PARTHENIUM AWARENESS WEEK CELEBRATIONS - August 16, 2024
Date: August 16, 2024
Duration:
7 day(s)
Venue:
Department of Biotechnology
Target:
Students of B.Sc Biotechnology
Number of Participants:
60
Parthenium Awareness Week’ was organized by Department of Biotechnology under the guidance of head of the Department Dr.B.Nageshwari along with other lecturers of the department, during 16-22 August, 2024. Parthenium hysterophorus (Family: Asteraceae), locally called gajar ghas is an alien weed which entered into India along with wheat imported from USA in the early 1950s. Since then it has spread alarmingly and invaded about 35 million hectares of land throughout the country. Parthenium is a poisonous, pernicious problematic, allergic and aggressive weed posing a serious threat to human beings and livestock. This weed is notorious to cause many diseases like skin allergy, hay fever, breathing problems in human beings and animals besides reducing agricultural productivity loss of biodiversity.
Organizer(s):
Department of Biotechnology
Outcome:
In view of the seriousness and magnitude of the threat posed by this weed, observed 'Parthenium Awareness Week’ during 16-22 August, 2024 to make students, aware about the menace of Parthenium, which is responsible for causing health problems in human beings and animals, besides deteriorating environment, loss of productivity and biodiversity.
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