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Abstract                 Volume:3  Issue-3  Year-2016          Original Research Articles

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Diversity of Invasive Alien Plants in Soor Sarovar Bird Sanctuary (SSBS), Keetham, Agra, India
Vijay V. Wagh*
Plant Diversity Systematics and Herbarium Division, CSIR- National Botanical Research Institute, Lucknow- 226 001, Uttar Pradesh, India
*Corresponding author
Abstract:

Present study provides the comprehensive list of invasive alien plants of Soor Sarovar Bird Sanctuary, Keetham, Agra. In study area total of 76 species under 67 genera and 35 families have been found as invasive alien plant. Of total only 09 species have been found introduced intentionally, while the other species introduced unintentionally. In terms of nativity the majority of invasive plants reported from American continent (61%). The life form category shows that 56 species are herbs, 11 species of shrubs, 4 species of climbers, 4 species of trees and only one liana species. The invasive alien species possess serious threat to local biodiversity, effects crop production and human health. Therefore systematic study about the invasive plant species is required.

Keywords: Biodiversity,Invasive plants,Soor Sarovar Bird Sanctuary
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How to cite this article:

Wagh, V. V., 2016. Diversity of invasive alien plants in Soor Sarovar Bird Sanctuary (SSBS), Keetham, Agra, India.Int.J.Curr.Res.Biosci.Plantbiol. 3(3): 62-69. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.20546/ijcrbp.2016.303.012
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