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Cyperus difformis L.
Morphological Classification: SEDGE; Local Name: "PAYONG-PAYONG"; Life Cycle: ANNUAL; Means of Reproduction: SEEDS; Reported impacts on rice: Cyperus difformis is a C3 weed. One plant can produce 50,000 seeds with 60% germination. It can complete its life cycle within 30 days and spreads rapidly to become a dominant weed in a ricefield where moisture level is fluctuating. When left uncontrolled, it can reduce yield of rice by as much as 43%.
Grows in irrigated and lowland ricefields.
Source: Philippine Rice Research Institute EDamuhan App
Spotted on Feb 28, 2020
Submitted on Apr 12, 2020
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