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Common name : Mottu thana
Scientific Name:
Cyperus kyllingia
Family : Cyperaceae
Life cycle :
Annual
Morphological
characteristics :
A smooth plant, with creeping underground
stems
Leaves many, short; leaf sheaths , thin, membranous, pale to purplish.
Flower stems often 3 to 18 inches high,
ridged, soft, with three to four dark brown leafy bracts at the top
Spike 1
(rarely 2 to 3), ovoid to round, 1/4 inch in diameter; spikelets white,
numerous, 1- to 2-flowered; flower scales membranous, strawlike.
Fruit: a nut,
brown
Propagation : By seed and underground stems
Uses : Occasionally used as a lawn grass in shady areas
Control methods :
Deep
and timely plowing to a depth of 25-30cm ; deep and frequent interrow
treatments of the ground before closing of plants
Sowing
of lucerne
