Whitehead spikesedge
Low sedge with a three sided stem ending in one round, white flower head with three leafy bracts under it.
Also called
Busikad, anuang, malabutones, uli uli
Crops it troubles
How to tell it is a sedge
Solid, three sided stems with no joints. Leaves in threes. The group decides what kills it, so check the stem and the leaf before you buy a herbicide.
How to keep it out
It spreads by short runners: hoe it out with its base, mulch the rows, and keep paths mowed low.
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 coconut 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.