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Unlikely stowaways: weed seeds travel

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Unlikely stowaways: weed seeds travel
Weed seeds are finding some unfortunate help from cars, trucks and ATVs, as those vehicles are driven through fields or along roadsides, and spread the seeds to farm fields.

October 19, 2011  By Yahoo News/Weed Science Society of America


Oct. 19, 2011 -Weed seeds are finding some unfortunate help from cars,
trucks and ATVs, as those vehicles are driven through fields or along
roadsides, and spread the seeds to farm fields. The Weed Science Society
of America is spotlighting research from Montana State University that
points to the role vehicles play in spreading invasive weed
species. | READ MORE

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