oudhia&Text=parthenium

(Instead of clicking on link, use copy and paste method)

regards
Pankaj Oudhia

FW: Parthenium weed: State Prohibited Weed
http://www.dse.vic.gov.au/dpi/nreninf.nsf/93a98744f6ec41bd4a256c8e00013
aa9/bb758634f419a39cca256e720024cf16/$FILE/ATTRJQ0U/LC0285.pdf

Journal of Phytopathology
Volume 154 Page 461  - August 2006
doi:10.1111/j.1439-0434.2006.01129.x
Volume 154 Issue 7-8


Characterization of a Phytotoxin from Phoma herbarum for Management
of Parthenium hysterophorus L.
P. Vikrant1, K. K. Verma2, R. C. Rajak3 and A. K. Pandey1
  Abstract

Microbial products offer a non-chemical alternative to manage
noxious weeds with the goal of reducing input into the environment
of harmful chemicals that are otherwise used for the same purpose.
During the present investigations cell-free culture filtrate (CFCF)
of Phoma herbarum FGCC no. 75 was evaluated for its phytotoxic
property against Parthenium hysterophorus L. The results of shoot
cut, detached leaf and seedling bioassays revealed the presence of a
toxic metabolite in the CFCF that was responsible for the toxicity
against the target weed. Further, the toxic metabolite was
characterized after the CFCF extraction with butanol, hexane,
chloroform, acetone and ethyl acetate. The residues left after
solvent evaporation were evaluated separately for their toxicity
against the weed. Residue obtained from ethyl acetate fraction
showed very distinct toxicity when compared with others. On the
basis of analysis by gas chromatography- mass spectrometry, the
tentative structure of the phytotoxic compound was deduced to be 3-
nitro-1,2-benzenedicarboxylic acid (3-nitrophthalic acid). This is
the first report confirming the potential of this particular toxin
from Ph. herbarum as a biorational, which can be applied as a
phytotoxin against Par. hysterophorus.

http://www.blackwell-synergy.com/doi/abs/10.1111/j.1439-
0434.2006.01129.x

British Journal of Dermatology
Volume 155 Page 847  - October 2006
doi:10.1111/j.1365-2133.2006.07444.x
Volume 155 Issue 4


Correspondence
Parthenium contact sensitivity travels to the U.K.
M.N. Singh and M.H. Beck
http://www.blackwell-synergy.com/doi/abs/10.1111/j.1365-
2133.2006.07444.x

The Auk
Article: pp. 358–367 | Full Text | PDF (205K)

SEED PREFERENCES IN SPARROW SPECIES OF THE MONTE DESERT, ARGENTINA:
IMPLICATIONS FOR SEED-GRANIVORE INTERACTIONS
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Víctor R. CuetoA, , Luis MaroneB, C, Javier Lopez de CasenaveA

A. Desert Community Ecology Research Team (Ecodes), Departamento de
Ecología, Genética y Evolución, FCEyN, Universidad de Buenos Aires,
Pabellón 2, Piso 4, Ciudad Universitaria, C1428EHA Buenos Aires,
Argentina, B. Desert Community Ecology Research Team (Ecodes),
IADIZA Institute. Casilla de Correo 507, 5500 Mendoza, Argentina, C.
Centro de Estudios Avanzados en Ecología y Biodiversidad, Pontificia
Universidad Católica de Chile, Alameda 340, Santiago, Chile

Abstract
We assessed seed preference in four species of sparrows that are
common to the central Monte desert of Argentina. Our hypotheses are
that (1) sparrows always prefer grass over forb seeds and (2)
different species of sparrows show the same preferences when
consuming seeds. We presented seeds from eight species of plants
(four grasses and four forbs) in both choice and nonchoice
experiments. In general, sparrow species preferred grass over forb
seeds, though one of them (Rufous-collared Sparrow [Zonotrichia
capensis]) included one forb species (Parthenium hysterophorus)
among its preferred seed items. Among grass seeds, sparrows avoided
or showed less preference for the tiny seeds of Sporobolus
cryptandrus, which suggests that seed weight may affect seed choice
among grasses. Avoidance of most forb species, by contrast, could
not be associated with seed size, probably because of the presence
of unpalatable or toxic compounds in forb seeds. Experimental
evidence suggests that the main feeding pressure of sparrows is
clearly directed to grass seeds, which coincides with reported
information on bird diet. Results support assertions that sparrows
can cause a negative effect on the composition and abundance of
grass seeds in the soil seed-bank, a necessary condition for birds
in playing a significant role on grass population dynamics in the
central Monte desert of Argentina.

