• Common Name : Gojara / Wrinkle beak grass
• Scientific Name : Ischaemum rugosum
• Family : Poaceae
• Life cycle : Annual
• Morphological characters : The stem – is erect, purplish and usually has long hairs at the nodes. The stem bears the flower head which is long and slender.
• Root system – Fibrous.
• Culm – geniculate, ascending or erect, branched near the base. 30-80cm in height, Plant tufted.
• Leaves – glabrous, broad, often red-tinged.
• Inflorescence – lax panicle, green or purplish, of erect or spreading spikes, angular rachis, pubescent spikelets (2 mm), glumes and flowering-glumes mucronate, awnless.
• Propagation : By Seeds
• Agricultural importance : Compete for sunlight, moisture, space and nutrients with dryland crops.
• Uses : As fodder for livestock.
• Control measures : Hand weeding or chemical control – 3,4 DPA or Paraquat.