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Agriculture · Q1045

Agronomy

Graduate and Post Graduate · Agriculture · question 1045

Q1045

Partheniumhysterophorus (Congress grass) can be controlled by

A.
Chrysomella spp.
B.
Dactylopius tomentosus
C.
Zygogramma bicolarata
Answer
D.
Neochetina spp.

Answer: Option C

Solution

Answer: Option C
Solution:
Parthenium hysterophorus (Congress grass) is a species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae. It is the common invasive species of India that invades disturbed land, including roadsides. It is a serious invasive weed of pasture systems, reducing pasture productivity by 90%.
It can be controlled by Zygogramma bicolarata, a species of leaf beetle also referred to as Parthenium beetle.