Major weeds
Amaranthus viridis	Celosia argentena	Chloris barbata
Commelina benghalensis	Cyperus rotundus	Digitaria longiflora
Echinochloa sp	Euphorbia hirta	Phylanthus niruri
Trianthema portulacastrum

Weed Management

• Pre emergence application of Pendimethalin @ 3.3 litres per hectare under irrigated condition or 2.5 litres per hectare under rainfed condition on 3 days after sowing using Backpack/ Knapsack/Rocker sprayer fitted with flat fan nozzle using 500 litres of water for spraying one ha. After this, one hand weeding on 30th days after sowing gives weed free environment throughout the crop period (or) EPOE application of quizalofop ethyl @ 50 g ai/ha-1 and imazethapyr @ 50 g ai ha-1 on 15 – 20 DAS.
• If herbicide is not applied give two hand weedings on 15 and 30 days after sowing.