This is a very bad weed... must be eradicated where found... please read pg 12 of this pdf from Australia dept of BIOSECURITY
http://www.daff.qld.gov.au/documents/Biosecurity_EnvironmentalPests/IPA-Alligator-Weed-Risk-Assessment.pdf I was distrubed by the numbers in reduction in crop production due to this weed in china... pg 12 of pdf or sec1:10 in its own parlance.... we dont have a dept of BIOSECURITY do we? usha di On Wed, Feb 6, 2013 at 5:29 AM, Ushadi Micromini <[email protected]>wrote: > yes > a bad weed > some eat it > but at their own peril > it supposedly concentrates heavy metals in shaloow water ways or canals... > > only a very large BW beetle eats it... in nature.... > > could be a famine food... > > have not seen it in neighbourhood markets in south 24 paraganas'cities, > but as Ms Chanda says it must be available in local areas where it > grows.... > Thanks Shula for the name > > usha di > > > > > > > On Tue, Feb 5, 2013 at 10:53 PM, Rathinasabapathy Bhuvaragasamy < > [email protected]> wrote: > >> Beautiful set of pictures. TFS >> >> BRS >> >> On Tue, Feb 5, 2013 at 8:32 PM, Nidhan Singh <[email protected]>wrote: >> >>> Dear All, >>> >>> This aquatic weed was shot from a village pond in 2012...*Alternanthera >>> philoxeroides (Mart.) Griseb.* the alligator weed... >>> >>> -- >>> Regards, >>> >>> Dr. Nidhan Singh >>> Assistant Professor >>> Department of Botany >>> I.B. (PG) College >>> Panipat-132103 Haryana >>> Ph.: 09416371227 >>> >>> -- >>> >>> --- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>> Groups "efloraofindia" group. >>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send >>> an email to [email protected]. >>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. >>> >>> >>> >> >> >> >> -- >> *B. Rathinasabapathy >> Ecologist* >> >> >> -- >> >> --- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "efloraofindia" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to [email protected]. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. >> >> >> > > > > -- > Usha di > =========== > -- Usha di =========== -- --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "efloraofindia" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
