Echinochloa is a very widespread
genus of plants in the
grass family and tribe
Paniceae.[3][4][5] Some of the species are known by the common names barnyard grass or cockspur grass.[6][7]
Some of the species within this genus are
millets that are grown as
cereal or
fodder crops. The most notable of these are
Japanese millet (E. esculenta) in
East Asia,
Indian barnyard millet (E. frumentacea) in
South Asia, and
burgu millet (E. stagnina) in
West Africa. Collectively, the members of this genus are called barnyard grasses (though this may also refer to E. crus-galli specifically), and are also known as barnyard millets or billion-dollar grasses.
Echinochloa walteri – Walter's barnyard grass - Quebec, Ontario, USA (Northeast, Southeast, Midwest, South-central, California); much of Latin America + West Indies
^Pheng, S.; Khiev, B.; Pol, C. & Jahn, G.C. (2001): Response of two rice cultivars to the competition of Echinochloa crus-galli. International Rice Research Institute Notes 26(2): 36-37.
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^Caamal-Maldonado, J.A.; Jimenez, J.J.; Torres, A. & Anaya, A. (2001): The use of allelopathic legume cover and mulch species for weed control in cropping systems. Agronomy Journal 93(1): 27-36.
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^Huang, S.W.; Watson, A.K.; Duan, G.F. & Yu, L.Q. (2001): Preliminary evaluation of potential pathogenic fungi as bioherbicides of barnyardgrass (Echinochloa crus-galli) in China. International Rice Research Institute Notes 26(2): 36-37.
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