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volume 25 issue 4 (december 2004) : 279 - 288

THE BIOLOGICAL CONTROL OF WEEDS - A REVIEW

D
Dhiman Mukherjee
R
R.P. Singh
1Department of Agronomy, Institute of Agricultural Science, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi - 221005, India

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ABSTRACT

Biological control of weeds involves the use of living organisms to attack a weed population to keep at or below desirable level without significantly affecting desirable plants. It includes use of insects, pathogens, nematodes, parasitic plants and competiting plants. Historically, biological control method has proved best on large infestation of a single weed species. These situations usually occurred in range lands or in water bodies. Biological control has also been successful into newly introduced weed area freed from its natural enemies. Unfortunately, biological weed control has not developed to the point that it has any appreciable impact on the production of agronomic crops. The more recent and much more successful importation of several pathogens Into several countries have served to increase interest in the classical approach to biological control of weeds to such a point that several countries are now actively pursuing this approach. A large number of biocontrol agents are used in biological weed control measure. Some outstanding examples of blocontrol of weeds are the use of insect to control Hypercium perforatum L., Opuntia sp. and Lantana camera L.

KEYWORDS

    REFERENCES

    1. Anonymous (1993). New Control Agents Against Parthenium Weed. AQIS Bulletin 6(4): 11-12.
    2. Auld, BA et al. (1990). Agric. Ecosystems Environ., 32: 315-323.
    3. Batra, S.w. T. (1980), In: Biological Control in Crop Production" BARC Symp. 5, (Papavizas, GC ed.), Allan and
    4. Osmun Pub. Mod. pp. 45-59.
    5. Begonia, M.F.T. et al. (1990). Trans. Missouri Acad. ScI., 24: 17-26.
    6. Bowers, R.C. (1986). Weed Sci., 34(Suppl. 1); 24-25.
    7. Brosten, B.S. and Sands, D.C. (1986). Weed Sci., 32: 377-380.
    8. Bruckart, w.L. and Hasan, S. (1991). In: Microbial Control of Weeds (TeBeest, D.O. Ed.), Chapman and Hall,
    9. New York. pp. 69-79.
    10. Caesar, AJ. (1994). Plant Dis., 78: 796 - 800.
    11. Callaway, M.B. et al. (1985). Plant Dis., 69: 924-926.
    12. Center, T.D. (1982). Aquatics, 4(2): 8
    13. Charudattan, R. (1984). J. Georgia Entomol. Soc., 19(3): 40-62.
    14. Charudattan, R. (1993). In: Pesticides Interactions in Crop Production (Altman, J. Ed.), CRC Press, Ann Arbor, MI.
    15. pp. 421-432.
    16. Charudattan, R. (2001). Blo-Control, 46: 229-260.
    17. Cockayne, AH. (1910). New Zealand J. Agrlc., 1: 214-215.
    18. Cullen, J.M. et a/. (1972). Nature, 244: 462-464.
    19. Cunningham, G.H. (1927). New Zealand J. Agrlc., 34: 244-254,
    20. Daniel, J.T. et al. (1973). Weed Sci., 21: 303-307.
    21. Defago, G. et al. Bio-Control, 46: 157·173.
    22. Dhileepan, K. et al. Antenna (London), 25: 47-52.
    23. Dimock. AW and Baker, K.F. (1951). Phytopathology, 41: 536-552.
    24. Dodd. AP. (1961). Aust. J. Sci., 23: 356-365.
    25. 288 AGRICULTURAL REVIEWS
    26. Evans. H.C. et a/. (2000). Final Technical Report (1996-2000): "Developing strategies for the control of Parthenium
    27. weed in India using fungal pathogens", submitted to the department for International Development
    28. (DFIDIl, United Kingdom, pp 191.
    29. Gohbara, M. and Yamaguchi, K (1993). Extension Bulletin No. 369. Food and Fertilizer Technology Center,
    30. Taipai City, Republic of China onTaiwan. pp 56.
    31. Gupta, O.P. (1987). Aquatic Weed Management. Today and Tomorrow's Printers and Publishers, N. Delhi (India)
    32. pp.244.
    33. Hallett, S.G. et a/. (1990a). Mycol. Res., 94: 603-606.
    34. Hallett, S.G. et a/. (1990b). N. Phytol., 114: 105-109.
