Para grass
Coarse creeping grass that roots at its hairy joints and forms thick mats in wet ground, with a seed head of short side branches.
Crops it troubles
How to tell it is a grass
Round, hollow stems with joints, and leaves in two rows. The group decides what kills it, so check the stem and the leaf before you buy a herbicide.
How to keep it out
Rake out and dry the creeping stems, drain wet spots where you can, and keep canals and edges slashed.
Active ingredients whose labels name it
- GlyphosateHRAC 9
- Glufosinate ammoniumHRAC 10
Herbicides registered in the Philippines with these active ingredients name this weed on their labels, each for the crops its label lists, such as banana, cacao, calamansi and citrus. 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 sugarcane 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.