Grass weeds found in Cotton Scientific Name: Cynodon dactylon Common Name: Garika (Bermuda grass) Extensively creeping perennial grass with under ground rhizome. Scientific Name: Echinocloa crusgalli Common Name: Ooda (Barnyard grass) A trouble some annual weeds. Scientific Name: Dactyloctenium aegypticum Common Name: Nakshatra gaddi (Crow foot grass) Spreading and ascending annual grass rooting at lower nodes

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Types of weeds in cotton Sedges Scientific Name: Cyperus deformis Common Name: Tunga (Common Sedge/Annual sedge) Scientific Name: Cyperus rotundus Common Name: Tunga (purple nut sedge / nut grass) Erect rhizomatic stem tuber forming perennial.

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Broad Leaved Weeds Scientific Name: Amaranthus viridis Common Name: Chilaka thotakura Errect annual herb Scientific Name:Chenopodium album Common Name: Pappu kura Errect annual herb. Scientific Name:Commelina benghalensis Common Name: Vennadivi kura/Amrita kada A sprawling, prostrate or ascending annual or perennial. Scientific Name:Euphorbia hirta Common Name: Nanabalu (Red spurge) Creeping to ascending herb. Scientific Name:Parthenium hysterophorus Common Name: Macharla kampa/Vayyari bhama (Congress weed/Carrot grass) Scientific Name:Trianthema portulacastrum Common Name: Ganjeru Succulent, prostrate annual herb.

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