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Bromus comes from a Greek word for a type of oat, and tectorum comes from tector which means overlaying and tectum which means roof. [2] Bromus tectorum is a winter annual grass native to Eurasia usually germinating in autumn, overwintering as a seedling, then flowering in the spring or early summer. [9]
This is a list of herbicides. These are chemical compounds which have been registered as herbicides . The names on the list are the ISO common name for the active ingredient which is formulated into the branded product sold to end-users. [ 1 ]
Bromus is a large genus of grasses, classified in its own tribe Bromeae. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] They are commonly known as bromes , brome grasses , cheat grasses or chess grasses . Estimates in the scientific literature of the number of species have ranged from 100 to 400, but plant taxonomists currently recognize around 160–170 species.
Bromus alopecuros; Bromus arenarius; Bromus catharticus; Bromus commutatus; Bromus diandrus—ripgut brome; Bromus hordeaceus—soft chess; Bromus madritensis ssp. rubens—red brome; Bromus secalinus; Bromus sterilis; Bromus tectorum—cheatgrass; Broom (plant) Cardaria draba—whitetop; Carduus acanthoides; Carduus crispus; Carduus nutans ...
Pyrenophora seminiperda on Bromus tectorum seeds It has been hypothesized that the fungus arrived in North America with invasive grasses from Eurasia. [ 4 ] BFOD has been suggested as a method of biocontrol of the invasive cheatgrass , one of the most important invasive species in the USA.
Glufosinate is a broad-spectrum herbicide that is used to control important weeds such as morning glories, hemp sesbania (Sesbania bispinosa), Pennsylvania smartweed (Polygonum pensylvanicum), and yellow nutsedge (Cyperus esculentus) similar to glyphosate. It is applied to young plants during early development for full effectiveness. [3]
A descendant of one of Jack the Ripper's victims has demanded a new inquest into one of history's most notorious serial killers, after DNA evidence suggested the murderer was a Polish barber. The ...
Bromus hordeaceus, the soft brome, is an annual or biennial species of grass in the grass family . It is also known in North America as bull grass , soft cheat , and soft chess . It is the most common species of Bromus in Britain, where it can be found on roadsides, waste ground, meadows, and cultivated land.