International Parthenium Research News [IPRN] Vol. 1 No.3 Aug 1, 2008 International Parthenium Research News is a free, global monthly newsletter on obnoxious weed Parthenium hysterophorus. It is published with the help of International Parthenium Research News Group [IPRNG]. Thanks to contributors for valuable contributions. << In this Issue >> Editorial Parthenium Scientist/Activist of the Month - Dr. Rachel McFadyen Announcement - Intractable Weeds and Plant Invaders: 2nd International Symposium New Publications on Parthenium Interesting Regional Publications on Parthenium - Hindi Article by Manishankar Upadhyay Parthenium Related News across the Globe - Management of the Weed Parthenium Parthenium Pictures - Parthenium - Parthenium in Jabalpur, India Parthenium Research Notes Success Story - Biological control in Action Parthenium Links - What are invasive alien plants? - Parthenium in Global Invasive Species Database - Fungal latent pathogens and endophytes from leaves of Parthenium hysterophorus (Asteraceae). - Allergies in India: An Analysis of 3389 Patients Attending an Allergy Clinic in Mumbai, India. << Editorial >> After publishing second issue of IPRN through Ecoport, now we are publishing third issue through IPRNG website. Old issues are also available in the site. International Parthenium Research News [IPRN] Vol. 1 No.1, June 1, 2008 http://www.iprng.org/IPRNG-parthenium_newsletter11.htm International Parthenium Research News [IPRN] Vol. 1 No.2, July 1, 2008 http://www.iprng.org/IPRNG-parthenium_newsletter12.htm Your comments, feedback and comments are welcomed. Editor << Parthenium Scientist/Activist of the Month >> Dr. Rachel McFadyen http://www.iceaustralia.com/weeds2007/pix/img/pix_rMcFadyen.jpg BIOGRAPHY Dr Rachel McFadyen came to Australia in 1976 and worked in the Queensland Government weed biocontrol unit in Brisbane. She worked on Harrisia cactus, Parthenium, annual ragweed, rubber vine, and then Chromolaena again (in Indonesia and the Philippines), in 1977 becoming manager of the Pest Management Research group in Queensland. In 1999 she was awarded the Council of Australian Weed Science Societies Award for Excellence in Leadership for her work in biological control of weeds. In 2003, Dr McFadyen was appointed Director (CEO) of the Cooperative Research Centre for Australian Weeds Management. She is based in Brisbane although the Weeds CRC head office is in Adelaide, with scientists in every major Australian city from Darwin to Perth. http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&pwst=1&q=+site:www.weeds.crc.org.au+RACHEL+MCFADYEN+crc << Announcement >> Intractable Weeds and Plant Invaders: 2nd International Symposium http://www.tera.hr/ewrs-osijek-2008/
<< New Publications on Parthenium >> Belz, R.G., Reinhardt, C.F., Foxcroft, L.C., Hurle, K. (2007). Residue allelopathy in Parthenium hysterophorus L.-Does parthenin play a leading role? Crop Protection, 26 (3), p.237-245, Mar 2007 Sinden, J.A. and Griffith, G. (2007). Combining economic and ecological arguments to value the environmental gains from control of 35 weeds in Australia. Ecological Economics, 61 (2), p.396-408, Mar 2007 Verma, Sabita, Shrivastava, Renu, Prasad, P K and Shrivastava, Vinoy K , (2007). Parthenium hysterophorus induced changes in neurotransmitter levels in mouse brain. Phytotherapy research: PTR, 21 (2), p.183-185, Feb 2007 << Interesting Regional Publications on Parthenium >> Hindi Article by Manishankar Upadhyay http://hindi.webdunia.com/news/business/agriculture/0805/21/1080521065_1.htm << Parthenium Related News across the Globe >> Management of the Weed Parthenium http://www.oired.vt.edu/ipmcrsp/IPM_2008/What_We_Do/globalthemes/invasive.htm << Parthenium Research Notes >> Contributions are welcomed. (Notes in 300 words) << Parthenium Pictures >> (Links to pictures) Parthenium. http://karenmelody.com/Plants/plnt_20.htm Parthenium in Jabalpur, India. http://ecoport.org/ep?SearchType=pdb&Subject=parthenium&Caption=jabalpur&Author=oudhia&SubjectWild=CO&Thumbnails=Only&CaptionWild=CO&AuthorWild=CO << Success Story >> Biological control in Action. By A.K. Chakravarthy, Bangalore - India. http://www.iprng.org/IPRNG-parthenium_a&w200310-2.htm << Parthenium Links >> What are invasive alien plants? http://www.arc.agric.za/home.asp?pid=1030 Parthenium in Global Invasive Species Database Fungal latent pathogens and endophytes from leaves of Parthenium hysterophorus (Asteraceae). http://www.fungaldiversity.org/fdp/sfdp/FD_7_81-87.pdf Allergies in India: An Analysis of 3389 Patients Attending an Allergy Clinic in Mumbai, India. http://www.jimaonline.org.in/Apr%202008/April2008_3.htm +++++++++++++ Address for correspondence: Pankaj Oudhia, Editor, IPRN, SOPAM, 28-A, Geeta Nagar, Raipur, India. Phone- +91-771-2253243 Mobile: +919827115642 E-mail: pankajoudhia@gmail.com [IPRN content is protected by copyright. However items appearing in IPRN may be reprinted or quoted without permission, but only when IPRN is identified as the source.] |
