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A handbbok on Weed Control in Rice.pdf

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Upland rice weed / AMARANTHACEAE (amaranth family)<br />

<strong>Weed</strong> name: Amaranthus sp<strong>in</strong>osus L.<br />

Syn<strong>on</strong>yms: N<strong>on</strong>e<br />

Local names:<br />

Country Comm<strong>on</strong> name<br />

Argent<strong>in</strong>a atato esp<strong>in</strong>ado<br />

Australia needle burr<br />

Bangladesh katanata (Bengali)<br />

Brazil caruru-de-es p<strong>in</strong>ho<br />

(Portuguese)<br />

Cambodia pti banla (Khmer)<br />

El Salvador huisquilite<br />

France amarante epi neuse, blette<br />

ep<strong>in</strong>euse<br />

Ghana sraha nsoe (Twi)<br />

India kataili chauli<br />

(Gujrati)<br />

kantaneutia (Orya)<br />

Ind<strong>on</strong>esia<br />

Mexico<br />

bajem duri (Javanese)<br />

quelite esp<strong>in</strong>osa (Spanish)<br />

Myanmar tsu-gyi<br />

Nigeria tete elegun (Yoruba)<br />

Philipp<strong>in</strong>es<br />

USA<br />

oray, kulitis (Tagalog)<br />

sp<strong>in</strong>y amaranth, sp<strong>in</strong>y<br />

pigweed<br />

Zimbabwe imbowa<br />

Life cycle: An annual broad leaf with<br />

red stems and sp<strong>in</strong>y leaves. Can grow<br />

as tall as 120 cm. Propagates by<br />

glossy, dark-brown seeds, which are<br />

dispersed by w<strong>in</strong>d and water. Germ<strong>in</strong>ati<strong>on</strong><br />

may occur from a few days after<br />

harvest to about 5 mo. Germ<strong>in</strong>ates<br />

throughout the year when moisture is<br />

available.<br />

Habitat: Grows best <strong>in</strong> soils with no<br />

stand<strong>in</strong>g water.<br />

<strong>Weed</strong>y nature: A prolific seed<br />

producer.<br />

Agricultural c<strong>on</strong>cern: Very competitive<br />

<strong>in</strong> rice, can cause 80% yield loss.<br />

26 <strong>Weed</strong> c<strong>on</strong>trol handbook<br />

Seedl<strong>in</strong>g<br />

Inflorescence<br />

Seed, magnified<br />

Mature plant

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