MOTHA

Common Name: Purple nut sedge

Scientific Name: Cyperus rotudus L.

Description

• It is a sedge weed of Cyperaceae family.
• This is perennial weed.It is grass like in appearance and having parallel leaf veins.
• The plant reproduces vegetatively by its well spreaed tubers and stolons.
• Plants grow 10-60 cm tall  and the stem is triangular.
• The tuber is found very deep in soil.That's why it is very difficult to control.

Control Measures

• Hot weather cultivation is the first step in management of purple nut sedge.
• Two to three year's integrated efforts can result in recovery of land from purple nut sedge.
• Do manual weeding after 20-25 days after sowing the crop.
• Apply Glyphoset @ 4.0 litres per ha.