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T1 A SURVEY ON WEED DIVERSITY IN COASTAL RICE FIELDS OF SEBARANG PERAK IN PENINSULAR MALAYSIA
A1 M. A. Hakim
A1 A. S. Juraimi
A1 M. Razi Ismail
A1 M. M. Hanafi
A1 A. Selamat
JF Journal of Animal and Plant Sciences
JO JAPS
SN 1018-7081
VO 23
IS 2
SP 534
OP 542
YR 2013
FD 2013/04/01
DO DOI NA
AB <p>A survey was conducted at 32 different rice fields in coastal zone of Sebarang Perak in West Malaysia to identify most common and prevalent weeds associated with rice. Fields surveyed were done according to the quantitative survey method by using 0.5m x 0.5m size quadrate with 20 samples from each field. Weeds present in each field were identified and the data were used to calculate frequency, field uniformity, density and relative abundance values for each species. A total of 40 different weed species belong to 16 families were identified of which 22 annual and 18 perennial; 12 grassy weeds, 10 sedges and 18 broadleaved weeds. On the basis of relative abundance the 13 most prevalent and abundant weed species were selected to determine their salt tolerance level as well as control method in the rice filed. Among the 13 most abundant weed species, there were five grasses viz. Echinochloa crus-galli, Leptochloa chinensis, E. colona, Oryza sativa L (weedy rice) and Ischaemum regosum; four sedges viz. Fimbristylis miliacea, Cyperus. iria, C. difformi and Scirpus grossus and four broadleaved weeds viz. Sphenoclea zeylanica, Jussiaea linifolia, Monocharia hastata and Sagitaria guyanensis. Based on relative abundance indicates that, annuals were more dominant than perennial.</p>
K1 Rice, Weed community, relative abundance, coastal zone, Malaysia
PB Pakistan Agricultural Scientists Forum
LK https://thejaps.org.pk/AbstractView.aspx?mid=2013-JAPS-233