Integrated weed management of medicinal plants in India

The present as well as future need is to diversify the agro -ecosystem and to minimize or overcome the bad effects of global warming and climate change. Medicinal p lants survive very well in the current scheme of crop diversif i- cation in various types of agro -climatic conditions of India. Agronomists are posed with challenge of scientifically fitting most suitable medicinal plants in different ago -climatic regions. Among the losses caused by different pests in the agr i- culture, the weeds account for about 45% and it may be more or less equal in the case of medicinal plants. Integrated weed management increases the factor productivity, income of the farmer, quality of pr oduce and is eco-friendly in na- ture. By taking examples of two important medicinal plants viz. Satawar ( Asparagus racemosus Willd.) and Kalmegh (Andrographis paniculataNees.), the present review discusses the different methods of weed management and how t hey may be integrated to develop new paradigm as an integrated weed management.