Weed
Scrobic is an aggressive colonizer of disturbed areas and commonly invades agricultural fields (e.g. rice fields, sorghum fields). It is considered as a noxious weed in the USA and is potentially invasive in the Pacific Region (GISD, 2010; USDA, 2010; Galinato et al., 1999, Le Bourgeois et al., 1995; Baki et al., 1992).
Soil erosion control
Scrobic may have some value as a cover crop in its ecological niche (FAO, 2010).