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Archive Home > 2004 > November > 16 > Seed 'islands' can fight invasive weeds

Seed 'islands' can fight invasive weeds

By Chuck Chiang / The Bulletin
November 16, 2004

WASHINGTON - The planting of small "islands" of grass on rangelands in Eastern Oregon may be one of the best ways to curtail the ravaging effects of the medusahead weed, according to a U.S. Agriculture Department (USDA) expert.

Roger Sheley, a USDA rangeland weed ecologist, has been....

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