Preferencias por Semillas de los Emberízidos del Desierto del Monte,
Argentina: Implicancias para la Interacción Semillas-granívoros

http://www.bioone.org/perlserv/?request=get-abstract&doi=10.1642%
2F0004-8038(2006)123%5B358%3ASPISSO%5D2.0.CO%3B2
==================

I have observed it in Indian state Chhattisgarh also. Here is
picture as evidence.
http://ecoport.org/ep?SearchType=pdb&PdbID=54455


regards
Pankaj Oudhia

Dear Group Members,
You are invited to read this article.

Lets share local knowledge for global fight against invasive species.
by
Pankaj Oudhia

Local knowledge about any herb in any part of the world can help the
natives of other parts where this herb grows as weed. The concept
of 'Management through Utilization' is far better than 'Management
through conventional weed control methods' for management of invasive
species. In present article author has shared his views regarding this
concept and emphasized on need of global debate on it.

http://ecoport.org/ep?SearchType=earticleView&earticleId=1493&page=-2

regards
Pankaj Oudhia

------ Original Message ------
Received: Mon, 16 Oct 2006 04:47:25 AM MDT
From: kazi zaman <kaziwasimzaman@...>
To: pankaj.oudhia@...
Subject: study

       Sir,
With due respect, I beg to state that I am a currently passed out
student of B.Sc Agriculture Hons(4year course). of  Palli Siksha
Bhavana(Instiutte of Agriculture),Visva Bharati University, India .
I am very much contingent on your kind consideration as a
student.Sir ,besides as I am a Muslim student I am going through a
dejected condition as seething condition political world. I am very
much agog to pursue my study in your university,but tragedic end of
my dream is always on my conscience.Sir if I cross my limit
please ,excuse me.I am writing this letter with a lots of hope that
only encourage me this time.
My name is Kazi Wasim Zaman.  I want to pursue my M.S in Weed
Science from USA, during coming fall semester ,2007 .Sir I need
fellowship for that as I am not that economically viable  to carry
it my own.
I have done a project work titled "PROJECT ON INTEGRATED WEED
CONTROL APPROACH IN SRINITEKETAN AND SHANTINIKETAN(UNIVERSITY )
CAMPUS.
In our institution "ALL  INDIA COORDINATED REARSEARCH PROGRAMME'' is
carried on whose director is Dr. N.T. Yaduraju and principal
investigator is Dr. B. Duary.This project is guided by him.This
project incite me to carry on my further study in this subject, weed
science.
Sir I found some data regarding this.
1.  Survival of Zygograma bicolorata  in our climate and its effect
as a biocontrol  agent.
2  Herbicidal resistance of this Congress grass.
3.   Different results given under application of Glyphoset
                                           and Paraquat.
4.   Assosiated weed like Cassia sp., Orobanche sp and
                                            its effect on Perthenium.

5.       Depth of seed that perpetuate in different soil stratum of
this totally seed propagated weed .
6.      What are their contributions in C:N ratio and others when
its vegetative growth is used in vermicomposting  and its practical
use in land and its constraints
7.       How could they be totally irradicated
8.       Exudation fro! m root and and its effect (allelopathic)to
other weeds.
9.       Regeneration  after application of Chemical herbicides.
10.  Necessity of Perthenium Awareness Week among the farmers and
also local citizens.

                         Sir the above results are concluded from
11464.82 sq. metre area.
    Under this circumstances please allow me to request you to submit
this project paper to you for your valuable comments and remarks and
kind guidance to pursue my higher study ! on it. Sir  I have
givenTOEFL.My score is 227.I have given GRE ,my score is
1020.Besides ,I have also done a project work on Vermicompost,under
Dr.G.N.Chattopadhya,soil scientist of soil testing laborattory in
our college.I have also experienced myself with RAWE PROGRAMME(Rural
Agricultural Work Experience)in final year of study. Sir I want to
work on survival of Zygroramma bicolorata in future.
Please guide me to get admission if I have a chance to make research
in the field .I am seriously praying for your benisons and tutelary
guidence.

Thanking you,

                             Yours faithfully,

                        Kazi Wasim Zaman

Dr Mahadevappa

Good evening Sir

 Keen Observation of P O is great. One rout is ethnobotanical . Wait and watch where roots will go and for what it will be used.

What i guess it should be used for  anti alergic homeopathic medicin preparation.

Dr Ashwani Kumar Goyal

Reader and Head Department of Botany

Govt. P.G.College, Sector 39, NOIDA-201 301 INDIA

0120-2413333

91-120-2500938(IGNOU)

Cell-09868862160

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From: "Dr. M. Mahadevappa" <mahadevrice@...>
Reply-To: IPRNG@...
To: IPRNG@...
Subject: Re: [IPRNG] Collection of Parthenium roots???
Date: Mon, 9 Oct 2006 09:09:56 -0700 (PDT)

It is a good observation. Pl follow it up.

 

Also Dr Leonardo wanted a copy of my book on parthenium. But Post office is not accepting it. In which country that professor is? pl enlighten. The book is ready.

