Assessing The Sustainability of Chemical Control Methods in Pest Management: A Review of Carrying Capacity and Pesticide Use

Abstract

In the present study, the harmful effect of Partheniumhysterophoruson soil, humans, crops and animals has been studied. Apart from that, it has also been understood from the study that despite the negative effect of the weed it has some positive effects also including antidiabetic, antioxidant, antitumor and antimicrobial activities. The study’s main objective is to look into Parthenium hysterophorus’s damaging effects on farmland. In addition, another objective is to assess the effectiveness of chemical pest management for P. hysterophorus and find the harmful effects or sustainability of P. hysterophorus pesticide use on the environment.The chemical constituents of the weed help to understand the cause and effect of the weed on humans. On the other hand, the chemical control method of P.hysterophorushas been studied along with the concept of carrying capacity. The research questions of the present study are whether the effect of P. hysterophorus on crop production is negative or positive. Additionally, what should be the chemical control methods and what are the effect and level of sustainability of the chemical control method of herbicides have been focused on in the research questions. The null hypothesis of the present research has shown that there is no relation between the level of weed and the amount of crop production. On the other hand, alternative hypotheses have stated that P. hysterophoruscan reduce the amount of crop in the field. This research utilized an experimental approach to investigate the impact of P. hysterophorus on crop yields. All of this study has been carried out by strictly adhering to a replacement experimental design. The study resulted in the negative impact of P. hysterophorus on crop production. It has also been found that glyphosate, 2,4-D, atrazine has played a positive role in the chemical control of the weed. Lastly, the negative impact of those herbicides by affecting non-target organisms, contamination of water resources and health effects has also been found.