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  1. Giant Hogweed (Heracleum mantegazzianum)

    https://pested.osu.edu/node/399

    Giant Hogweed (Heracleum mantegazzianum) Description: A herb in the carrot family (Apiaceae ... can grow up to 2.2' in diameter. Fruit: Large elliptic dry fruit, seeds orange and 0.5" in ... species because of its size, rapid growth and heavy seed production. It contains a substance within its ...

  2. Spring Forage Establishment

    https://dairy.osu.edu/newsletter/buckeye-dairy-news/volume-26-issue-2/spring-forage-establishment

    following a rain event. When seeding in a tilled seed bed, drills with press wheels are best to ensure good ... seed-to-soil contact. Excellent tools to firm soil to improve seed-to-soil contact are cultipackers and ... so be sure tillage equipment is ready to go early.   Seed Selection: Select a high-quality and ...

  3. Using Dairy Manure with Newly Planted Corn and Soybeans

    https://dairy.osu.edu/newsletter/buckeye-dairy-news/volume-26-issue-2/using-dairy-manure-newly-planted-corn-and-soybeans

    soybeans. The seed is protected by an inch or more of soil. In university research, the application of ... scouring the soil surface and burying small corn plants or further burying seeds. Fields that are spring ... tilled are not good candidates for a drag hose. No-till fields, stale seed beds, fields with dead or ...

  4. Assessing Forage Stands and Winter Damage

    https://dairy.osu.edu/newsletter/buckeye-dairy-news/volume-26-issue-2/assessing-forage-stands-and-winter-damage

    seeding alfalfa is an option and planted with a companion crop can provide forage this year and set up ...

  5. Apple of Peru (Nicandra phyhsalodes)

    https://pested.osu.edu/node/396

    2'-5' in height, reproducing only by seed. Weeds continuously (spring, summer, and fall) in agriculture ... Green-brown berries with papery inflated calyxes Root: Short taproot The problem is…. a prolific seed ... producer. Large, persistent seed-banks quickly accumulate in the soil due to seed dormancy. Very competitive ...

  6. Palmer amaranth (Amaranthys palmeri)

    https://pested.osu.edu/node/408

    female flowers occur on separate plants. Fruit: Single seeded utricle with black to dark brown seed ... . A plant can produce up to one million seeds. Root: Taproot with an extensive fiberous root system. The ... problem is….this aggressive plant adds to the seed-bank and it is toxic to livestock.   ...

  7. Hairy white top or ballcress (Lepidium appelianum)

    https://pested.osu.edu/node/421

    are around 4 mm long from the sepal base to the tip of the petal.  Fruit: Inflated seeds pods are oval ... is a prolific spreader. Each plant produces 300-2000 seeds and shoots can develop from any part of ...

  8. Russian thistle (Salsola Kali var. tenuifolia)

    https://pested.osu.edu/node/411

    profusely branched. One plant can produce up to one million seeds. Often used when rehabilitating disturbed ... auxiliary or in a terminal spike, and lack petals. Fruit: Utricle with one horizontal positioned seed. Root: ... Taproot with extensive lateral roots. The problem is….plants break off and disperse seed over long ...

  9. Water Hemp (Amaranthus tuberculatus)

    https://pested.osu.edu/node/425

    around the middle to release the seed. Root: Taproot with secondary fibrous roots. The problem is… ... produces many seeds and can be pollinated over long distances. When present, it significantly reduces crop ...

  10. Hedge bindweed (Castyegia sepium)

    https://pested.osu.edu/node/415

    seeds. Each seed is grey to black with 2 flattened sides. Root: Extensive, shallow rhizomes The problem ...

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