Weed Collection and

Identification

Principles of Crop Protection, Lab: Weed Science

Ilm Sanghiron Lagaylay

Instructor I
Weeds
 Weeds
● plants growing in an area where they
are not desired

● beneficial/harmful to man
● characteristics that makes them unique
and difficult to control
Weeds
1. Prolific seed production: - Weeds have high reproductive
capacity especially the annual weed e.g.
Amaranthus Spp - 96 – 235, 000 Seed / Plant
Eleusine indica - 41 – 135, 000 Seed / Plant

2. Wild range and growth

3. Seed dormancy
4. Spontaneous growth
5. High dispersibility
6. Adaptability
7. Bimodal reproduction
 Weeds:
●

●
Beneficial
protection against soil erosion
feed to animals (
● leafy vegetables by man
(Amaranthus viridis)
● medicinal herb
● source of pesticide
 Weeds:
●
●
HARMFUL
Compete crop resources
Poisonous weeds
● Alternative host to pest and diseases
(Pennisetum purpureum is a host to stem
borer)
 Based on Gross Morphology
Broadleave
Grasses Sedges s
Grasses Sedges Broadleaves
Leaf venation Parallel Parallel Broad
Root system Fibrous Fibrous taproot
Stem shape Round Triangular Woody,
herbaceous
 Leaf Venation
Leaves are narrow,
Leaves are narrow,
arranged in sets of 3;
Leaves are wide, veins arranged in sets of 2;
stems are triangular in
branch out in different stems are rounded or
cross section
directions flattened
Root System
 Stem shape

(a) Grasses (b) sedges

 Based on Habitat
Terrestrial Aquatic
Found on land where
Found in waterlogged
crop are cultivated or not
areas
a. Crop land weeds
Oryza logistaminata
b. Non-crop land
weeds
c. Grassland weeds
d. Orchard weeds
 Based on Life cycle
Annual Biennial
Complete their life cycle in
Complete its life cycle two years in the first year
in one year they remain vegetative in
the second year they
Ageratum produce flower and set
seeds
conyzoides
Perennial
persist for greater than
one year and stay for
many years. they have
organs that can survive for
many years
Cynodon dactylon
 Naming
Common Local Scientific
name
name name
English name; Local Binomial
most accepted community/tribe/ nomenclature;
region genus and
species
 A. Collection and
Identification
1. Visit any crop area (lowland rice, corn, legumes, vegetables, fruit trees, etc.)
○ Take note of the weeds present in the area
2. Collect 15 samples (5 grasses, 5 sedges, 5 broadleaves)
Examine the samples collected using the data sheet (identification)
3. Prepare a compendium of weed species
○ scientific name
○ common name
○ local name
○ family name
○ date and place collected
○ name of the collector
○ good photo documentation (grabbing photos from the internet is strictly prohibited)
 A. Collection and
Identification
4. You may download the following apps below to help you identify those
weeds that are unfamiliar to you:

eDamuhan (for lowland weeds) Plant Net (for upland weeds)

5. For further enhancement of your compendium, sign up and try using Canva
app (www.canva.com/education) or any editing apps you know.
 A. Collection and
Identification
6. Save your data sheet and compendium of weeds using these suggested
filename formats:

For the data sheets:

CPRT41A LE1-Section Code-Your Name

e.g., CPRT 41A LE1-BSA1F-Dela Cruz, Juan M.

For the compendium of weed species:

CPRT41A CWS-Section Code-Your Name
e.g., CPRT 41A CWS-BSA1F-Dela Cruz, Juan M.
 A. Collection and
7. Submit by attaching it in this assigned class work Identification
and click TURN IN.
Deadline of submission: November 3, 2021

Format of the label for each weed specimen

 B. Reporting
● Each student will be assigned to report orally in the class at least three
weed species. Pre-recorded reports should be prepared in case of problems
in the internet signal.

● The report shall include the following:

○ The scientific name, common names and local names of each weed species;
○ The family to which the weed belongs;
○ A description of the weed species
○ Photograph of weed species

● Oral reports without a weed specimen will not be accepted