M Mahadevappa

Pankaj Oudhia <pankajoudhia@...> wrote:

Dear Group Members,
     Yesterday I was in forest for my surveys. I found some tribal
collecting the roots of flowering Parthenium for the local herb
traders. They were not aware of purpose but informed that traders are
purchasing it in fair amount. Traders want to keep it secret but
informed that present demand is of 10 quintals dry roots. I am keeping
close view on it. If you have any information please share. If it is
going as medicine then it is very good news but if the purpose is of
adulteration then attention is required.

regards
Pankaj Oudhia

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From Enviroweed list

10 October 2006

The economics of invasion

Australian consumers are losing $800 million a year due to invasive
plants.

A new study has found the nation loses one dollar in every seven of
its
farm income to weeds - and around a fifth of the burden is borne by
consumers.

Economist Associate Professor Jack Sinden of the Cooperative Research
Centre for Australian Weed Management says that a study of
Australia's
twelve main agricultural activities shows an alarming loss of income
due
to pest plants.

"Around $4 billion is lost, either in direct loss of production, or
in
costs associated with controlling unwanted plant species," says
Professor Sinden.
"These costs are borne by all Australians, consumers as well as
producers."

The worst-hit agricultural industries are beef, wheat, and wool. The
beef and veal industry alone loses up to $880 million per year to
pasture weeds.

The annual losses for the main industry groups studied were:

· Crops $m 1518
· Livestock $m 2409

"Each industry suffers the effects of unwanted plants in a different
way," he says. "In the cropping industry, the main cost is in the
direct
control of pest species. But in the livestock industries, where
control
of weeds is very difficult in grazing lands, the yield losses are
very
high."

Prof. Sinden says an important element in the new study was an
analysis
of which sections of the community bore the greater part of the $4
billion annual loss.

"Eighty per cent of the loss is directly borne by the producers," he
says. "Twenty per cent is borne by consumers. In other words, weeds
are
forcing up the price of Australian food produce by 20%, and we
consumers
are paying for it."

Equally, Prof. Sinden says, expenditure on combatting invasive
plants is
money well spent, since weed management in Australia gives a very
good
return on investment.

For example, a recent study on the economics of biological control,
which is when weeds are controlled by insects or fungi or other
natural
means, showed that for every dollar spent in Australia in this way
since
1903, $23 was returned.

"Weed management returns a very high dollar in the long term for the
amount spent," he says.

"However, there is a big gap between what weed managers now do, and
what
we could do if more resources were available.

Weeds CRC director Dr Rachel McFadyen says this gap is likely to
remain
as long as the vast majority of Australians fail to appreciate the
real
impact of invasive plants and their true cost.

Dr McFadyen points to new data released during Landcare Week 2006
which
shows that 72% of 16 to 24-year-olds in cities have 'no or little
understanding' of farming. This city-country awareness gap makes it
politically difficult to get attention for rural issues like weeds,
she
says, even when the cost runs to billions of dollars a year and city
mums and dads are paying for it through higher food prices.

"It's even harder when we try to convince people that weeds are
damaging
the natural environment', she says.

"That's happening across very large areas and in many different ways,
but without a dollar figure to place on that impact most people,
including politicians, find the idea hard to grasp."

A new report prepared by the NSW Department of Environment and
Conservation and published by the CRC recently shows for the first
time
how at least half of the state's threatened native plants are now at
risk from weeds.

"This is not a one-off battle which we will win or lose. It is
probably
not technologically or economically possible to completely defeat
invading plants", says Dr McFadyen. "But as a nation we are doing
only a
very small fraction of what we know urgently needs to be done."

Professor Sinden says that a periodic survey is necessary to ensure
that
Australia's agriculture does not fall behind in controlling invasive
plants, as the costs of doing so are very high. He hopes to repeat
the
recent study within five years.

The economic impact of weeds in Australia is available from the Weeds
CRC at: www.weeds.crc.org.au/documents/tech_series_8.pdf

Impact of weeds on threatened biodiversity in New South Wales is at:
http://www.weeds.crc.org.au/publications/index.html


More information from:
Associate Professor Jack Sinden,
Weeds CRC and University of New England
Phone: 02 6773 2293 (up to 3.00 pm Mon-Fri), or 02 6772 4995 (a.h.)
Dr Rachel McFadyen 0409 263 817 (pm until 5.00 Tues 10, and rest of
week)
Peter Martin, Weeds CRC, 08 8303 6693, 0429 830 366

www.weeds.crc.org.au

Images of weeds are available from rita.reitano@...

It is a good observation. Pl follow it up.

 

Also Dr Leonardo wanted a copy of my book on parthenium. But Post office is not accepting it. In which country that professor is? pl enlighten. The book is ready.

M Mahadevappa

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