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Pak. J. Bot., 46(1): 5-12, 2014. |
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ILLUSTRATED WEED FLORA OF COTTON CROP OF KHAIRPUR DISTRICT, SINDH, PAKISTAN
RABIA ASMA MEMON1*, G. RAZA BHATTI2, SHAHIDA KHALID3 AND SHAKEEL AHMED2
Abstract: A survey was carried out for the composition of weed flora of cotton crop of Khairpur district, Sindh, Pakistan. Thirtysix weed species belonging to 16 families were noted. Poaceae was found to be most dominant family representing seven species followed by Asteraceae and Papilionaceae, each with five species. Botanical descriptions and illustrations/line drawings of all the recorded taxa were prepared in order to identify the weed species.1Institute of Plant Sciences, University of Sindh, Jamshoro, Pakistan 2Shah Latif University Botanical Garden & Herbarium, Pakistan 3Weed Science, National Agriculture Research centre, Islamabad, Pakistan *Corresponding author’s e-mail: rabiaips@hotmail.com, rasmamemon@gmail.com |
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