Weed identification and chemical control

By Dahlia Shumba 0717816552

Annual broadleaf weeds

1 2 3

Sabi morning glory Black jack Mexican marigold

Katewe, Umdadanyana Tsine Kambanje
Ipomoea plebia Bidens pilosa Tagetes minuta

4 5 6

Dwarf marigold Spindlepod Stinkblaar

Rukwara Mujakari Chowa
Schkuhria pinnata Cleome momophylla Datura stramonium

7 8 9

Wild gooseberry Apple of peru Gallant soldier

Muguzubheri Gumachembere Chaarendo
Physalis angulata Nichandra physalodes Galinsoga parvoflora
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Bobbin weed Billygoat weed Mexican clover

Nyamatumwa Kabarikire Chinzungu
Leucas martinicensis Ageratum conyzoides Richardia scabra

13 14 15

Upright starbur Fleabane Stockrose

Chidhongi Gonzo Sosoori
Acanthospermum hispidum Conyza albida Hibiscus meeusei

16 17 18

Fathen Smooth pigweed Purslane

Kasunika Bonongwe Chifandichimuka
Chenopodium album Amaranthus hibridus Portulaca oleracea

19 20 21

Wandering dew Wild jute Acalypha

Goche Derere Kariringwe
Commelina benghalensis Cochorus tridens Acalypha crenata
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Bladder hibiscus Cockle bur Gisekia

Gusha Chinamata Dungambizi/tarambiya
Hibiscus trionum Xanthium stramarium Gisekia Africana

25 26 27

Wild poinsettia Vernonia Mexican poppy

Chimukaka Dembezeko Jatimani
Euphorbia heterophylla Vernonia poskeana Argemone Mexicana

28 29 30

Black nightshade Spiny pigweed Redroot pigweed

Musungusungu Mowa Mowa
Solanum nigrum Amaranthus spinosus Amaranthus ritroflexus

31 32 33

Wild celery Yellow sorrel Morning glory

Apium leptophyllum Detembo Chimbambaira
Oxalis corniculata Ipomoea purpurea
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Dandelion Cowpea witchweed Maize witchweed

Dzvengetsvenge Bise remunyemba Bise
Taraxacum officinale Alectra vogelli Striga asiatica

37 38 39

Asthma weed Late weed Iron weed

Euphorbia hirta Goza Kavanzi
Trichodesma zeylanicum Vernonia ambigua

Perennial broadleaf weeds

40 41 42

Field bindweed Purple garden sorrel Spiny sida

Karuzoka Chimunyu Chimutsvairo
Convolvulus arvensis Oxalis latifolia Sida alba

Annual grass weeds

43 44 45

Garden urochloa Itchgrass Rapoko grass

Mhande Vave Sawi
Urochloa panicoides Rottboellia cochinchinensis Eleusine indica
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Natal red top Crow’s foot Crab fingergrass

Bhurakwacha Bwerere Digitaria sanguinalis
Melinis repens Dactyloctenium aegyptium

49

Wild oats
Avena fatua

Perennial grass weeds

50 51 52

Cat’stail grass Thatch grass Purple nutsedge

Sporobolus pyramidalis Hyparhenia filipendula Ndave
Cyperus rotundus

53 54 55

Yellow nutsedge Panicum Burgrass

Pfende Barahanga Nama
Cyperus esculentus Panicum novermnerve Setaria verticillata
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Annual timothy Couch grass

Chiraramhene Tsangadzi/shanje
Setaria pumila Cynodon dactylon

Herbicide control
Non-selective
Glyphosate, Paraquat, Diquat

These are used as post weed – pre crop. Never apply in growing crops

Cereals
Maize:

Pre-emergence: Atrazine, Metolachlor, Alachlor, Natto, Broom, Bateleur Gold, Integrity, Frontier Optima,
Prowl

Post -emergence: Bentazone, Natto, Broom, Nicosulfuron, MCPA, Servian, Stellar Star, Auxo, Atrazine

Sorghum:

Post-emergence: Atrazine, Bentazone, MCPA, Broom

Wheat:

Post-emergence: Bentazone, Dicamba, MCPA, Fenoxaprop-P-ethyl, Metsulfuron-methyl, Tribenuron-

methyl

Barley:

Post-emergence: Bentazone, Dicamba, MCPA, Fenoxaprop-P-ethyl, Metsulfuron-methyl, Tribenuron-

methyl

Legumes
Soyabeans:

Pre-emergence: Metribuzin, Bateleur Gold, Metolachlor, Clomazone, Frontier Optima, Optill

Post -emergence: Classic, Chlorimuron, Bentazone, Fluazifop-P-Butyl, Propaquizafop,

Groundnuts:

Pre-emergence: Metolachlor, Frontier Optima, Bateleur Gold

Post-emergence: Fluazifop-P-Butyl, Propaquizafop, Bentazone

Sugar beans:

Pre-emergence: Clomazone, Metolachlor, Bateleur Gold, Frontier Optima.

Post – emergence: Propaquizafop, Fluazifop-P-Butyl, Bentazone

Peas:

Pre-emergence: Metolachlor

Post- emergence: Bentazone, Fluazifop-P-Butyl, Propaquizafop

Solanaceae
Tobacco:

Post-transplanting: Metolachlor, Clomazone, Frontier Optima, Bateleur Gold, Fluazifop-P-Butyl,

Propaquizafop

Tomatoes:

Post-transplanting: Metolachlor, Metribuzin, Fluazifop-P-Butyl, Propaquizafop

Potatoes:

Pre-emergence: MCPA, Metolachlor, Frontier Optima.

Post-emergence: Fluazifop-P-butyl, Propaquizafop

Other crops
Cotton:

Pre-emergence: Metolachlor,

Post-emergence: Propaquizafop, Fluazifop-P-Butyl.

Sunflower:

Pre-emergence: Metolachlor
Post -emergence: Fluazifop-P-Butyl, Propaquizafop

Lawn:

MCPA, Bentazone

Cabbages:

Pre-emergence: Metolachlor

Post -emergence: Propaquizafop, Fluazifop-P-Butyl

Onions:

Post-transplanting: Goal, Fluazifop-P-Butyl, Propaquizafop, Ronstar