Each seed of the wild oat plant (Avena sterilis) is contained within a husk with two long arms known as sister awns, which protrude out to one end. When the seed lands on the soil after being released ...
Experiments were conducted in the field and laboratory from 1978 to 1981 to determine the effect of crop residues, manure, and inorganic nitrogen on wild oat (Avena fatua L. # AVEFA) seed (seed as ...
To the ancient Hebrews, the grain rust that so often attacked their crops was nothing less than God’s punishment for their sins. The Romans, who knew the same agricultural scourge, placed a special ...
Seed of Avena fatua were shown to exhibit a characteristic loss of dormancy during dry storage at 25 C, whereas similar seed stored at 5 C maintained dormancy. 2-Chloroethylphosphonic acid was shown ...
KALISPELL - Seed size matters when it comes to wheat, said a Montana Agricultural Experiment Station weed scientist. Larger wheat seeds produce a more competitive crop and help to suppress wild oats, ...
Farmers across Manitoba this fall are gearing up for the latest salvo in what, for many, has become a longtime battle to beat ...
University of Idaho Extension weed scientist Albert Adjesiwor gets many calls about wild oats thriving in winter-planted small grains as harvest continues in the state’s southeast. “We are just ...