    35. Huang, S.w. et a/. (2001). Int. Rice Res. Notes, 26(2): 35-36.
    36. Jay Kumar, R. et a/. (2001). Madras Agric. J., 76: 645-647.
    37. Johnson, B.J. (1994). Hort $ci., 29: 659-662.
    38. Joye, G.F. (1990). In: Microbes and Microbial Products as Herbicides (Hoagland, R.E. ed.l, American Chemical
    39. Society, Washington, DC. pp. 155-175.
    40. Julien, M.E. (ed). (1992). Biological Control of Weeds: A World Catalogue of Agents and Their Target Weeds
    41. CAB. International, Wallingford, Ox on, UK pp. 208.
    42. Keney, D.S. (1986). Weed Sci., 34: (Suppl. I), 15-16
    43. Kumar, B.S. and Kumar, P.R.P. (2000). J. Myco. Plant Path., 30(1): 133.
    44. Kumar, P.S. and Singh, S.P. (2000). Plant Disease, 84: 1343.
    45. Lee, G.A. (1986). Weed Sci., 34(Suppl. 1): 2-6.
    46. Unk, KH. et aI. (1992). Proc. 8th Int. Symp on Cont. Weeds, Uncaln University, Canterbury, New Zealand. pp 45.
    47. Mahadevappa, M. et aI. (1997). Proc. 5'" Int. conf. on Aerobiology held at Bangalore from 10-15 August. pp 117-126.
    48. Morris, M.J. and Cilliers, C.J. (1992). New fungus against waterhyacinth. Plant Protection News No. 30. Bull. Plant
    49. Protection Research Institute, Pretoria, South Africa.
    50. Mortenson, K (1991). Canadian Plant Dis. Survey, 71: 155-159.
    51. Munakata, K. et a/. Weed Sci. Soc. ConI., 4: 215-219.
    52. Muniappa, TV. (1980). M.Sc. Thesis, Univ. of Agric. Sci., Bangalore. pp.118.
    53. Narayanan, E.S. (1954). In: Rept. Commonwealth Ent. Conf. Sixth Meet (Willioms, J.R. ed.), London, 26 Feb.
    54. pp.95-98.
    55. Netland, J. et a/. (2001). Bio-Control, 46: 175-196.
    56. Pandey, S. et aI. (2001). J. Ento. Res., 25: 145-149.
    57. Rao, V.S. (1983). Principal of Weed Science. Oxford and IBH Publishing comp., New Delhi pp. 23-42.
    58. Riddle, G.E. et a/. (1991). Weed Sci., 39: 109-118.
    59. Rogers, C.E. and Thompson, T.E. (1980). J. Krnasas Ento. Soc., 53: 727-730.
    60. Room, P.M. (1986). Weed Abs., 36(2), 1987, items 511.
    61. Scheepens, PC. (1987). Weed Res., 27: 43-47.
    62. Singh, S.P. (1995). Experience in Classical Biological Control in India. In: Biological control as a cornerstone of
    63. integrated Pest Management for Sustainable Agriculture in South· East Asia, Proceedings of a workshop
    64. in Biological Control. Kualalumpur, Malaysia, 11-15. September, 1995. MARDI. Malaysia/ACIAR,
    65. Australia. pp. 121-154.
    66. Tachibana, K. (1987). In: Pesticide science and biotechnology, 6th IUPAC Congress of Pesticide Chemistry
    67. (Greenhalgh,R.and. Roberts, TR (ed.), Blackwell, oxford. pp. 145-148.
    68. TeBeest, D.O. (1988). Plant Dis., 72: 16-18.
    69. Templeton. G.E. et a/. (1979). Ann. Rev. Phytopathol., 17: 301-310.
    70. Thakur, M.L. (1992). Indian Forester, 118: 466-488.
    71. Trujillo, E.E. et a/. (1988). Plant Dis., 72: 355-357.
    72. Verma, U. and Charudattan, R. (1993). BioI. Control, 3: 271-280.
    73. Weidemann, G.J. et a/. (1988). Phytopathology, 72: 986-990.
    74. Wilson, C.L. (1969). Annu. Rev. Phytopahtol., 9: 411-434.
    75. Yang, X.B. and TeBeest, D.O. (1992 b). Plant Dis., 76: 1266-1269.
    76. Yang, KB. and TeBeest, D.O. (1992a). Phytopathology, 81: 1219-1222.
    77. Yang, KB. and TeBeest, D.O. (1994). Plant Dis., 78: 130-133.
    78. Zhou, T and Neal, J.C. (1995). Weed Technol., 9: 173-177.
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      volume 25 issue 4 (december 2004) : 279 - 288

      THE BIOLOGICAL CONTROL OF WEEDS - A REVIEW

      D
      Dhiman Mukherjee
      R
      R.P. Singh
      1Department of Agronomy, Institute of Agricultural Science, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi - 221005, India

      • Submitted|

      • First Online |

      • doi

      Cite article:- Mukherjee Dhiman, Singh R.P. (2025). THE BIOLOGICAL CONTROL OF WEEDS - A REVIEW. Agricultural Reviews. 25(4): 279 - 288. doi: .

