• Common Name : Arrow grass
• Scientific Name : Cymbopogon cornifertiflorus
• Family : Poaceae
• Life cycle : Annual
• Morphological characters : Culms – erect and 60-70 cm tall, glabrous.
• Roots – Fibrous root system.
• Leaf blade – The leaves are Strip like. Green in color.
• Inflorescence – a terminal panicle of many slender branches arising from a narrow main axis, pale green or yellow, 20-30 cm long.
• Propagation : By Seeds.
• Agricultural importance : Compete for light, moisture, space, nutrients. Reduce the yield qualitatively and quantitatively.
• Uses : As a fodder for animals and can incorporate with soil for organic matter.
• Control measures : Hand weeding, Mechanical weeding and Chemical control – Round up.