Identification Notes
EPPO CodeECHCG |
Life CycleAnnual |
MorphologyCulm: erect, stout, somewhat succulent. Leaves: blades linear, long, sheath slightly keeled, ligule completely wanting. Inflorescence: a panicle, spikelets awned or awnless. Fruit: a caryopsis. |
Growing seasonRabi and Kharif |
Germination periodJanuary to December |
Flowering periodJanuary to December |
PropagationBy seed |
HabitatPrefer moist to stagnant water condition. Found in fields of aus rice, jute, transplant aman rice, boro rice, mixed aus-aman rice, and floating rice. Also found in the levee of crop fields, irrigation channel, fallow lands and swamps and marshes |
Weed potential- |
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Distribution- |
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