Chinese violet
Low, sprawling herb with soft, egg shaped leaves in pairs and white or pale purple bell shaped flowers along one side of the stalk; it grows even in shade.
Crops it troubles
How to tell it is a broadleaf
Wide leaves with a net of veins. The group decides what kills it, so check the stem and the leaf before you buy a herbicide.
How to keep it out
Pull or slash it before it seeds and grow a cover crop; stem pieces root again, so carry them off.
Active ingredients whose labels name it
- Hexazinone plus diuronHRAC 5
Herbicides registered in the Philippines with these active ingredients name this weed on their labels, each for the crops its label lists, such as pineapple. Use one only where the label names your crop, and follow it.
How to control it
What to do and which active ingredients work depend on your crop and how old it is. The weed control helper in anee.io gives both, for oil palm and every other crop it grows in.
Not sure it is this one?
Many weeds look alike. Send a photo to Anee, the smart farm technician in anee.io. She reads it with your crop, its age and the weather, and tells you what it most likely is and what to do first. In Tagalog or English.