Phosphate can destroy Parthenium An university student Mr.Satyendra Kumar Nayak has claimed that
obnoxious weed Parthenium can easily be controlled by the use of phosphate.The
application of single super phosphate on wet plant can destroy this plant within 10-12
days - Nayak says. According to him, this treatment is not a selective one and harmful to
crops. Presently he is a student of Pt.Jawahar Lal Nehru Krishi Vishwa Vidyalaya,
Jabalpur, India. [Source: Paryavaran Digest,Jan.2002 p.38.] |