. Weeds, and modes of destroying them [microform]. Weed control; Weed control; Weeds; Mauvaises herbes, Lutte contre les; Mauvaises herbes, Lutte contre les; Mauvaises herbes. Wild Oat {Avcna fatua.) This plant matures its seeds in crops of winter wheat, rye and all kinds of spring cereals. It so closely resembles the cereals amid which it grows until the time of coming out in head, that it is prac- tically impossible to remove it by hand before that time, unless when found growing in a crop of peas. Jt luxuriates in soils well adapted to the growth of cereals, as clay loams, but will grow in
. Weeds, and modes of destroying them [microform]. Weed control; Weed control; Weeds; Mauvaises herbes, Lutte contre les; Mauvaises herbes, Lutte contre les; Mauvaises herbes. Wild Oat {Avcna fatua.) This plant matures its seeds in crops of winter wheat, rye and all kinds of spring cereals. It so closely resembles the cereals amid which it grows until the time of coming out in head, that it is prac- tically impossible to remove it by hand before that time, unless when found growing in a crop of peas. Jt luxuriates in soils well adapted to the growth of cereals, as clay loams, but will grow in nearly all kinds of land. The seed possesses great vitality. This weed is brought to new centres chiefly through the medium ot the seeds of cereal grains, but it also comes down at time of high water from infested fields to lower levels. It is further distributed to «oine extent m the manure, in the droppings of cattle and throu-h the medium of the threshing Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Shaw, Thomas, 1843-1918; Zavitz, C. A. (Charles Ambrose), 1863-1942; Ontario. Dept. of Agriculture; Ontario. An Act to prevent the spread of noxious weeds and diseases affecting fruit trees. [Toronto?] : Dept. of Agriculture
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