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Phenology of Reproduction of Medusahead

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  12 June 2017

James A. Young ,
Raymond A. Evans  and
Burgess L. Kay
James A. Young
Affiliation:
Crops Research Division, Agr. Res. Ser., U. S. Dep. of Agr., University of Nevada, Reno, Nevada
Raymond A. Evans
Affiliation:
Crops Research Division, Agr. Res. Ser., U. S. Dep. of Agr., University of Nevada, Reno, Nevada
Burgess L. Kay
Affiliation:
University of California, Davis, California
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Abstract

The phenology of reproduction was highly variable among 23 selections of medusahead (Taeniatherum asperum (Sim.) Nevski). Selections with markedly early and late maturity were observed. The phenology generally was consistent during 4 years of testing at Reno, Nevada, and during 2 years at Davis, California. Individual selections differed greatly in phenology between two locations. Some of the selections exhibited phenotypic plasticity in phenology when grown in competition with other weeds.

Type
Research Article
Information
Weed Science , Volume 18 , Issue 4 , July 1970 , pp. 451 - 454
Copyright
Copyright © 1970 Weed Science Society of America 

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