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Morphology and Development of Johnsongrass Plants from Seeds and Rhizomes

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  12 June 2017

C. G. McWhorter
C. G. McWhorter*
Affiliation:
Crops Research Division, Agricultural Research Service, U. S. Department of Agriculture, and The Delta Branch, Mississippi Agricultural Experiment Station, Stoneville, Mississippi
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On the rich alluvial soils of the Mississippi Delta it is not uncommon for Johnsongrass (Sorgum halepense (L.) Pers.) to spread over entire plantations. Eradication is not feasible, and adequate control in the Delta areas is accomplished only by the diligent use of control practices.

Type
Research Article
Information
Weeds , Volume 9 , Issue 4 , October 1961 , pp. 558 - 562
Copyright
Copyright © 1961 Weed Science Society of America 

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