From: Somesh <somesh@ap.nic.in>
Received: Sun, 19 Aug 2001 13:30:38 +0530

Dear Pankaj
Thanks for the message. I have any way launched a massive campaign invovling farmers in more than 3000 habitations to remove parthenium. As the biological control may take time. I would still be interested in it as the manual removal may not make a sustainable impact. Our job makes as learn about a variety of topics as per the demand of the situation. And agriculture was part of our training.

Regards!
Somesh Kumar - I A S

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From: "drgg15" <drgg15@indiatimes.com>
Received: Sat, 18 Aug 2001 17:41:02 +0530

Dear Mr.Oudhia,

I ' ve already e-mailed to you with regard to "INTEGRATED POLYCULTURE FARMING SYSTEM" and pl. see your mail box .

On going thro' your parthenium web site , I believe it is my duty to offer the solution known to me.No doubt, parthenium is an omnipresent poisonous weed. Apart from the severe environmental degradation of soil and agricultural lands, a lot of allergic respiratory disorders are caused to human -beings.

It is suggested to you to try the following remedy :
With the help of BIOSANITIZER and VERMI++ (two biotechnically developed herbal paste + vermiculture humus, in a much concentrated form) products of biotechnological innovation, the parthenium weeds suould be burried in the compost pit along with some pure cow dung gobar. The weeded land area should be sprayed with water in which VERMI++ is soaked for a day or more. Such spraying should be repeated 2-3 times at an interval of one week so that the parthenium spores do not give rise to fresh growth of plants. Repeated such treatment is bound to result in gradual eradication of this weed, on the one hand,while on the other hand, the composting of BIOSANITIZER + VERMI ++ treated weeds , the erstwhile liability would transform magically into an asset of a farmer in the form of a farmyard mannure of superior quality. Just TRY THIS once IN ONE VILLAGE and let me know the feedback.

If interested please let me know so that I shall arrange for procuring the BIOSANITIZER and VERMI++.

Truly Yours...

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From: somesh <somesh@ap.nic.in>
Received: Fri, 17 Aug 2001 13:44:28 +0530

Dear Mr Pankaj
Greetings!
I am Dist Collector of Anantapur (Andhrapradesh). A virsus disease has attacked groundnut crop in 8 lakh ha. The virsus spreads through pollen of parthenium. I would like to know more about parthenium, its effect and ways of controlling it.

Thanks in anticipation!
Somesh Kumar - I A S

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From: Abhinav Ahrdo <Ahrdo@Rediffmail.Com>
Received: Fri, 10 Aug 2001 13:26:05 +0530

Dear Pankaj,

I am thankful to you for sending me mail. I would like to know the following things:

  1. I want to know the different contents of parthenium (%wise)
  2. As you said that parthenin is major obstacle in making compost does it mean that you have prepared compost only from parthenium or you have mix parthenium with other material.
  3. kindly send me your compost making process report in brief.

I shall be oblige if you provide us your valuable knowledge to keep our research going on for farmers welfare.  I have visited your site which is quite good for me.

regards ,
Ravi S. Kelkar

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From: Abhinav Ahrdo <Ahrdo@Rediffmail.Com>
Received: Sat, 4 Aug 2001 17:03:42 +0530

Sir,
We Are Running An Organisation And Involved With Various Research Activities For Farmers At Indore. At Present We Are Doing Research On On Farm Waste Materials Which Includes The Utilization Of Parthenium.As It Has Been A Dangerous Weed For Us. As You Are Expert In This Field We Want To Know The Following Things:
1. Wheater Parthenium Leave Juice Extract Can Be Used Spraying On Field Crops.
2. Have You Taken Trials Of Making Compost From It?

We Are In Process Of Making Good Compost Out Of Parthenium. Kindly Send Us Your Valuable Research.

Thanking You,
Ravi S. Kelkar
Director -Abhinav Agri-Human Resource Development Organisation, 75,Greater Tirupati Colony Indore-1. Call-0731-493613/48204

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From: Sanjay Bhatia <bhatia_siya@yahoo.com>
Received: Wed, 02 Aug 2001 19:54:24 +0530

Dear Pankaj,

Thank you very much for your prompt reply to my request for the information on Parthenium. I am giving you some more trouble. i would like to know whether the beetle "Zygogramma bicolorata" has been found in wild condition from any where in India. I would
appreciate to receive some more information on the bio-control of this weed i.e. parthenium.

With kind regards

Sincerely yours,
Sanjay Bhatia

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