Weed
Worldwide, Eleusine indica is reported to be a pioneer weed in many types of land such as ash crop fields, plantations, or recreative fields (sports fields, turf, golf greens), especially in compacted soils (Ecocrop, 2019; NCSU, 2012; Jalaludin et al., 2010; Swarbrick et al., 1997; Henty et al., 1975 cited by US Forest Service, 2018). In Sierra Leone, in cattle enclosures, it was found to be the first and dominant pioneering species of the compacted soil after cattle were let out for free-range grazing (Boboh, 1974, pers. comm. cited by Burkill, 1985). It has been cited as an invasive weed of rice in Nigeria (Gill et al., 1978 cited by Burkill, 1985). In Malaysia, it was reported to be resistant to herbicide glufosinate (Jalaludin et al., 2010).