Beschreibung
Parthenium (P. hysterophorus L.), an annual herb, is a native of West Indies, Tropical, South and North America (Arny, 1897; Castex et al., 1940; Rao, 1950; Rollins, 1950; Fernald, 1970; Dale, 1981; Haseler, 1976; McClay, 1984). It finds its first reference in Species Plantarum and classified in the family Asteraceae (Compositae), tribe Helianthea, sub-tribe Ambrosia Dhawan (1994). It has very close affinities with Ambrosia and Hymenoclea (Castex et al., 1940). P. conifertum and P. bipinnatifidum (Nath, 1981). The diploid number of chromosomes in Indian species has been reported by Hakoo (1963) to be 18(2n =18) and haploid number is to n =9.
Autorenporträt
She completed her Doctorate in 2003 and got postdoc fellowship, UGC women scientist for 2004-09.She has also been published 39 research papers in various national and international journals. She is working under the scheme of DST WOS-B.
