Ecological Study of Weeds of Sugarcane in District Swabi Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
Ecological Study of Weeds of Sugarcane in District Swabi Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
Ubaid Ullah Khan*, Maqsood Anwar, Muhammad Saqlain and Numan Tufail
ABSTRACT
The present research explains ecological study of weeds of Sugarcane in District Swabi Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. This study was conducted during weeds growing seasons in sugarcane fields from October 2022 to January 2023. The weed flora of sugarcane in study area comprised 50 species spread in 42 genera and 24 families. Out of 24 families, 21 were dicots and 3 were monocots families. Amaranthaceae (9 species.) and Asteraceae (8 species.) were leading families. They were followed by Brassicaceae (4 species.), Euphorbiaceae and Poaceae each (3 species.), Caryophyllaceae, Plantaginaceae, Polygonaceae and Solanaceae each with (2 species.). The rest of 15 families were represented by single species each. Annuals shared 45 (90%) species while perennials contributed 05 (10%) species. Life form and leaf size spectra revealed that therophytes were foremost life form consisted of 45 (90%) species and microphylls were dominant class represented by 30 (60%) species. There were 41 (82%) species with simple leaves, 6 (12%) species with dissected or decompound leaves, while 3 (6%) species were represented by compound leaves. This study reveals that large number of weed plants invade sugarcane crop in the study area. For obtaining better yield, it is imperative to take suitable measures for weed control.
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