Exploration and Documentation of some weeds from the Paddy field of Nagbhid Tahsil

Rice (Paddy) is the staple food of India. Weeds are unwanted plant grown in paddy field, affecting the productivity. The present exploration was made in the paddy field of Nagbhid Tahsil of chandrapur district (Maharashtra State – India) to document the weed diversity. In present investigation, a total 58 weed plants were documented belonging to 16 different families. Among all the reported weed plants, the most dominant families were Poaceae, Asteraceae, Cyperaceae, Amaranthaceae, and Fabaceace.