Bala thana Eleusine indica

Common name :  Bala thana

Scientific Name :  Eleusine indica

Family                : Poaceae

Life cycle           :  Annual

Morphological characteristics :

• Goose grass forms a pale green mat like clump with flattened stems that grows in a low rosette. Stems are somewhat fleshy at the base
• Leaves - have a short membranous ligule with a jagged top .It is usually cleft in the center There are no auricles
• Flowers - cluster along stiff spikes. Usually 2 or 6 spikes radiate out at the end of the flowering stem. Sometimes one or two spikes are attached below the terminal cluster
• The fruit - tiny, reddish brown, one seeded, and enclosed in a thin covering

• Seed - produced even when plants are closely mowed   

Agricultural importance

• Growing in agricultural land. Spreading widely. competing with crop for resources

Propagation

• By seeds

Uses

• Animal feed
• Have medicinal value

 Control methods

• Hand weeding & hoeing
• Chemical control