Experiment code 21.2.3.47
Experiment Title Survey of parasitic weeds in Navsari
Research Type Departmental Research
Experiment Background Parasitic plants steal at least some of their nutritional requirements by robbing other plants. The effects of such parasitism on host plants can be debilitating, and some of the world’s most pernicious agricultural pests are parasitic weeds. In Navsari district rice, sugarcane, pulses vegetables, fruits etc. are cultivated. Various parasitic weeds grow in the fields of cultivated crops which are a serious problem as they compete with neighboring crops or plants of economic importance and reduce their yield. To understand the crop weed relationship present study is planned out on the occurrence parasitic weeds of Navsari district
Experiment Group Natural Resource Management
Unit Type (02)EDUCATION UNIT
Unit (12)NAVINCHANDRA MAFATLAL COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURE (NAVSARI)
Department (261)Agronomy Department, NMCA, Navsari
BudgetHead (303/12929/02)303/01/REG/00045
Objective

1.To make a survey of parasitic weeds and their host crops of the area.
2. To identify and describe the parasitic weeds growing in the crops.

Season Not season specific
Location Unit Type (02)EDUCATION UNIT
Location Unit (12)NAVINCHANDRA MAFATLAL COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURE (NAVSARI)
Location Department (261)Agronomy Department, NMCA, Navsari
Plot No NA
PI Name (NAU-EMP-2012-000051)KINJALKUMAR ARVINDBHAI SHAH
PI Email shahkinjal@nau.in
PI Mobile 9429251809
Year of Approval 2025
Commencement Year 2026
Completion Year 2027
Design of Experiment

NA

Crop Spacing (cm x cm)

NA

Gross Plot (m x m) NA
Net Plot (m x m) NA
Total Experiment Area (m2) 300 samples
Plot History Last Three Year

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Initial Soil Sample Analysis Report

NA

Initial Soil Sample Analysis Report Attachment Attachment Not Available!
Layout Plan
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Treatment

There are six talukas in Navsari. Each taluka will  have 50 sites of survey through GPS.

Sampling size of the quadrant will be 20 m x 20 m.

Sampling will be purposive type of sampling.

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(NAU-EMP-2012-000051) KINJALKUMAR ARVINDBHAI SHAH shahkinjal@nau.in 9429251809 16-02-2026
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(NAU-EMP-2014-000541) RAHUL RAMDAS PISAL rrpagri@nau.in 9974746445 26/02/2026
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(NAU-EMP-1996-000405) HITESHBHAI MANJIBHAI VIRDIA drvirdia@nau.in 8128681274 26/02/2026
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(NAU-EMP-2012-000270) NAYAN MATHURBHAI THESIYA nmthesiya@nau.in 9426536161 26/02/2026
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Sugarcane
Mango
Brinjal