      ABSTRACT

      Biological control of weeds involves the use of living organisms to attack a weed population to keep at or below desirable level without significantly affecting desirable plants. It includes use of insects, pathogens, nematodes, parasitic plants and competiting plants. Historically, biological control method has proved best on large infestation of a single weed species. These situations usually occurred in range lands or in water bodies. Biological control has also been successful into newly introduced weed area freed from its natural enemies. Unfortunately, biological weed control has not developed to the point that it has any appreciable impact on the production of agronomic crops. The more recent and much more successful importation of several pathogens Into several countries have served to increase interest in the classical approach to biological control of weeds to such a point that several countries are now actively pursuing this approach. A large number of biocontrol agents are used in biological weed control measure. Some outstanding examples of blocontrol of weeds are the use of insect to control Hypercium perforatum L., Opuntia sp. and Lantana camera L.

      KEYWORDS

        REFERENCES

        1. Anonymous (1993). New Control Agents Against Parthenium Weed. AQIS Bulletin 6(4): 11-12.
        2. Auld, BA et al. (1990). Agric. Ecosystems Environ., 32: 315-323.
        3. Batra, S.w. T. (1980), In: Biological Control in Crop Production" BARC Symp. 5, (Papavizas, GC ed.), Allan and
        4. Osmun Pub. Mod. pp. 45-59.
        5. Begonia, M.F.T. et al. (1990). Trans. Missouri Acad. ScI., 24: 17-26.
        6. Bowers, R.C. (1986). Weed Sci., 34(Suppl. 1); 24-25.
        7. Brosten, B.S. and Sands, D.C. (1986). Weed Sci., 32: 377-380.
        8. Bruckart, w.L. and Hasan, S. (1991). In: Microbial Control of Weeds (TeBeest, D.O. Ed.), Chapman and Hall,
        9. New York. pp. 69-79.
        10. Caesar, AJ. (1994). Plant Dis., 78: 796 - 800.
        11. Callaway, M.B. et al. (1985). Plant Dis., 69: 924-926.
        12. Center, T.D. (1982). Aquatics, 4(2): 8
        13. Charudattan, R. (1984). J. Georgia Entomol. Soc., 19(3): 40-62.
        14. Charudattan, R. (1993). In: Pesticides Interactions in Crop Production (Altman, J. Ed.), CRC Press, Ann Arbor, MI.
        15. pp. 421-432.
        16. Charudattan, R. (2001). Blo-Control, 46: 229-260.
        17. Cockayne, AH. (1910). New Zealand J. Agrlc., 1: 214-215.
        18. Cullen, J.M. et a/. (1972). Nature, 244: 462-464.
        19. Cunningham, G.H. (1927). New Zealand J. Agrlc., 34: 244-254,
        20. Daniel, J.T. et al. (1973). Weed Sci., 21: 303-307.
        21. Defago, G. et al. Bio-Control, 46: 157·173.
        22. Dhileepan, K. et al. Antenna (London), 25: 47-52.
        23. Dimock. AW and Baker, K.F. (1951). Phytopathology, 41: 536-552.
        24. Dodd. AP. (1961). Aust. J. Sci., 23: 356-365.
        25. 288 AGRICULTURAL REVIEWS
        26. Evans. H.C. et a/. (2000). Final Technical Report (1996-2000): "Developing strategies for the control of Parthenium
        27. weed in India using fungal pathogens", submitted to the department for International Development
        28. (DFIDIl, United Kingdom, pp 191.
        29. Gohbara, M. and Yamaguchi, K (1993). Extension Bulletin No. 369. Food and Fertilizer Technology Center,
        30. Taipai City, Republic of China onTaiwan. pp 56.
        31. Gupta, O.P. (1987). Aquatic Weed Management. Today and Tomorrow's Printers and Publishers, N. Delhi (India)
        32. pp.244.
        33. Hallett, S.G. et a/. (1990a). Mycol. Res., 94: 603-606.
