Dynamics of plant ecology and soil conservation: Implications for cut-slope protection

Osman, Normaniza; Dorairaj, Deivaseeno; Halim, Aimee; Zelan, Nurul Izzaty Abu; Rashid, Muhammad Afiq Abdul; Zakaria, Rozainah Mohd

doi:10.1016/j.actao.2021.103744

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“…Within its natural geographic range, A. conyzoides is only considered to be an agricultural weed, but in invaded areas, its thickets can be spotted in agricultural lands, grasslands, wastelands, natural forests, wetlands, plantations, vegetable gardens, pastures, orchards, tea plantations, alongside water channels, disturbed sites, sites of fresh landslides, and roadsides [4,31] (Figure 4). The plant is an early colonizer of abandoned fields or shifting cultivation sites, and sometimes it dominates as a pioneer community [32]. It can easily colonize available gaps in widely spaced annual crops or plantations [2,33].…”

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Ecology, Biology, Environmental Impacts, and Management of an Agro-Environmental Weed Ageratum conyzoides

Kaur

Singh

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Ageratum conyzoides L. (Billy goat weed; Asteraceae) is an annual herbaceous plant of American origin with a pantropical distribution. The plant has unique biological attributes and a raft of miscellaneous chemical compounds that render it a pharmacologically important herb. Despite its high medicinal value, the constant spread of the weed is noticeable and alarming. In many countries, the weed has severely invaded the natural, urban, and agroecosystems, thus presenting management challenges to natural resource professionals and farmers. Its interference with agricultural crops, grassland forbs, forest ground flora, and its ability to replace native plant species are of serious concern. Therefore, it is pertinent to monitor its continuous spread, its entry into new geographic regions, the extent of its impact, and the associated evolutionary changes. While management strategies should be improvised to control its spread and reduce its adverse impacts, the possible utilization of this noxious weed for pharmacological and agronomic purposes should also be explored. The objective of this review is to provide a detailed account of the global distribution, biological activities, ecological and environmental impacts, and strategies for the management of the agro-environmental weed A. conyzoides.

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