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A WEED IN PADDY FIELD...THANKUNI

Posted by GOPI KANTA GHOSH on July 1, 2013 at 8:59am in Ideas for Innovation

This small shrub is a weed commonly found in paddy fields, low and water logged lands and fallow lands etc. Popular as Thankuni this plant is popular green leafy vegetable in Bengal. As weed it shares nutrients of paddy for which modern day agriculturists wants to remove with chemical weedisides. But they ignore the fact that this weed do not harm plants but prevents pest attack and do not influence our food chain. With modern plan of application of chemicals first weedicides then pesticides our food chain is poisoned so does that mean development means consuming poison? My article on Thankuni or Centella asiatica is attached for discussion.

THANKUNI.docx

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  • Manoshi Goswami July 12, 2013 at 2:18am


    Sure sir..I will be happy to do the same.


    GOPI KANTA GHOSH said:

    Please share your wisdom Manoshi. I was benefitted b this weed.

    A WEED IN PADDY FIELD...THANKUNI
    This small shrub is a weed commonly found in paddy fields, low and water logged lands and fallow lands etc. Popular as Thankuni this plant is popular…
  • Manoshi Goswami July 12, 2013 at 2:17am

    Sure sir, I will give an account of the same within 2-3 days.



    Dr. SUBHABRATA PANDA said:

    Can you give in some details about your work with full reference of your M.Sc. Project ?

    Manoshi Goswami said:

    Good information sir..i knew about the health benefits of Centella asiatica...but didn't know its biocontrolling activity. Its a good medicine and good for liver, stomach and brain. I have studied  a little about the harmful effects of pesticide drifting on centella asiatica as my M.Sc. Project.

    A WEED IN PADDY FIELD...THANKUNI
    This small shrub is a weed commonly found in paddy fields, low and water logged lands and fallow lands etc. Popular as Thankuni this plant is popular…
  • GOPI KANTA GHOSH July 12, 2013 at 12:50am

    Thanks...I am enriched

  • Dr. SUBHABRATA PANDA July 11, 2013 at 4:48am

    Can you give in some details about your work with full reference of your M.Sc. Project ?

    Manoshi Goswami said:

    Good information sir..i knew about the health benefits of Centella asiatica...but didn't know its biocontrolling activity. Its a good medicine and good for liver, stomach and brain. I have studied  a little about the harmful effects of pesticide drifting on centella asiatica as my M.Sc. Project.

    http://M.Sc/
    See related links to what you are looking for.
  • GOPI KANTA GHOSH July 9, 2013 at 6:16am

    Please share your wisdom Manoshi. I was benefitted b this weed.

  • Manoshi Goswami July 9, 2013 at 3:31am

    Good information sir..i knew about the health benefits of Centella asiatica...but didn't know its biocontrolling activity. Its a good medicine and good for liver, stomach and brain. I have studied  a little about the harmful effects of pesticide drifting on centella asiatica as my M.Sc. Project.

    http://M.Sc/
    See related links to what you are looking for.
  • GOPI KANTA GHOSH July 6, 2013 at 1:36am

    Welcome

  • Rajukannan July 5, 2013 at 11:06pm

    Thanks for this article

  • GOPI KANTA GHOSH July 5, 2013 at 6:12am

    Yes it is problem. Either we may depend on local farmer or scholar. Even photoraph may not help since it resembles Brahmi very closely.

  • Chitra Rajesh July 5, 2013 at 6:01am

    how to identify the plant by a common man? any visible identification?

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