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Reproductive Biology Of American Licorice (Glycyrrhiza Lepidota Pursh) In Western South Dakota With New Seed Insect Associations, Arvid Boe

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American licorice (Glycyrrhiza lepidota Pursh) is a long-lived rhizomatous native legume that is common on moist prairies and meadows in the northern Great Plains and further west. This species is of interest for remediation and conservation because it is a legume that is fairly well adapted to moist saline soils. It is browsed by deer and pronghorn and its seeds are consumed by birds, rodents, and insects. Acanthoscelides aureolus (Horn) (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae)] and Bruchophagus grisselli McDaniel & Boe (Hymenoptera: Eurytomidae) can decimate seed production in natural populations. Our objectives were to determine seed yield components (i.e., seeds per pod and …