        34. Hallett, S.G. et a/. (1990b). N. Phytol., 114: 105-109.
        35. Huang, S.w. et a/. (2001). Int. Rice Res. Notes, 26(2): 35-36.
        36. Jay Kumar, R. et a/. (2001). Madras Agric. J., 76: 645-647.
        37. Johnson, B.J. (1994). Hort $ci., 29: 659-662.
        38. Joye, G.F. (1990). In: Microbes and Microbial Products as Herbicides (Hoagland, R.E. ed.l, American Chemical
        39. Society, Washington, DC. pp. 155-175.
        40. Julien, M.E. (ed). (1992). Biological Control of Weeds: A World Catalogue of Agents and Their Target Weeds
        41. CAB. International, Wallingford, Ox on, UK pp. 208.
        42. Keney, D.S. (1986). Weed Sci., 34: (Suppl. I), 15-16
        43. Kumar, B.S. and Kumar, P.R.P. (2000). J. Myco. Plant Path., 30(1): 133.
        44. Kumar, P.S. and Singh, S.P. (2000). Plant Disease, 84: 1343.
        45. Lee, G.A. (1986). Weed Sci., 34(Suppl. 1): 2-6.
        46. Unk, KH. et aI. (1992). Proc. 8th Int. Symp on Cont. Weeds, Uncaln University, Canterbury, New Zealand. pp 45.
        47. Mahadevappa, M. et aI. (1997). Proc. 5'" Int. conf. on Aerobiology held at Bangalore from 10-15 August. pp 117-126.
        48. Morris, M.J. and Cilliers, C.J. (1992). New fungus against waterhyacinth. Plant Protection News No. 30. Bull. Plant
        49. Protection Research Institute, Pretoria, South Africa.
        50. Mortenson, K (1991). Canadian Plant Dis. Survey, 71: 155-159.
        51. Munakata, K. et a/. Weed Sci. Soc. ConI., 4: 215-219.
        52. Muniappa, TV. (1980). M.Sc. Thesis, Univ. of Agric. Sci., Bangalore. pp.118.
        53. Narayanan, E.S. (1954). In: Rept. Commonwealth Ent. Conf. Sixth Meet (Willioms, J.R. ed.), London, 26 Feb.
        54. pp.95-98.
        55. Netland, J. et a/. (2001). Bio-Control, 46: 175-196.
        56. Pandey, S. et aI. (2001). J. Ento. Res., 25: 145-149.
        57. Rao, V.S. (1983). Principal of Weed Science. Oxford and IBH Publishing comp., New Delhi pp. 23-42.
        58. Riddle, G.E. et a/. (1991). Weed Sci., 39: 109-118.
        59. Rogers, C.E. and Thompson, T.E. (1980). J. Krnasas Ento. Soc., 53: 727-730.
        60. Room, P.M. (1986). Weed Abs., 36(2), 1987, items 511.
        61. Scheepens, PC. (1987). Weed Res., 27: 43-47.
        62. Singh, S.P. (1995). Experience in Classical Biological Control in India. In: Biological control as a cornerstone of
        63. integrated Pest Management for Sustainable Agriculture in South· East Asia, Proceedings of a workshop
        64. in Biological Control. Kualalumpur, Malaysia, 11-15. September, 1995. MARDI. Malaysia/ACIAR,
        65. Australia. pp. 121-154.
        66. Tachibana, K. (1987). In: Pesticide science and biotechnology, 6th IUPAC Congress of Pesticide Chemistry
        67. (Greenhalgh,R.and. Roberts, TR (ed.), Blackwell, oxford. pp. 145-148.
        68. TeBeest, D.O. (1988). Plant Dis., 72: 16-18.
        69. Templeton. G.E. et a/. (1979). Ann. Rev. Phytopathol., 17: 301-310.
        70. Thakur, M.L. (1992). Indian Forester, 118: 466-488.
        71. Trujillo, E.E. et a/. (1988). Plant Dis., 72: 355-357.
        72. Verma, U. and Charudattan, R. (1993). BioI. Control, 3: 271-280.
        73. Weidemann, G.J. et a/. (1988). Phytopathology, 72: 986-990.
        74. Wilson, C.L. (1969). Annu. Rev. Phytopahtol., 9: 411-434.
        75. Yang, X.B. and TeBeest, D.O. (1992 b). Plant Dis., 76: 1266-1269.
        76. Yang, KB. and TeBeest, D.O. (1992a). Phytopathology, 81: 1219-1222.
        77. Yang, KB. and TeBeest, D.O. (1994). Plant Dis., 78: 130-133.
        78. Zhou, T and Neal, J.C. (1995). Weed Technol., 9: 173-177.
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