Weed
- a plant growing out of place
- an unwanted plant, non-useful, persistant and prolific
- a plant effectively competes with crop plants for space,
nutrients, sunlight and water.
- hardy plant
Weed characteristics
- growth rate is very high
- deep root system
- more uptake of moisture and nutrients
- tolerant to severe conditions
- more dormancy period
- Large number of seeds/plant
- Small size seed
- High photosynthetic efficiency
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