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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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Volunteer Wheat |
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| COMMON NAME: | Volunteer Wheat |
| SCIENTIFIC NAME: | Triticum aestivum |
| TYPE: | Winter Annual Cool-season Weedy Grass |
| DESCRIPTION | |
Germination: |
From late summer to Early Fall. |
Reproduction: |
Seeds maturing in June. |
Stems: |
Up to 4 feet tall. |
Leaves: |
No hair on blade or sheath, auricle 1/8 inch long. |
Flowers/ |
Spikelets in spike head. |
Fruit: |
Seeds, thresh free of lemma and palea. |
FOUND: |
Statewide. |
CONTROL: |
Highly competitive with seedling alfalfa. Control in new stands with POAST PLUS or SELECT. |
| Jim Stritzke Former Alfalfa Weed Control Specialist Department of Plant and Soil Sciences Oklahoma State University |
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