Management of Phalaris minor infestation in wheat under rice-wheat cropping system with the use of herbicides is becoming troublesome over the past few years due to development of herbicidal resistance in this weed. A two-year pot study has been conducted at Research Farm, Faculty of Agriculture, Sher -e- Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology – Jammu in 2022-23 and 2023-24 to find out the influence of rice residue retention and incorporation on germination and growth of Phalaris minor. The experiment consisting of 5 residue management treatments viz., rice residue retention and incorporation @ 2.5 t ha-1 and 5 t ha-1, respectively and control was conducted in Complete Randomized Block design with 4 replications. Rice residue incorporated @ 5 t ha-1 registered lowest germination percentage, whereas significantly lowest biomass was recorded under rice residue retention @ 5 t ha-1 over their respective lower applications i.e., 2.5 t ha-1 of rice residue. The control treatment, however, recorded highest values of both the parameters. Hence, it is inferred that use of rice residue load @ 5 t ha-1 either as a mulch or incorporation can effectively control the germination and biomass of Phalaris minor.