Inventory of Agrestals in Telangana, India: Their Impact and Management

Background: Understanding the sociological structure of weeds in crop fields is a pre-requisite for effective management. Identification and quantification weed species found different crops are possible to provide strategies control. The exploration studies agro-ecosystems meager Telangana, so that present study has initiated explore educate local farmers about impact agrestals it will be immense helpful control loss productivity first its kind region. Methods: inventory was carried out 33 districts Telangana State during 2016-2020 two growing seasons (kharif, rabi) an overview agro-ecosystems. Result: focuses on documentation taxa agricultural recorded ca. 249 plant pertaining 150 genera 47 families. Cyperaceae predominant family with 38 followed by Poaceae (33 spp.), Asteraceae (20 Euphorbiaceae (17 Amaranthaceae (16 spp.). Echinochloa crus-galli dominant taxon paddy mimic, where Cyperus rotundus serious competitor many cultivated crops. very climacteric farmers, agronomists breeders cognizance, know intensity management skills.