Documentation of Aquatic Invasive Alien flora of Jammu region, Jammu and Kashmir.
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2014-07
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The present study deals with the first ever inventorisation and documentation of aquatic invasive alien plant species of Jammu
region with background information on family, habit and nativity . Total 55 invasive alien plant species belonging to 24 families
were documented. It was prepared based on history, species origin, species behaviour and field observations. A total of 15
different geographic regions in terms of nativity are recorded in the present study. Among these, more than 90% are contributed
by four major geographical regions, viz., continent of America, Africa, Europe and Mediterranean. The American continents
contributed majority of noxious invasive plants in Jammu region followed by the Europe and Africa respectively. The families
Potamogetonaceae and Cyperaceae are the most dominant family with (7 sp. each) followed by Hydrocharitaceae (5 sp.) ,
Menyanthaceae , Poaceae and Alismataceae (3 sp. each ) , Amaranthaceae , Ceratophyllaceae , Polygonaceae , Convolvulaceae
,Typhaceae ,Najadaceae , Ranunculaceae , Brassicaceae and Characeae with ( 2 sp. each) and least contributing families are
Pontederiaceae , Cabombaceae , Salviniaceae , Isoetaceae , Marsileaceae , Aplaceae , Juncaceae , Azollaceae and Plantiginaceae
with (1 sp. each). Habit wise analysis shows herbaceous species share 65% (36 sp.) , followed by graminoid 20% (11sp.) , sedges
5.45% (3sp.) , algae 3.6% (2sp.) , Shrub ,climber and fern share 1.8% (1 sp. each).
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Aquatic Invasive Alien species, Nativity, Jammu, India
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kour Rupinder, kaur Bhawandeep, Bhatia Sanjay, Sharma Kuldeep K. Documentation of Aquatic Invasive Alien flora of Jammu region, Jammu and Kashmir. International Journal of Interdisciplinary and Multidisciplinary Studies. 2014: July; 1(7) 90-96.