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    Parthenium hysterophorus also known as Carrot weed, White top, Star weed, Congress weed (India) (English), Parthenium (Sinhala) which is spread by weeds.It has been known that this species was introduced to Sri Lanka through goats imported from India. This plant was first identified from the Vavuniya district. Seeds are mainly dispersed through water, animals and the movement of vehicles, machinery and other products. Many campaigns and destruction programs were organised in Vavuniya to control it. Although it is not totally eradicated from our district. It affects the crop yield as well as cause some skin diseases.

    Please share your views regarding this issue. How can we totally destroy this parthenium from our district.
    Let's be the change

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    Quote Originally Posted by Srb View Post
    Parthenium hysterophorus also known as Carrot weed, White top, Star weed, Congress weed (India) (English), Parthenium (Sinhala) which is spread by weeds.It has been known that this species was introduced to Sri Lanka through goats imported from India. This plant was first identified from the Vavuniya district. Seeds are mainly dispersed through water, animals and the movement of vehicles, machinery and other products. Many campaigns and destruction programs were organised in Vavuniya to control it. Although it is not totally eradicated from our district. It affects the crop yield as well as cause some skin diseases.

    Please share your views regarding this issue. How can we totally destroy this parthenium from our district.
    If MC or who is incharge for this, create much more awareness from the school level to everyone. It'll berings a possible change I hope.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Srb View Post
    Parthenium hysterophorus also known as Carrot weed, White top, Star weed, Congress weed (India) (English), Parthenium (Sinhala) which is spread by weeds.It has been known that this species was introduced to Sri Lanka through goats imported from India. This plant was first identified from the Vavuniya district. Seeds are mainly dispersed through water, animals and the movement of vehicles, machinery and other products. Many campaigns and destruction programs were organised in Vavuniya to control it. Although it is not totally eradicated from our district. It affects the crop yield as well as cause some skin diseases.

    Please share your views regarding this issue. How can we totally destroy this parthenium from our district.
    If everyone of us take responsibility to eradicate it from our own environment we can easily get rid from this unhealthy plant.
    For this environment day, Our office colleagues work together to remove all the Parthenium plants from our work environment.
    You're not going to master the rest of your life in one day. Don't stress. Master the day. Make this a daily reminder.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Bhavya View Post
    If everyone of us take responsibility to eradicate it from our own environment we can easily get rid from this unhealthy plant.
    For this environment day, Our office colleagues work together to remove all the Parthenium plants from our work environment.
    Oh! Good job guys. This is the only thing we can do from our side, until we get a solution
    Let's be the change

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    Quote Originally Posted by Srb View Post
    Oh! Good job guys. This is the only thing we can do from our side, until we get a solution
    Yeah, We can't wait for the solution, We have to get in to the action to reach the solution.
    You're not going to master the rest of your life in one day. Don't stress. Master the day. Make this a daily reminder.

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