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The Medusahead Problem in Idaho

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  12 June 2017

Paul J. Torell ,
Lambert C. Erickson  and
Robert H. Haas
Paul J. Torell
Affiliation:
Idaho Agricultural Experiment Station, Parma, Idaho
Lambert C. Erickson
Affiliation:
Idaho Agricultural Experiment Station, Moscow, Idaho
Robert H. Haas
Affiliation:
Crops Research Division, Agricultural Research Service, U. S. Department of Agriculture, Twin Falls, Idaho Department of Range and Forestry, Texas A. and M. College, College Station, Texas
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Medusahead, Elymus caput-medusae L., is currently the worst range weed in Idaho. It has gained this distinction because of its rapid migration, its vigorous competitive nature, and its extremely low forage value. In the absence of effective control measures, the medusahead problem is becoming more acute each year. The threat that the weed poses to Idaho's livestock industry is sufficient to merit grave concern.

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Research Article
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Weeds , Volume 9 , Issue 1 , January 1961 , pp. 124 - 131
Copyright
Copyright © 1961 Weed Science Society of America 

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