Oryza rufipogon India, the Pallikaranai marshland contains the wild rice "Oryza rufipogon", described by the Sálim Ali Centre for Ornithology and Natural History (SACON) as a "precious germplasm." Oryza rufipogon Oryza rufipogon, known as brownbeard rice, wild rice, and red rice, is a member of the genus "Oryza". It is native to East, South and Southeast Asia. It has a close evolutionary relation to "Oryza sativa", the plant grown as a major rice food crop throughout the world. "Oryza rufipogon" is an invasive species and listed as a 'noxious weed' by the United States, and also listed as a noxious weed in
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