Diya Gowa Limnocharis flava

Common Name :   Diya gowa 

Scientific Name : Liminocharis flava 

Family : Liminocharitaceae 

Life cycle : Perennial 

Morphology

• Stem; The stem is slightly erect and fleshy 
• Roots; The roots are submerged under water or rooted in the mud and the rest parts are above the water surface 
• Leaves ; The leaves are oval in shape, shiny, and with rounded bases
• Flowers; The flower head is clustered and composed of up to 25 flowers. The flowers are yellow in color 

Propagation 

• By Seeds or whole plant

Agricultural importance

• Reduce rice yield as high as 82%, when left uncontrolled
• Sixty individual plants/sq. m. can reduce yield by up to 35% (Rice IPM, 2001). 
• Uses 
• The plant is used as vegetable and the roots are used for medicinal purposes

Control measures

• Studies show that when the weeds infest some rice fields in South Korea, they are found to be resistant to Bensulfuron-methyl
• Thorough land preparation by plowing and harrowing
• Keeping seedbeds free of weeds
•  Hand weeding
•  Crop rotation