Each seed of the wild oat plant (Avena sterilis) is contained within a husk with two long arms known as sister awns, which protrude out to one end. When the seed lands on the soil after being released ...

A study was initiated in 2001 at four locations in western Canada to investigate an integrated approach to managing wild oat, the region's worst weed. The study examined the effects of combining ...

The hypothesis that endogenous short chain fatty acids (C 6-C 10) are important in maintaining seeds of wild oat (Avena fatua L.) in the dormant state by acting as natural germination inhibitors ...

BOZEMAN, Mont. — Montana State University received over $900,000 from the U.S. Department of Agriculture to study an agricultural weed causing problems for Montana farmers. The study will analyze how ...

KALISPELL - Seed size matters when it comes to wheat, said a Montana Agricultural Experiment Station weed scientist. Larger wheat seeds produce a more competitive crop and help to suppress wild oats, ...

Like crab grass in a suburban lawn, wild oats in a field of wheat are an insidious pest. The stubborn weed looks like wheat, grows like wheat, and is so closely related to wheat that neither ...