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Agriculture · Q887

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Graduate and Post Graduate · Agriculture · question 887

Q887

The weed that causes Asthma is

A.
Hirankhuri
B.
Bathua
C.
Krishna neel
D.
Parthenium
Answer

Answer: Option D

Solution

Answer: Option D
Solution:
The weed that causes Asthma is Parthenium.
Parthenium hysterophorus is a noxious weed in America, Asia, Africa and Australia. This weed is considered to be a cause of allergic respiratory problems, contact dermatitis, mutagenicity in human and livestock.
It is an annual herb with a deep taproot and an erect stem that becomes woody with age.