Distribution, Density, and Abundance of Parthenium Weed (Parthenium hysterophorus L.) at Kuala Muda, Malaysia
Table 2
Total number of quadrats used (NQ), other species/quadrats (OS), number of all species/quadrats (AS), number of quadrats with parthenium (QP), frequency of parthenium distribution (F), parthenium weed abundance (A), relative density (RD) (%), and symbol for severity class (SC) at Kuala Muda in March and September 2015.
Sites
NQ
OS
AS
QP
F
A
RD
SC
OS
AS
QP
F
A
RD
SC
% increase
March 2015
September 2015
A
RD
1
10
55.6
61.6
7
0.7
8.6
9.74
M
41.5
53.2
7
0.7
16.7
21.99
M
48.50
55.71
2
10
59.6
64.9
6
0.6
8.8
8.17
M
32.5
37.4
6
0.6
8.2
13.1
M
−7.32
37.63
3
10
59.9
72.6
7
0.7
18.1
17.49
M
46.4
60
8
0.8
17.0
22.67
M
−6.47
22.85
4
10
54.3
67.7
7
0.7
19.1
19.79
M
50.3
65.4
8
0.8
18.9
23.09
M
−1.06
14.29
5
10
48.2
59.4
7
0.7
16.0
18.86
M
56.6
77.8
8
0.8
26.5
27.25
H
39.62
30.79
6
10
75.9
94.7
8
0.8
23.5
19.85
M
80.7
105.0
9
0.9
27.0
23.14
M
12.96
14.22
7
10
50.2
62.5
8
0.8
15.4
19.68
M
53.8
67.4
7
0.7
19.4
20.18
M
20.62
2.48
8
10
55.4
71.2
8
0.8
19.8
22.19
M
56.7
70.0
7
0.7
19.0
19
M
−4.21
−16.79
9
10
53.0
60.9
7
0.7
11.3
12.97
M
55
63
6
0.6
13.3
12.7
M
15.04
−2.13
10
10
52.0
54.6
4
0.4
6.5
4.76
L
44.9
47.5
4
0.4
6.5
5.47
M
0
12.98
11
10
64.5
72.2
5
0.5
15.4
10.66
M
49.7
55.4
5
0.5
11.4
10.29
M
−35.09
−3.60
12
10
65.5
67.0
3
0.3
5.0
2.24
L
63
67.2
4
0.4
10.5
6.25
M
52.38
64.16
13
10
41.6
43.6
4
0.4
5.0
4.59
L
39.8
49.8
5
0.5
20.0
20.08
M
75.00
77.14
14
10
51.4
67.4
8
0.8
20.0
23.74
M
49.2
64
7
0.7
21.1
23.13
M
5.21
−2.64
15
10
83.1
83.5
3
0.3
1.3
0.48
T
51.8
56.2
5
0.5
8.8
7.83
M
85.23
93.87
16
10
41.5
42.7
3
0.3
4.0
2.81
L
39
41.2
4
0.4
5.5
5.34
M
27.27
47.38
Total
160
911.7
1046.5
95
9.5
197.8
198.02
810.9
980.5
100
10
249.8
261.51
Note. Site 1 = Ladang Sg. Bongkok; Site 2 = Havard Golf Course; Site 3 = Kg. Sg. Tok Rawang; Site 4 = Kg. Zainal Abidin; Site 5 = Kg. Semeling; Site 6 = Kg. Kongsi 6; Site 7 = Kg. Telok; Site 8 = Kg. Penghulu Him; Site 9 = Tmn. Kg. Raja; Site 10 = Batu Dua; Site 11 = Tmn. Songket Indah; Site 12 = Pokok Terap; Site 13 = Tmn. Nilam Sari; Site 14 = Tmn. Cahaya Baiduri; Site 15 = Teluk Wang Besar; Site 16 = Kg. Banggol; Kg. = Kampung; Tmn. = Taman; Sg. = Sungai.
