Management of an obnoxious weed Parthenium hysterophorus through composting: a contrivance for recycling the nutrients Online publication date: Fri, 28-Jun-2024
by Satish Kumar Ameta; Jayesh Bhatt; Manoj Joshi; Rakshit Ameta; Suresh C. Ameta
International Journal of Environment and Waste Management (IJEWM), Vol. 34, No. 2, 2024
Abstract: As the population of human beings is increasing, everyone is concerned about food security. In India, the problem of weeds is like pouring oil on fire in the context of food security. Several weeds are responsible for that but Parthenium hysterophorus L. is the most harmful amongst them. It is reported as the major source of botheration and health hazards to life in general and also a threat to biodiversity and the environment. Various efforts have been made for its control but without much success. It would be worthy if one can develop a strategy by which the valuable nutrients of the weed biomass could be released, recycled, and reach again to the soil for the expected crop. Composting might be used in the conversion of its biomass to an applicable material. This article will provide imprecise information for various methods of composting the weed.
Existing subscribers:
Go to Inderscience Online Journals to access the Full Text of this article.
If you are not a subscriber and you just want to read the full contents of this article, buy online access here.Complimentary Subscribers, Editors or Members of the Editorial Board of the International Journal of Environment and Waste Management (IJEWM):
Login with your Inderscience username and password:
Want to subscribe?
A subscription gives you complete access to all articles in the current issue, as well as to all articles in the previous three years (where applicable). See our Orders page to subscribe.
If you still need assistance, please email subs@inderscience.com
Our Blog 
Follow us on Twitter 
Visit us on Facebook