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Investigating key biological traits of Malva parviflora influencing its competitive invasion in wheat crops

Title
Investigating key biological traits of Malva parviflora influencing its competitive invasion in wheat crops
Creator
Govindasamy, Prabhu; Kichu, Watiyangla; Raj, Rishi; Das, Tapas Kumar; Govindasamy, Venkadasamy; Torres, Ubaldo; Bagavathiannan, Muthukumar
Description
Plant invasion is a major concern for ecologists and agriculturists. Early detection of potential invaders (weeds) would save energy and resources that would otherwise be used to tackle them after they had spread. A study was initiated at the ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi, on the basis of the early detection and rapid response (EDRR) strategy. For this study, we choose the little mallow (Malva parviflora L.), a newly introduced Malvaceae family weed in the agricultural fields of Delhi and adjoining regions of India. The above-ground allometric parameters ofM. parviflora populations in the main field and the field boundary were compared. The findings revealed that the EDRR approaches established by this study provided useful information to corroborate the weed species' invasion. The canopy diameter, plant height, and the number of leaves M. parviflora differed between the field boundaries (25.72cm, 24.40cm, 58.97, respectively) and main field (12.79cm, 49.08cm, 18.85, respectively) populations in all three locations, except the canopy diameter was comparable in location 2. Furthermore, neighborhood analysis showed that the M. parviflora had greater acclimatization with a variety of neighbors (38 plant species), i.e., legumes, noxious weeds, and seasonal dominant weeds. Malva parviflora has become a dominant weed along the field boundary. However, it has the potential to spread to the main field and become a serious weed in winter crops in the future. The EDRR methodologies developed in this study can be used to assess the invasion of new weeds in a variety of habitats. Plant Science and Biodiversity Centre, Slovak Academy of Sciences (SAS), Institute of Zoology, Slovak Academy of Sciences (SAS), Institute of Molecular Biology, Slovak Academy of Sciences (SAS) 2025.
Source
Biologia;Volume;80;Issue;12;pp.3335-3342
Date
01-01-2025
Publisher
Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH
Subject
Biological traits; Field boundary; Invasive weeds; Little mallow; Wheat
Coverage
Govindasamy P., ICAR- National Research Centre for Banana, Tamil Nadu, Tiruchirappalli, 620 102, India, ICARIndian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi, 110 012, India; Kichu W., Christ University, Bangalore, 560 029, India; Raj R., ICARIndian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi, 110 012, India; Das T.K., ICARIndian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi, 110 012, India; Govindasamy V., ICARIndian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi, 110 012, India; Torres U., Texas A & M University, College Station, 77483, TX, United States; Bagavathiannan M., Texas A & M University, College Station, 77483, TX, United States
Rights
Restricted Access; Hardcopy may be available in the library
Relation
ISSN: 63088;
Format
online
Language
English
Type
Article

Citation

Govindasamy, Prabhu; Kichu, Watiyangla; Raj, Rishi; Das, Tapas Kumar; Govindasamy, Venkadasamy; Torres, Ubaldo; Bagavathiannan, Muthukumar, “Investigating key biological traits of Malva parviflora influencing its competitive invasion in wheat crops,” CHRIST (Deemed To Be University) Institutional Repository, accessed June 18, 2026, https://archives.christuniversity.in/items/show/21983.

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