Ecology and management of an exotic weed Phalaris minor - Invasive Plants: Ecological and Agricultural Aspects - page 158

Figure 2. Worldwide distribution of P. minor (above); its infestation in the Indian States in 1987 (gray
scale); and areas of isoproturon resistance in 1997 (black scale). Source: [1]. Reproduced with per-
mission from Elsevier.
the Mediterranean region and was introduced to Australia, Africa, Hawaii,
India, Pakistan and since then to many countries of the world [1] (Fig. 2). It is
a major weed of Latin America [2]. It supposedly was introduced in India
through import of Mexican wheat [1]. P. minor adversely affects the growth