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| Last Updated:: 06/03/2024

Common Weeds found in the Rice fields of Kerala

 

Type of Weed

Scientific Name

Common Name

Grasses

Oryza rufipogon

Varinellu

Echinochloa crus-galli

Kavada

Echinochloa colona

Kavada

Echinochloa stagnina

Kavada

Saccolepis interrupta

Polla

Isachne miliaceae

Narringa/Chovverippullu

Sedges

Cyperus iria

Manjakora/Chengoal

Cyperus difformis

Thalekkattan

Fimbristylis miliacea

Mungai

Broad Leaved Weeds

Monochoria vaginalis

Neelolppalam

Ludwigia perennis

Neergrampu

Limnocharis flava

Nagappola

Ammania baccifera

Nellicheera

 

Ferns

Salvinia molesta

African payal

Marsilea quadrifolia

Naalilakodian

Azolla pinnata

Azolla

 

(Source: Kerala Agricultural University)