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Oklahoma State University Stillwater, OK |
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Oklahoma Alfalfa |
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Oklahoma State University Stillwater, OK |
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Oklahoma Alfalfa |
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| Japanese Brome | |
| COMMON NAME: | Japanese Brome |
| SCIENTIFIC NAME: | Bromus japonicus Thunb. ex Murr. |
| TYPE: | Winter Annual Cool-season Weedy Grass |
| DESCRIPTION | |
| Germination: | From late summer through fall. |
| Reproduction: | Seed maturing May-June. |
| Stems: | Erect, up to 3 ft tall, sometimes bending. |
| Leaves: | Hair on both sheath and blade. |
| Flowers/ Inflorescence: |
Seed in 5- to 10-flowered spikelet in large open panicle. |
| Fruit: | Seed unit with lemma and palea attached, awn on lemma about 1½ -2 times length of seed. |
FOUND: |
Throughout the state, found in new fall-planted stands and thinning stands. |
CONTROL: |
Highly competitive with seedling alfalfa. Control in new fall-planted stands and in thinning stands with POAST PLUS or SELECT. |
| In Alfalfa | Plant | Leaf | Plant | Seed Head |
| Additional Japanese Brome Images | ||||
| Jim Stritzke Former Alfalfa Weed Control Specialist Department of Plant and Soil Sciences Oklahoma State University |
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