2018 Vol.24 No.1 PP 73-76

WEED FLORA OF KHARIF CROPS OF BALLIA DISTRICT OF UTTAR PRADESH, INDIA

RAHUL PANDEY^* AND KAUSHAL KUMAR PANDEY

Department of Biotechnology and Department of Agronomy
SMM Town (P.G.) College, BALLIA-277001 (U.P.) INDIA
*Corresponding Author: *E-mail : rahulplant@yahoo.co.in

ABSTRACT

Ballia is one of the important district of Uttar Pradesh bordering Bihar and surrounded by rivers Ganga and Ghaghara. Soil is fertile and the living mode completely depends upon the agricultural practices. Majority of crops are affected by weeds. The common weeds of kharif crops are Bergia ammannioides, Eclipta prostrate, Ipomea aquatica, Sida acuta and Tridex procumbens etc. The present communication is a survey report about weed flora associated with kharif crops. During investigation 77 weed species of angiospermic plants were found. The botanical names, families and flowering and fruiting periods of each species were studied.

Key words : Ballia, Kharif Crops, Weed.