From: ARABINDA BANERJEE <Kratu9@aol.com> I am suspecting that parthenium has spread to my village, which is in the southern part of Bihar in the last 2-3 years. I noticed it as a new kind of plant when I visited my village recently (after a period of 3.5 years) and local people also confirmed that it was not there a few years ago. I was not able to get any response from the local Health Officials when I reported it to them. I need advice from you on the following issues: 1. How can I confirm that it is really parthenium? I have seen the picture on your web page and it looks very similar. But since the picture has been taken from a distance, I can't see the details of the leaves/flowers etc. Do you have more detailed pictures and/or tests that I can perform to be sure? 2. If it is really parthenium, what can we do in the following areas and how? - Informing local people and getting them to work together to remove this curse - Getting help from Government - Getting help from other organizations like yourself - Getting technical information on how to eradicate this plant: what herbicides can be used, etc. I would really appreciate if you can answer my queries. Thanking you, Arabinda Banerjee, Raipur(INDIA) |
From: Dr.R.N.GANGULI <gangulirn@yahoo.com> Dear Dr.Oudhia,
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