Jointed+Goatgrass

Jointed Goatgrass

-difficult to tell the difference between jointed goatgrass and wheat in the early stages of growth -has hairs that grow from the margin of the leaf blade -once dug up, it will have a spikelet attached to the root -the spike is a narrow cylinder which spikelets that contain 2-4 flowers -each spikelet should have about 2 seeds -genetically similar to winter wheat and other cereal crops -difficult to manage without causing damage to crop production -unknown to BC currently, but has been found in places where rainfall ranges from 60-125 cm annually -germinates early August-October -can also germinate in late spring if temperatures are low enough -one jointgrass can produce 100 spikes, 1500 joints and 3000 seeds -burning after harvest has taken place. Though it is not environmentally friendly, it can reduce up to 90% of the seeds to re-germinate next season -biological control of this pest has been tested in the laboratory and seemed promising, but in fact did not work in the actual field -applying atrazine and glyphosate in late August has proven to be successful in the control of jointed goatgrass http://www.weedsbc.ca/resources.html http://www.ianrpubs.unl.edu/epublic/pages/publicationD.jsp?publicationId=87
 * Scientific Name ****:** //Aegilops cylindrica//
 * Common Name(s**): Jointed Goatgrass, Jointgrass
 * Origin:** introduced from Russia into Kansas from contaminated winter wheat seed in the 1880s.
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 * Habitat:** Plant is currently not found in BC. However, it is found in the western US and may soon spread up to BC.
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