Spotted knapweed seed viability after passing through sheep and mule deer
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Publication Year
1969
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In a short pen trial at Montana State University, 3 tame mule deer and 4 ewes were fed spotted knapweed (Centaurea maculosa) seed with their daily rations of barley and alfalfa pellets to determine seed passage, percent viability after passing and emergence of passed seeds. A second, pen trial was also conducted to determine the effect of drying recovered seeds at 50˚ C on viability and emergence. Animals were dosed with 5,000 weeds seeds and fecal collections were made over the next 10 days.
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en
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Keywords
seed
Centaurea maculosa
confine
rangeland
weed
weed dispersal
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