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Parthenium hysterophorus known for its proliferative capacity has run wild through many countries over the globe. It has a significant impact in America, India, Australia, and Africa. It has the potential to cause a huge economic loss to the country in the form of crop damage, influencing the health of humans as well as of livestock. Today it is considered one of the seven most noxious weeds in the world. It is an annual herb that has been native to northern Mexico as well as the U.S.A. It has been known for producing thousands of rosettes responsible for toxicity and its rapid spreading over a region. There has been a huge loss in crop yield due to either direct competition or due to allelopathy. There are various methods to tackle its uncontrolled growth such as burning, spraying herbicides, biological control in the form of introducing various insects like Zygogramma bicolorata, Epiblema strenuana, etc. In the last few decades lot of beneficial prospects have been developed with the involvement of Parthenium hysterophorus. It has been used in traditional medicine to treat conditions like inflammation, pain, fever, and diseases like malaria, dysentery, etc. It can be used to produce biogas, enzymes and could also take upon heavy metal pollution and acts as a bioremediation agent. It can also be used in dye removal and also be used in the removal of various menace causing aquatic weeds. It has been proved to be useful in order to maintain the moisture of the field and could potentially be used as organic manure. It is proved to be better than NPK synthetic fertilizers, provided optimum conditions have been met. The aim of this review article is to explore various dimensions of Parthenium existence and how its uncontrolled growth could be tackled |
