Barnyard grass (Echinochloa crus-galli L.)

Family: Poaceae Barnhart (Gramineae Juss.)
Stems stout, 30—100 cm.
Leaves leaf blades are glabrous, hairless, elongate.
Root system fibrous roots.
Propagation by seeds.
Flowering in july - octoder.
Inflorescence - panicle.
Fruit is small; compressed dorsoventrally. Hilum short, 2.5 - 3.5 mm (0.098 - 0.14 inch) long, whitely glumes.
Reproductive ability — seeds can germinate at various times of the year with a 42 - 64 days life cycle and 3 - 4 months dormancy. 200 - 1,000 seeds/plant .
Viability of Seeds 3 - 7 years.
Germination within the limits of temperatures A-28° С, descends in April-May from a depth of no more than 1 cm.
To litter grain crops, millet, rise, tilled crop, gardens, vegetable gardens, melon cultures.