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National Plant Protection Centre
Department of Agriculture
Semtokha: Thimphu

References
Cyperus rotundus
Weeds of Rice in Asia by Carton, B.P., Mortimer, Cyperaceae
M., Hill, J.E. and Johnson,D.E
Weeds of Bhutan by Chris Parker Weeds, leaflet 3

Contact us

National Plant Protection Centre

Department of Agriculture
Ministry of Agriculture and Forests
Semtokha, Thimphu
P O Box: 670
Tel: +975-02-351016/351665
Fax: +975-351656
Email: nppcsemtokha@gmail.com
Website: www.nppc.gov.bt

Produced by:

Weeds and Vertebrate Unit

National Plant Protection Centre,
Semtokha, Thimphu
 Cyperus rodundus

Guchen (Dzongkha)
Nutgrass (common name)
Family: CYPERACEAE

Biology

Growth habit: Erect; tubers in chains on

rhizomes; up to 0.7 m

Description: It is highly variable perennial

sedge. Flowering stems are erect, up to 60 cm
tall, 3-sided, smooth with swollen bases. The
leaves have a distinct midrib, are linear, usually
shorter than the flowering stem, up to 7 mm
wide and emerge from a sheath around the
shoots base.
Ecology
The inflorescence is a terminal, open umbel
subtended by several leafy bracts. Roots are
Found in: Upland
fibrous, rhizomes are wiry, dark and persistent,
connecting a network of shoots and tubers.
Elevation: Up to 1,800 m.a.s.l.
Life cycle: Perennial
Control management
Competitiveness: Moderate to low, but
competitive early
Cultural control: Stale seed bed; suppressive
crop with narrow rows; high plant density;
Method of reproduction: Tubers and rhizomes
flooding suppresses growth but does not kill
tubers ; inter-row cultivation; organic mulching
Dormancy: Apical dominance in tuber
will also reduce the weed pressure.