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.]

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