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Taxonomic studies of nodulated leguminous weeds from the flora of North
Western part
(Dera Ismail Khan) of Pakistan
Sarfaraz Khan Marwat*, Mir Ajab Khan, Mushtaq Ahmad,
Muhammad Zafar, Farooq Ahmad and Abdul Nazir
Department
of Plant Sciences, Quaid-i-Azam University Islamabad,
Pakistan.
*Corresponding author. Email:
skhan.marwat@gmail.com.
Tel: +92966710531. Fax: +92966719782.
Accepted 20 March, 2009 |
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An extensive survey was carried out during 2005 - 2007 to
investigate nodulated leguminous weed species which grow in
agricultural and non-agricultural fields of North Western
part (Dera Ismail Khan) of Pakistan. Studies revealed that
18 such weed species belonging to 10 genera are commonly
found in the research area. The genera with number of
species are: Alhaji ( 1 sp.), Argyrolobium (
1 sp.), Astragalus ( 2 spp.), Cajanus ( 1
sp.), Lathyrus ( 2 spp.), Lotus ( 1 sp.),
Medicago ( 5 spp.), Melilotus ( 3 spp.),
Sesbania ( 1 sp.) and Vicia ( 1 sp.). Results
were systematically arranged by alphabetic order of
botanical names, followed by synonyms (if any), description
of the plant, flowering and fruiting period, type, local and
general distribution. Nodulated leguminous plant specimens
were collected, identified, preserved, mounted and deposited
as voucher specimens in the Department of Plant Sciences,
Quaid-i-University, Islamabad, for future references.
Key
words:
Nodulating leguminous weeds, D. I. Khan, Pakistan. |
