Question

What are weeds? Name two common weeds found in India.

Answer 1

Weeds:

1. Weeds are unwanted, persistent, harmful plants that impede the growth of other crop plants and negatively impact human activities, agricultural production, natural phenomena, and the national economy.
2. Weedicides, which are sprayed in fields to kill all weeds, can be used to control them.

Two common weeds found in India:

1. Amaranthus and Chenopodium are two common weeds found in India
2. Amaranthus is a worldwide genus of annual or short-lived perennial plants that are known collectively as amaranths.
3. Chenopodium album is a weedy annual plant that grows quickly. Despite being grown in some areas, the plant is regarded as a weed elsewhere.