Abstract
Abstract Farmland and orchards in Libya are regularly infested with dense weeds, primarily during the winter rainy season. The weed flora is rich both in graminaceous and non‐graminaceous species. The most common graminaceous weeds recorded were Avena, Phalaris, Erigeron, Lophochloa, Lolium, Poa, Aegilops, Dactylis, Cynodon, Setaria and Hordeum spp. Among the non‐grasses, a number of crucifers like Sinapis, Brassica, Eruca and Euclidium spp. and others like Anethum, Chrysanthemum, Silybum, Sonchus, Fagonia, Kochia and Chenopodium spp. were found dominating different agroclimatic zones and habitats. About 90 weed species of immediate importance were recorded in field crops, vegetables, orchards, vineyards and highway verges. Of these, 22 belonged to the family Gramineae; 15 to the Compositae; 12 to the Cruciferae and 11 to the Leguminosae. The rest of the weeds recorded were distributed over another 23 families. Libyan agriculture lacks farm manpower and so needs intensive research into and development of ...
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