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Local name: কাকপায়া, মিশরীয় ক্রোফুট ঘাস, মিশরীয় ঘাস, উপকূল বোতাম ঘাস, ঝুঁটি ঘাস, ক্রোফুট ঘাস, হাঁস ঘাস, ডারবান ক্রোফুট, আঙুলের চিরুনি ঘাস
English name: Egyptian crowfoot grass, Egyptian grass, Coast button grass, Comb fringe grass, Crowfoot grass, Duck grass, Durban crowfoot, Finger comb grass, Beach wiregrass
Scientific name: Dactyloctenium aegyptium
Family: Poaceae
Annual grass.
Upland conditions; grows well in sandy soils with low moisture.
Kharif and rabi
Serious weed of upland rice, groundnut, pulses, and sugarcane.
Seed, prolific seed producer.
Smooth, short hairy, wider base.
Clustered in the base, erect or creeping.
Spike like crow foot.
Adventitious root system.
Hand pulling, ploughing, and narrow leaf selective herbicide.