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Sampling Studies In Morning Glory Roots, Lowell W. Rasmussen
Sampling Studies In Morning Glory Roots, Lowell W. Rasmussen
All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023
Farmers and agriculturalists have in recent years become more conscious of the seriousness of the weed problems. The solution of this problem is obviously the development of more efficient and less costly methods of eradication. Most pernicious weeds are propagated vegetatively by means of underground parts in which reserve food is stored as a source of energy in tiding the plant over winter and initiating spring growth each year. In order to get at the behavior of these perennial parts, it is necessary to resort to a study of root reserves. This involves information not only on the composition of …