Effect of Pesticides on Seed Germination of Partheiumhysterophorus L. as Monocropping and Co-Cropping System

Present work has been carried out to evaluate the potential use of P.hysterophorus as a monocropping and co-cropping system forthe bioremediation of pesticides like chlorpyrifos, cypermethrin and fenvalerate. The effect of the three pesticides on the germination of Parthenium hysterophorus seeds was investigated using pesticide spiked soil at the concentrations 10, 25, 50, 75 and 100 mg/kg while unspiked soil has been taken as control. The finding shows that chlorpyrifos was more toxic than other two at higher concetrations ( = 75 and 100 mg / kg) for seed germination of plant under text.