Panicum dichotomiflorum

Fall Panicum

Synonyms

Smooth Witchgrass,Sprouting Crab-grass, Western Witchgrass

ID Characteristics

Life cycle: Summer annual
Growth Habit: Bunch type
Propagation: Seed
Ligule: Fringe of hairs
Auricles: Absent
Vernation: Rolled
Collar: Densely hairy
Root Type: Fibrous
Seedhead Color: Straw-colored to purple-tinged

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Herbicidal Control Options

  • Preemergence: Bensulide, DCPA, Oxadiazon, Pendimethalin, Prodiamine
  • Post Emergence: Fenoxaprop, Topramezone

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