MULTI-DIMENSIONAL ANALYSIS FOR MORPHOLOGICAL TRAITS OF PARTHENIUM HYSTEROPHORUS L.
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https://doi.org/10.64013/bbasrjlifess.v2026i1.49Keywords:
Parthenium hysterophorus, invasive weed, morphological traits, correlation, regression, GGE biplotAbstract
Parthenium hysterophorus belongs to the family Asteraceae, which is an invasive, unwanted plant affecting agriculture, biodiversity, and human health in Asia, Africa, and Australia. This research intended to probe the morphological characteristics of P. hysterophorus and which of these attributes are linked to enable strategies for controlling the invasive spread of the plant. Several characteristics, such as leaf area, shoot height, fresh and dry weight, FW/DW ratio, amount of moisture, and root length, were assessed and compared. Variances were learned to have a close relation with environmental habits like the type of land in relation to soil, water, and nutrients. Multiple correlations, such as fresh mass and dry mass =0.899*, humidity level with the area of the leaf = 0.972*, and root length with shoot height = 0.965*, have pointed towards the fact that all these traits are interrelated. Multiple regression analysis by steps revealed that none of the recording traits of the first predictor had any effect on the fresh weight. These results re-emphasize that proper, targeted, and specialty management strategies for this site would be appropriate to combat P. hysterophorus. It is further suggested that integrated control measures, inclusive of mechanical, chemical, cultural, and biological means of pest control, are more sustainable. More studies are recommended in order to define specific antecedents of trait variations and refine local treatments.
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