WEED FLORA OF MULBERRY GARDENS IN JAMMU KASHMIR, INDIA

Weed flora of the mulberry gardens in Jammu and Kashmir comprised of 123 species in 103 genera and 35 families. Among these, 100 species (81.30%) were dicot and the rest were monocots. Asteraceae (29 species) was the largest family. The studied species included annuals (55.28%), biennials (6.50%) and perennials (38.21 %). Most of the species were therophytes, 85% species were herbaceous, the rest were grasses and one each sedge and parasitic. The flowering and fruiting period ranged mostly from three to five months.