Enumeration of weed flora in mustard fields in Mahendranagar, Kanchanpur, Nepal Bhatt Priyanka1, Thakurathi Sabitri1, Bhatt M.D.2 1Department of Botany, Siddhanath Science Campus, Mahendranagar, Kanchanpur 2HOD, Department of Botany, Siddhanath Science Campus, Mahendranagar, Kanchanpur Online published on 28 June, 2017. Abstract A total of 75 weed species were recorded in the mustard fields of upland and lowland sites of Mahendranagar, Kanchanpur. The number of weed species at upland site was higher (69) than that of lowland site (61). The dominant monocot families were Poaceae (16 species) and Cyperaceae (8 species). The dominant dicot families were Asteraceae (8 species), Scrophulariaceae (6 species each) and Leguminosae, Euphorbiaceae (5 species each). On the basis of density and IVI, 21 weed species dominated both the study sites. However, on the basis of density the upland site was more favorable for weeds then the lowland sites. Top Keywords Mustard weeds, upland, lowland, dominant. Top |