Weed Herbarium

Department of Agronomy

Bangladesh Agricultural University

Shada Fulka

Common Name: Bunchgrass
Scientific Name: Eragrostis amabilis (L.) Wight & Arn. ex Nees
Family Name: Gramineae
Type: Grass

Identification Notes

Eragrostis amabilis Photo 1
Eragrostis amabilis Photo 1
Eragrostis amabilis Photo 2
EPPO Code
ERAVS
Life Cycle
Annual
Morphology
Culm- slender, weak, erect, usually geniculate, 3-4 noded. Leaves- blade narrowly linear, ligule a ring of hairs. Inflorescence- an oblong panicle, ciliated at axils of branches, ovate to elliptic-ovate Fruit- a capsule
Growing season
Rabi and Kharif
Germination period
May - October
Flowering period
July - December
Propagation
By seed
Habitat
Prefer dry to moist condition. Found in the fields of aus rice, mixed aus-aman rice, floating rice, boro rice, transplant aman rice, sunhemp, blackgram and rabi crops. Also found in roadsides, diteches and fallow lands.
Weed potential
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Control measure
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Recommended herbicide
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Distribution
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Medicinal properties
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References

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