FACULTY OF RESOURCE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

STT 2043 – Principle of Pest Management

Weeds Collections

DATE OF SUBMITTION : 8 Disember 2014

NAME & MATRIC NUMBERS

: AFIQAH BINTI ALIAS 40044

LECTURERS : Prof Isa Ipor

Bil Species Description

1. Species : Axonopus compressus

Habitat : Very common by

roadsides in garden, waste and

cultivated lands.

Method of control : cultural control

and chemical control

2. Species : Imperata cylindrical

Habitat : common everywhere in

open cultivated ground

Method of control : burning or using

chemical method

3. Species : Ischaemum indicum

Habitat : common in grassy place

Method of control : Mowers or

using chemical method

4. Species : Paspalum conjugatum

Habitat : very common in

everywhere

Method of control : Mower or using

chemical method (spraying)

5. Species : Cyperus kyllingia

Habitat : A weed in waste and

grassy places.

Method of control : mowers or

spray using chemical herbicides.

6. Species : Frimbristylis globulosa

Habitat : growing in wet places,

ponds

Method of control : Widespread use

of herbicides to control weeds

7. Species : Asystasia gigantic

Habitat : rapidly growing perennial

Method of control : mower or

spraying using chemical

8. Species : Melastoma malabathricum

Habitat : common all cultivated

lands

Method of control : mower or using

chemical

9. Species : Mimosa pudica

Habitat : very common in lowlands

Method of control : Spraying using

chemical.

10. Species : Mikania cordata

Habitat : common in plantation,

secondary growth

Method of control : Spray with

chemical when necessary

11. Species : Tridex procumbens

Habitat : open, dry and sandy place

Method of control : Spraying using

chemical

12. Species : Cyperus rotundus

Habitat : common in cultivated area

Method of control : Sprayed prior to

flowering

13. Species : Phyllanthus niruri

Habitat : disturbed soil

Method of control : spot spray with

chemical when necessary thereafter.

14. Species : Dicranopteris linearis

Habitat : commonest ferns

everywhere

Method of control : Spray using

chemical herbicides.

15. Species : Scleria sumatrensis

Habitat : common in swampy or wet

places

Method of control : weeding

16 Species : Clidemia hirta

Habitat : cultivated area

Method of control : weeding or

spray herbicides.