The portfolio is carrying out a monitoring and control plan in conjunction with other institutions. It would affect crops.
He Ministry of Environment announced the presence of pink grassan exotic and invasive weed in the north of the Uruguaywhich is studying and monitoring its progress, meanwhile, they assured that measures must be applied every year and that they will begin with talks at rural producers and schools to report on the phenomenon.
The ministry reported this Tuesday the presence of pink grass, with the scientific name of Melinis repens and specify that it is a short-lived annual or perennial species originating from South Africa. This invades non-forest ecosystems, as well as agricultural crops and degraded areas.
Because it is a species that threatens the grassland ecosystem, the Ministry of Environment announced that talks will be given – with the support of Agricultural Plan Institute (IPA) – in rural schools and also to producers so that they can identify this new species and the consequences it can generate in the natural field. The first talk will take place on Wednesday, September 27 at School No 25 Sauzal de Tranqueras, in the department of Rivera.
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Regarding the measures taken by the ministry, they announced that they must be implemented every year to prevent this species from spreading, in conjunction with producers to ensure the gradual restoration of the ecosystems. On the other hand, the “monitoring “It should continue after the control measures to monitor their effectiveness and adjust the methods, if necessary.”
In this sense, the Ministry of the Environment stressed that those who identify the presence of this exotic species should contact the Ministry of Livestock, Agriculture and Fisheries (MGAP), especially with the Pest Management Department at telephone number: 23098410 / ext. 121, or also with the sector of Protected areas to the telephone number 099204891, belonging to the Director of the Valle del Lunarejo Protected Area.
Source: Ambito
