Family:CYPERACEAE
Weed description
The plant is an erect, glabrous herb growing to a height of 3-9 inches with perennial underground stems spreading over an area of even 20square feet or more. Roots are fibrous and clothed with bent hairs. It is one of the most noxious weeds of cultivation and its spread is so great and its ravages are so serious that in certain places .From the base of a young plant, the first stolon descends into the soil and ends in a tuber and from this horizontal cord-like stems radiate and produce new tubers intervals of 2- 10 inches which give rise to new shoots.
CONTROL
- Post emergence application of Glyphosate is recommended before planting tobacco
- Intercultural operations reduce the incidence of the weed in tobacco.
- If the weed is found for the first time in a patch, it is advisable to carefully dig out and trace the tubers, without leaving any in the ground and burn them.