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Role of Insects and Weed in the Environment


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1 Department of Agronomy, SardarVallabhbhai Patel University of Agriculture and Technology, Meerut (U.P.), India
2 Department of Soil Science, SardarVallabhbhai Patel University of Agriculture and Technology, Meerut (U.P.), India
     

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There is no reliable study of worldwide damage due to weeds. However, it is widely known that losses caused by weeds have exceeded the losses from any category of agricultural pests such as insects, nematodes, diseases, rodents, etc. The potential crop yield loss without weed control was estimated by 43%, on a global scale. While has reported that of the total annual loss of agricultural produce from various pests, weeds account for 45%, insects 30%, diseases 20% and other pests 5%. Annual worldwide losses to weeds were estimated to comprise approximately 10-15% of attainable production among the principal food sources. Moreover, among insects collected, 50% were harmful either as pests of plants or parasites on useful insects and other animals. These matter collected at different research paper, showed that insects and weed are widely distributed on the earth and play a vital role in the environment.
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Authors

Ashish Dwivedi
Department of Agronomy, SardarVallabhbhai Patel University of Agriculture and Technology, Meerut (U.P.), India
Vineet Kumar
Department of Soil Science, SardarVallabhbhai Patel University of Agriculture and Technology, Meerut (U.P.), India

Abstract


There is no reliable study of worldwide damage due to weeds. However, it is widely known that losses caused by weeds have exceeded the losses from any category of agricultural pests such as insects, nematodes, diseases, rodents, etc. The potential crop yield loss without weed control was estimated by 43%, on a global scale. While has reported that of the total annual loss of agricultural produce from various pests, weeds account for 45%, insects 30%, diseases 20% and other pests 5%. Annual worldwide losses to weeds were estimated to comprise approximately 10-15% of attainable production among the principal food sources. Moreover, among insects collected, 50% were harmful either as pests of plants or parasites on useful insects and other animals. These matter collected at different research paper, showed that insects and weed are widely distributed on the earth and play a vital role in the environment.

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