EPPO Global Database

Parthenium hysterophorus(PTNHY)

Distribution details in Pakistan

Situation
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated 2012: Present, no details
First recorded in: 1980s
Comments
EPPO Reporting Service (2011/068)

EPPO Reporting Service (2012/176) : recently been reported in Islamabad, and is becoming a weed in the Peshawar Valley, in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Punjab provinces of Pakistan.
References
* Javaid A & Anjum T (2005) Parthenium hysterophorus L. – a noxious alien weed. Pakistan Journal of Weed Science Research 11, 1-6.

* Khan H, Hassan G & Khan A (2011) Prevalence and distribution of Parthenium (Parthenium hysterophorus L.) weed in Peshawar Valley, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa-Pakistan. In: Bohren C, Bertossa M, Schönenberger N, Rossinelli M, Conedera M. (ed) 3rd International Symposium of Environmental Weeds and Invasive Plants. Abstracts. October 2 to 7 2011. Monte Verità, Ascona, Switzerland.
Available from Internet. http://www.wsl.ch/epub/ewrs/sessions/detail_EN?id=292

* Macconnachie AJ, Strathie LW, Mersie W, Gebrehiwot L, Zewdie K, Abdurehim A, Abrha B, Araya T, Asaregew F, Assefa F, Gebre-Tsadik R, Nigatu L, Tadesse B, Tana T (2010) Current and potential geographical distribution of the invasive plant Parthenium hysterophorus (Asteraceae) in eastern and southern Africa. Weed research 51, 71-84. http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1365-3180.2010.00820.x/pdf

* Safdar ME, Tanveer A, Khaliq A, Riaz MA (2015) Yield losses in maize (Zea mays) infected with parthenium weed (Parthenium hysterophorus L.). Crop Protection 70, 77-82.

* Shabbir A & Bajwa R (2006) Distribution of parthenium weed (Parthenium hysterophorus L.), an alien invasive weed species threatening the biodiversity of Islamabad. Weed Biology and Management 6, 89-95.
Situation in neighbouring countries
Country State Status
China Guangxi Present, no details view...
China Hunan Present, no details view...
China Yunnan Present, no details view...
China Shandong Present, no details view...
China Guizhou Present, no details view...
China Guangdong Present, no details view...
China Fujian Present, no details view...
China Jiangxi Present, no details view...
China Jiangsu Present, no details view...
China Present, restricted distribution view...
India Punjab Present, no details view...
India Karnataka Present, no details view...
India Madhya Pradesh Present, no details view...
India Kerala Present, no details view...
India Maharashtra Present, no details view...
India Chandigarh Present, no details view...
India Rajasthan Present, no details view...
India Tamil Nadu Present, no details view...
India Present, no details view...
India Present, widespread view...
India Odisha Present, no details view...
India West Bengal Present, no details view...
India Assam Present, no details view...
India Haryana Present, no details view...
India Uttar Pradesh Present, no details view...
India Bihar Present, no details view...
India Gujarat Present, no details view...
India Delhi Present, no details view...
India Himachal Pradesh Present, no details view...
India Jammu & Kashmir Present, no details view...