1. Module IX: Weeds and Weed Control Lesson 1: Weeds and Weed Competition in Chili Pepper Unit 2: Weeds in Chili Pepper After completing Units in this Lesson, you have learned to answer: 1.Why weed control is important in chili crop? 2.When is the critical period for weed competition in chili crop? 3.Name few important broadleaf weeds in chili crop? 4.Name few important grass weeds in chili crop? 5.Name few important sedges that compete with chili crop?

2. Module IX: Weeds and Weed Control Lesson 1: Weeds and Weed Competition in Chili Pepper Unit 2: Weeds in Chili Pepper A variety of weeds are associated with chili pepper crop. The type of weeds vary from place to place depending on soil type, season and environment where chili pepper is grown. These weeds comprise of diverse plant species of annual grasses and seasonal broad leaved weeds.

3. Module IX: Weeds and Weed Control Lesson 1: Weeds and Weed Competition in Chili Pepper Unit 2: Weeds in Chili Pepper Weed problems in grain chili pepper include perennial grasses such as Johnson grass and Bermuda grass, annual grasses such as Crabgrass and Goose grass, and many broadleaf weeds. The list of major weeds that grow in ground crop are shown with their images in the following screens

4. Module IX: Weeds and Weed Control Lesson 1: Weeds and Weed Competition in Chili Pepper Unit 2: Weeds in Chili Pepper Common broad-leaf weeds Botanical nameCommon Name Abutilon indicum Indian mallowIndian mallow Alysicarpus sp. One-leaf cloverOne-leaf clover Argemone mexicana Mexican poppyMexican poppy Celosia argentina White cock's combWhite cock's comb Click on the underlined word to see the weed image

5. Module IX: Weeds and Weed Control Lesson 1: Weeds and Weed Competition in Chili Pepper Unit 2: Weeds in Chili Pepper Common broad-leaf weeds Botanical nameCommon Name Borreria articularisButton plantButton plant Gynondropsis (Cleome) spp. Wild spider flowerWild spider flower Digera arvensisKundraKundra Corchorus olitoriusJew's mallowJew's mallow Click on the underlined word to see the weed image

6. Module IX: Weeds and Weed Control Lesson 1: Weeds and Weed Competition in Chili Pepper Unit 2: Weeds in Chili Pepper Common broad-leaf weeds Botanical nameCommon Name Portulaca spp. Common purslaneCommon purslane Vernonia cinerea Little iron weedLittle iron weed Leucas aspera DronapushpiDronapushpi Xanthium strumarium CockleburCocklebur Click on the underlined word to see the weed image

7. Module IX: Weeds and Weed Control Lesson 1: Weeds and Weed Competition in Chili Pepper Unit 2: Weeds in Chili Pepper Common broad-leaf weeds Botanical nameCommon Name Anagallis arvensis Scarlet PimpernelScarlet Pimpernel Bidense pilosa Spanish needleSpanish needle Eclipta spp.False daisyFalse daisy Ipomea sppMorning gloryMorning glory Click on the underlined word to see the weed image

8. Module IX: Weeds and Weed Control Lesson 1: Weeds and Weed Competition in Chili Pepper Unit 2: Weeds in Chili Pepper Common broad-leaf weeds Botanical nameCommon Name Tridax procumbence Tridax daisy, wild daisyTridax daisy, wild daisy Euphorbia spp. SpurgeSpurge Amaranthus spp.PigweedPigweed Mollugo verticillataCarpet-weedCarpet-weed Click on the underlined word to see the weed image

9. Module IX: Weeds and Weed Control Lesson 1: Weeds and Weed Competition in Chili Pepper Unit 2: Weeds in Chili Pepper Common grass (monocots) weeds Botanical nameCommon Name Chloris spp.Finger grassFinger grass Digetaria sanguinalis CrabgrassCrabgrass Dactyloctenium aegyptium CrowfootgrassCrowfootgrass Echinocloa spp. Barnyard grassBarnyard grass Click on the underlined word to see the weed image

10. Module IX: Weeds and Weed Control Lesson 1: Weeds and Weed Competition in Chili Pepper Unit 2: Weeds in Chili Pepper Common grass (monocots) weeds Botanical nameCommon Name Commelina spp. Benghal dayflowerBenghal dayflower Paspalum distichumWater couchWater couch Eleusine indica Goose grassGoose grass Eragrostis spp. Love grassLove grass Setaria spp.FoxtailFoxtail Cynodon dactylonBermuda grassBermuda grass Click on the underlined word to see the weed image

11. Module IX: Weeds and Weed Control Lesson 1: Weeds and Weed Competition in Chili Pepper Unit 2: Weeds in Chili Pepper Common sedges Botanical nameCommon Name Cyperus rotundus Purple nut sedgePurple nut sedge Cyperus esculentusYellow nut sedgeYellow nut sedge Cyperus defformisNut sedgeNut sedge Cyperus compressus Nut sedgeNut sedge Click on the underlined word to see the weed image