Sesbania rostrata and grow faster than seeded plants. "S. rostrata" is used as an intercrop with grasses such as rice ("Oryza sativa") and maize ("Zea mays"), as well as with legumes such as rice bean ("Vigna umbellata") and jointvetch ("Aeschynomene afraspera"). If intercropped with rice, it should be planted 30 days after the rice to prevent competition between the crops. "S. rostrata" grows in altitudes up to 1500–1600 m, and is able to endure waterlogged soils and flooding over 1 m deep. It tolerates bimodal and summer rainfall patterns, heavy to medium clay soils, neutral pH, free and impeded soil drainage. The
Saluria inficita the plants show dried up shoots and turn yellow. Damage can controlled by hand picking, pheromone usage, light traps and usage of chemical insecticides such as carabaryl, methyl parathion, phosphomidon or dimethoate. Saluria inficita Saluria inficita, the white stem borer, is a moth of the family Pyralidae. The species was first described by Francis Walker in 1863. It is found in India and Sri Lanka. Its caterpillars are pests of "Eleusine coracana", "Oryza sativa", "Setaria italica" and "Zea mays". The adult has brownish wings. A pale white band runs along the margin of forewings. Hindwings white. The caterpillar is whitish