Each seed of the wild oat plant (Avena sterilis) is contained within a husk with two long arms known as sister awns, which protrude out to one end. When the seed lands on the soil after being released ...

With herbicide resistance building fast and no new chemistries to control wild oat on the horizon, Prairie farmers will need to focus on cultural control as a way to manage the weed.

The hypothesis that endogenous short chain fatty acids (C 6-C 10) are important in maintaining seeds of wild oat (Avena fatua L.) in the dormant state by acting as natural germination inhibitors ...

The case highlights Mike Gilliland, who built a single organic foods store in 1987 in Boulder, Colorado, into Wild Oats Markets, a chain of natural foods stores that by 2001 had annual sales of $1 ...

KALISPELL - Seed size matters when it comes to wheat, said a Montana Agricultural Experiment Station weed scientist. Larger wheat seeds produce a more competitive crop and help to suppress wild oats, ...

To the ancient Hebrews, the grain rust that so often attacked their crops was nothing less than God’s punishment for their sins. The Romans, who knew the same agricultural scourge, placed a special ...

The increasing occurrence of herbicide resistance, along with no new herbicide modes of action developed in over 30 yr, have increased the need for nonherbicidal weed management strategies and tactics ...