
%0 Journal Article
%A Sanders, BA 
%T The life cycle and ecology of <I>Cyperus difformis</I> (rice weed) in temperate Australia: a review
%J Australian Journal of Experimental Agriculture
%D 1994/11/01
%V 34
%N 7
%P 1031-1038
%K 
%R https://doi.org/10.1071/EA9941031
%U https://www.publish.csiro.au/paper/EA9941031 
%X The almost exclusive use of aerial sowing of rice in Australia and the concomitant reliance upon the herbicide bensulfuron-methyl to control Cyperus difformis has not been matched with an increase in the understanding of the biology of this major weed. Of great significance i s the recent discovery of C. difformis biotypes in California which are resistant to bensulfuron-methyl. Although Australian rice agroecosystems employ longer rotations than the intensive Californian systems, it is only a matter of time until resistant biotypes are identified in Australia. This paper identifies the life cycle characteristics of C. difformis that we need to understand for its future management. 
