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Biochemical Analyses, Germination, and Production of Black and Brown Seed of Halogeton glomeratus

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  12 June 2017

M. Coburn Williams*
Affiliation:
Crops Research Division, Agricultural Research Service, U. S. Department of Agriculture, in cooperation with the Utah Agricultural Experiment Station, Logan, Utah
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Halogeton glomeratus was first discovered in the United States growing in the vicinity of Wells, Nevada, in 1934–35. Since that time it has invaded Utah, Nevada, Wyoming, Montana, Colorado, Idaho, Oregon, and California. The total area it infests now exceeds 11 million acres.

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Research Article
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Copyright © 1960 Weed Science Society of America 

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