Effect of Row Spacing and Frequency of Weeding on Weed Infestation, Yield Components, and Yield of Rice (Oryza sativa L.) in Bench Maji Zone, Southwestern Ethiopia

Table 1

Weed community recorded in a rice field at the experimental site in 2020 main cropping season.

Weed species	Family	Life form (category)
Ageratum conyzoides L.	Asteraceae	Annual (broadleaved weed)
Amaranthus hybridus L.	Amaranthaceae	Annual (broadleaved weed)
Amaranthus spinosus L.	Amaranthaceae	Annual (broadleaved weed)
Amaranthus viridis Hook. F.	Amaranthaceae	Annual (broadleaved weed)
Bidens pilosa L.	Asteraceae	Annual (broadleaved weed)
Cassia mimosoides L.	Fabaceae	Annual (broadleaved weed)
Centrosema pubescens benth.	Fabaceae	Perennial (broadleaved weed)
Chromolaena odorata L. R.M. king & H. Rob	Asteraceae	Perennial (broadleaved weed)
Commelina benghalensis L.	Commelinaceae	Annual (broadleaved weed)
Cynodon dactylon (L.) pers.	Poaceae	Perennial (grassy weed)
Cyperus eragrostis lam.	Cyperaceae	Perennial (sedge)
Cyperus haspan L.	Cyperaceae	Perennial (sedge)
Cyperus rotundus L.	Cyperaceae	Perennial (sedge)
Digitaria sanguinalis L. (scop.)	Poaceae	Annual (grassy weed)
Echinochloa colona (L.) link.	Poaceae	Annual (grassy weed)
Eleusine indica (L.) gaertner.	Poaceae	Annual (grassy weed)
Euphorbia geniculata Ortega	Euphorbiaceae	Annual (broadleaved weed)
Physalis minima L.	Solanaceae	Annual (broadleaved weed)