Agri Dept: Continuous spraying of herbicide keeps it manageable


KUALA LUMPUR: A dangerous weed that was sweeping the nation last year is now contained and controlled.

“We have to continuously control the weed by spraying certain areas before the plant blooms,” said the Agriculture Department’s Plant Biosecurity Division head Faridah Aini Muhammad.

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