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By: Preeti Singh

Preeti Singh — Fri, 07 Jan 2011 12:46:45 +0000

Hello All! I am quite fascinated by what you are trying to achieve. Ashwin Ramaswamy forwarded your link to an IIMB group – thats wehere I picked it up.

You might be interested in this reclamation through permaculture principles – also fascinating (near Hyderabad).
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O38rwc7-puc

Good luck and best wishes!!!

By: anon

anon — Thu, 09 Sep 2010 10:19:35 +0000

Another comment totally irrelevant to this article – Prosopis juliflora. Planted in tank beds, and lovingly nurtured by various foundations from the Scandinavian countries, this has destroyed most of the bio-diversity in the southern states. Like parthenium, prosopsis should be slowly removed from the environment, by planting native species that can out-compete and shade them out.

By: Debashis Ray

Debashis Ray — Thu, 19 Aug 2010 11:02:45 +0000

Papramod on 27th July raised the problem of parthenium. Its a deep rooted weed which is able to extract nutrients from depths where cultivated vegetable roots do not reach.It also appears to release hormones/chemicals which prevent other plants from growing near it.
The best use for parthenium is to chop off at ground level with a hoe, then put into the compost pile. Chop off the plant before it has started producing seeds when the plant is richest in nutrients. Cutting at this point also ensures less new seedlings next year. Assiduous use of the hoe almost eliminates the weed in a couple of years. It also makes good compost and other plants grow well in this compost.

By: T. SUBRAMANIAN

T. SUBRAMANIAN — Tue, 17 Aug 2010 09:35:31 +0000

I am just now entering in to this area. I am very eager to learn more about the subject you are dealing with.
Though I could not understand the whole content, I am of the opinion that you are doing good to our planet EARTH.

My best wishes,

Regards
Subramanian T
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