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Rattail Fescue: Biology and Management in Pacific Northwest Wheat Cropping Systems

Daniel Ball and, Andrew Hulting (September, 2009)

Summary

Farmers are discovering that weed management practices must be adjusted to control species previously susceptible to tillage as direct-seed wheat production practices become more widely adopted to conserve soil and water resources. Rattail fescue (Vulpia myuros) is an example, as this grass is becoming an increasingly common weed in wheatbased cropping systems across the Pacific Northwest (PNW).