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A handbbok on Weed Control in Rice.pdf

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Upland rice weeds / EUPHORBIACEAE (spurge family)<br />

<strong>Weed</strong> name: Euphorbia hirta L.<br />

Syn<strong>on</strong>yms: Chamesyce hirta (L.)<br />

Millsp., Euphorbia pilulifera L.<br />

Local names:<br />

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

Bangladesh bara dudhia (Bengali)<br />

Brazil erva-de-Santa-Luzia<br />

(Portuguese)<br />

France euphorbe poilue<br />

Ghana ah<strong>in</strong>kogye (Twi)<br />

India dudhi (Marathi)<br />

baridhudhi (Orya)<br />

amman paccharisi (Tamil)<br />

Ind<strong>on</strong>esia gend<strong>on</strong>g anak (Javanese)<br />

Malaysia ara tanah (Malay)<br />

Mexico hierba dela gol<strong>on</strong> dr<strong>in</strong>a<br />

(Spanish)<br />

Myanmar majo<br />

Nigeria buje (Yoruba)<br />

Philipp<strong>in</strong>es gatas-gatas, botobot<strong>on</strong>is<br />

(Tagalog)<br />

Thailand namnom raatchasee<br />

(Thai)<br />

USA garden spurge<br />

Vietnam cô sua lông<br />

Life cycle: An annual broadleaf that<br />

grows as tall as 30 cm. Propagates by<br />

seeds.<br />

Habitat: Grows <strong>in</strong> dry or moist soils.<br />

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

producer with a life cycle of about<br />

1 mo. Flowers throughout the year.<br />

Dense stands develop easily with<strong>in</strong> a<br />

short time.<br />

Agricultural c<strong>on</strong>cern: Can reduce<br />

rice yields 30%.<br />

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

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

Seed, magnified<br />

Mature plant

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