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Wheat import mixed blessing, hunt on for ‘invasive’ weeds

Raipur: Agricultural scientists from ten states have embarked on a hunt to trace and isolate five harmful “invasive weeds” which made their way into the country through wheat imports. The Centre had imported a huge quantity of wheat for supply through the Public Distribution System to tide over a scar  ....Read more

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Wheat import mixed blessing, hunt on for ‘invasive’ weedsBy: Laxminarayana Paladi | Tuesday , 6 Oct '09 5:47:39 AM Reply | Forward Only under unavoidable circumstance, wheat is being imported. There is every possibility of weed seed contamination. Hitherto with wheat imports of few decades back, a weed seed "Parthenium histerophorus" has come. It spread highly fast and it's growth too is fast. Before it's flowering it can be converted into a quality compost or it can be puddled in wetland rice fields. In Medak district of Andhrapradesh a farmer is using the Parthenium either for making compost or putting it in paddy puddle.In the Hussainsagar of Hyderabad there was thosands of tonnes of Waterhyasinth. It was removed by the municipality by spending millions of rupees. But Waterhyasynth is best for making highest quality compost. But no agricultural scientist was dare enough to suggest that.Now if new weeds come through imported wheat, after their identification can be better used for such purposes. Instead of finding problems in simple things, we can search for solutions. Our scientists need to cultivate this.
Pawar GrassBy: J. George | Monday , 28 Sep '09 17:32:15 PM Reply | Forward This set of five invasive species weeds must be called "Pawar Grass or Weed" as he is the person responsible for such wholesale import of wheat when on economic considerations no imports were warranted. By importing wheat neither did we safeguard consumer's interests, nor hapless smallholder farmer. The production landscape is now paying the price.
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