Parthenium Awareness Week

        The KVK, Shivamogga celebrated Parthenium Awareness Week from 16 to 22 August 2022. In this connection a mass Parthenium weed removal programme was organized. All faculty, technical & supporting staff, B.Sc., Students, Contractual workers are participated in removal of Parthenium weeds at the KVK premises.       

        During the programme, Dr. B. C. Hanumanthaswamy, Senior Scientist and Head, KVK, Shivamogga has explained that, observation of Parthenium Awareness Week is to make farmers and general public aware about the menace of Parthenium, which is responsible for causing health problems in human beings and animals, besides deteriorating environment, loss of productivity and biodiversity.     

        Further, he explained why parthenium is a dangerous weed. As in general, parthenium is a poisonous, pernicious, problematic, allergic and aggressive weed posing a serious threat to human beings and livestock. In India and Australia, this weed has been considered as one of the greatest source of dermatitis, asthma, nasal-dermal and nasal-bronchial types of diseases. Besides ill effects, it also causes several other problems like blockage of common pathways and reduces the aesthetic values of parks, gardens and residential colonies. Also he explained the different methods of control particularly biological control by Mexican beetle in India and how it kills the parthenium.

 

          

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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