Author : Jean H. Dawson
Publisher : Forgotten Books
Page : 24 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2018-09-09
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 1390451852
Controlling Dodder in Alfalfa (Classic Reprint) by Jean H. Dawson Pdf
Excerpt from Controlling Dodder in Alfalfa You are also likely to spread dodder by moving a combine from field to field or from farm to farm without cleaning it properly. Manure or mud containing the seed adheres to farm equipment, animals' hooves, and men's shoes, and thus is carried from place to place. When you transport and feed hay containing dodder seed, you likewise spread the weed. Dodder cut with a hay crop may mature seed even if it was only in the flower stage when cut. Dodder seed can pass through the digestive tract of an animal and still germinate. Fields can be infested with dodder by spreading manure from ani mals that have eaten hay containing dodder seed. Irrigation water may carry dodder seed from field to field. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.