Survey of Kharif Weeds in Rewa Division of Madhya Pradesh (India)
Abstract
A survey on weed flora was conducted during kharif, 1987 in the Rewa division. Forty six weed species were recorded, of which Echinochloa spp., Cyperus spp., Cynodon dactylon and Eclipta alba were most dominant. The major weeds under paddy fields consisted of Echinochloa spp., Cyperus spp., Eclipta alba, Cynodon dactylon- Aeschynomene iadica, Seiiima nuryosum, Fimbristylis miliaceae and Indigo fera linifolia. In sorghum and maize fields Cyperus spp., Echinochloa spp., Commelina benghalensis, Corchorus spp., Panicum spp., Eclipta alba arid Phyllanthus simplex were dominant weeds. In pulses, weed flora was almost similar to sorghum and maize crops.
