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Panchal Mital D. & Patel Kaushik C.

P. G. Centre in Botany, Smt. S. M. Panchal Science

College,

Talod - 383215 Dist. Sabarkantha, North Gujarat,

India

Email: [email protected]

To find the flora of weeds of Badodara village the study was carried out for period of 2 months

from Dec. 2014 to Jan 2015. The present study was carried out on 6 selected sites of Badodara

village. Weed collection was made with repeated field trips encompassing all the different

areas. During the field work and collection, special attention was given to record the characters

of weeds. Weeds have been investigated by collection and identification. Total 14 families, 23

weed species were recorded in present study.

“Weed” is applied to many plants that grow and reproduce aggressively and invasively. In

general, therefore, a weed is a plant that is considered by the user of the term to be a nuisance.

They are usually the native plants which are best adapted to the environment where they grow,

so can easily out-compete with our crop plants. It traditionally has been defined as “A

herbaceous plant not valued for use or beauty, growing wild.” According to Brenchely (1920)

weed is a plant that grows so luxuriantly that it chocks out of all other plants that possess more

valuable nutritive properties. According to Gohil (2010) “A weed is a plant out of place”.

The present study was undertaken during year 2014 to 2015. Extensive collection was made

with repeated field trips encompassing all the different areas. During the field work and

collection, special attention was given to record the characters of weeds. Identification of the

weed species was done by ‘Flora of Gujarat State’ (Shah, 1978). The list has been prepared in

sequence of Scientific name of plant, Name of family and Local name (Vernacular name).

WEED FLORA OF BADODARA VILLAGE, TALUKA-TALOD,

DISTRICT-SABARKANTHA, GUJARAT

ABSTRACT

INTRODUCTION

MATERIALS & METHODS

Article

Received on

25 Aug 2016

Accepted on:

26 Sept 2016



All the collected plant specimens are arranged alphabetically as follows listed in

Table no. 1:

Table: -1

Sr. Scientific Name Family Local name Plate

1 Abutilon indicum (L.) sw. Hort. Malvaceae Kansaki Plate 1

fig. A

2 Achyranthus aspera L.var-aspera L. Amaranthaceae Andhedi Plate 1

fig. B

3 Amaranthus viridis . L. Amaranthaceae Tandalajo Plate 1

fig. C

4

Amaranthus hybridus sub sps-

cruentus(L.) ,variety-peniculatus

(L.) Thell.

Amaranthaceae Rajagaro Plate 1

fig. D

5 Anagalis arvensis L. var-coerulea

(Schreb.) Gren. & Godr.

Primulaceae Fudardi Plate 1

fig. E

6 Argemon maxicana.L. Papaveraceae Darudi Plate 1

fig. F

7 Avena sterilis L. Poaceae Oat Plate 2

fig. A

8 Blumia mollis (D.Don) Merr. Asteraceae Bhutako

Chanchadmari

Plate 2

fig. B

9 Boerhavia chinensis (L.)Druce Nyctaginaceae Satodi Plate 2

fig. C

10 Chenopodium album L. Chenopodiaceae Cheel Plate 2

fig. D

11 Cocculus hirsutus (L.) Diels Menispermaceae Vevdi Plate 2

fig. E

12 Cyprus rotundus L.sub sps - tuberous Cyperaceae Chiyo

Plate 2

fig. F

13 Digera arvensis .Forsk. Amaranthaceae Kanajaru Plate 3

fig. A

14 Gomphrena celoceoidis Mart. Amaranthaceae - Plate 3

fig. B

15 Indigofera linnaei Ali. Fabaceae Bhoy

gali

Plate 3

fig. C

16 Ipomoea obscura (L.) Ker-Gawl. Convolvulaceae Khet

fudardi

Plate 3

fig. D

17 Melilotus indica Ali. Fabaceae Methiyu Plate 3

fig. E

18 Physalis longifola Nutt. Solanaceae Sarpopti Plate 3

fig. F

20 Scoinoplactus articulates L. cyparaceae Chiyo Plate 4

fig. A

OBSERVATIONS



19 Solanum nigrum L. Solanaceae Pilvan Plate 4

fig. B

21 Tribulus terrestris L. Zygophyllaceae Bethu

gokhru

Plate 4

fig. C

22 Tridex procumbance L. Asteraceae Pardesi

bhangro

Plate 4

fig. D

23 Vernonia cinerea (L.) Less asteraceae Sahdevi Plate 4

fig. E

The present study was carried out for period of 2 months from Dec ‘2014 to Jan ‘2015. Total

23 weed species were recorded in present study. The Scientific name of plant, Name of family

and Local name of weed plant species are given in Table – 01. Many of the 23 weed species

identified occurred in Badodara village and contained all the 23 weed species. Poaceae is the

largest family among the monocotyledon and Amaranthaceae, Asteraceae, Euphorbiaceae and

Papilionaceae are main families of dicotyledon. Amaranthaceae family represented the highest

number of species (6species). In dicotyledone, Asteraceae family represented the highest

number of genera and species (3 species). Amaranthaceae, Asteracae, Papilionaceae and

Poaceae family observed dominant in Badodara village due to their high number of recorded

species. Udoh et al. (2007) recorded total of 33 dominant weed species were identified of

Poaceae, Asteraceae, Euphorbiaceae, Febaceae, Cyperaceae, Commelinaceae, Nyctaginaeae

and Sterculiacecae families. Gohil (2010) recorded total 203 weed angiosperm plant species in

Valsad district, South Gujarat in his study. Jangid and Sharma (2011) recorded 204 weed

species in Modasa taluka of Sabarkantha district.

Total 23 weed species from 14 families were recorded from the farms of Badodara village. Out

of these 20 species from 12 families belongs to dicotyledons and 3 species from 2 families

belongs to monocotyledons. Such weed plant species make influence on the main crop of the

farm. Some of them have allelopathic effects on nearby plants and decrease the production or

it cause specific diseases in crop plants. Sometimes these weed species absorb the mineral

nutrition from the soil vigorously then main crop. So it is useful to know which weed species

are growing in fields and what is the adverse effect on crop and how it is controlled.

Brenchley, W. E. (1920). Weeds of farmland. Longmians, Green, London. | Gohil, T. G.

(2010). A study of weed occurrence and crop association of Valsad district, South Gujarat. Life

sciences Leaflets 4: 109 – 118.

Jangid, M. S. and Sharma, S. S. (2011). Weed plants of Modasa taluka District Sabarkantha

(Gujarat). Life sciences Leaflets. 13: 435 – 442.

Shah, G. L. (1978). Flora of Gujarat state. Vol. I and II. Sardar Patel Uni., Vallabhvidyanagar.

CONCLUSION

REFERENCES

RESULTS AND DISCUSSION



Udoh, B. T., Ogunkunle, A. O. and Ndaeyo, N. U. (2007). Influence of Soil series and physico-

chemical properties on Weed flora distribution at Moor plantation Ibadan, Southwestern

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