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Title: A SURVEY OF THE WEEDS OF GEORGIA.

Author
item Webster, Theodore
item MACDONALD, G - UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA

Submitted to: Weed Science Society of America Meeting Abstracts
Publication Type: Abstract Only
Publication Acceptance Date: 5/1/1999
Publication Date: 2/1/2000
Citation: Webster, T.M., McDonald, G.E. 2000. A survey of the weeds of Georgia [abstract]. Weed Science Society of America Abstracts. 40:15.

Interpretive Summary:

Technical Abstract: County extension agents were surveyed to determine the most troublesome weeds in Georgia in corn, cotton, forages, peanut, small grains, soybean, tobacco, and vegetables. Sicklepod was the most troublesome weed in Georgia averaged over all crops. Sicklepod was the top weed in cotton and soybean and among the top five most important weeds of corn, peanut, tobacco, and vegetables. Nutsedges were the second most troublesome weeds in Georgia and were ranked as the top weeds in vegetables and tobacco and were top five weeds in corn, cotton, peanut, and soybean. Pigweeds were the third most troublesome weeds averaged over all crops surveyed and were the number two weeds of corn, cotton, soybean, and vegetables. Morningglories were the fourth most troublesome species of weeds, found in six of the eight surveyed crops. Morningglories were among the top eight weeds in five of the eight crops surveyed, indicating their importance across many crops. Texas panicum was the fifth most troublesome weed species and was listed as a weed in all of the crops surveyed. Texas panicum was the top weed of corn and among the top five weeds of peanut, soybean, and tobacco. Florida beggarweed was the sixth most troublesome species averaged over all crops, but was the top weed of peanut, the number two weed of tobacco, and a top 10 weed of corn, cotton, soybean, and vegetables. Both Texas panicum and Florida beggarweed appeared to be more prevalent in the southern portion of the state. Wild radish, large crabgrass, tropic croton, and bahiagrass were the seventh through tenth most troublesome weeds.