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Every certified seed grower
should know and learn to recognize the noxious weeds of the state.
By knowing these weeds a certified seed grower is in a much better
position to successfully rogue his fields, thus enabling him to conform
more easily to the regulations. The noxious weeds of Arkansas are
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- Field Bindweed (Convolvulus arvensis)
- Nutgrass (Cyperus rotundus)
- Crotalaria (Crotalaria spp.)
- Wild onion and/or wild garlic (Allium
spp.)
- Johnsongrass (Sorghum halepense)
- Dodder (Cuscuta spp.)
- Bermudagrass (Cynodon dactylon)
- Cheat or Chess (Bromus secalinus
and/or Bromus
commutatus)
- Darnel (Lolium temulentum)
- Corncockle (Agrostemma githago)
- Horsenettle (Solanum carolinense)
- Purple nightshade (Solanum elaeagnifolium)
- Buckhorn plantain (Plantago lanceolata)
- Dock and/or Sorrel (Rumex spp.)
- Blueweed (Helianthus ciliaris)
- Morning Glory (Ipomoea spp.)
- Hedge bindweed (Calystegia sepium)
- Giant Foxtail (Setaria faberi)
- Cocklebur (Xanthium spp.)
- Moonflower (Ipomoea turbinata)
- Balloonvine (Cardiospermum halicacabum)*
- Itchgrass (Rottboellia cochinchinensis)*
- Serrated Tussock (Nassella trichotoma)*
- Barnyardgrass (Echinochloa crusgalli)
- Tropical
Soda Apple (Solanum viarum)*
* Prohibited in both Field
Standards and Cleaned
Seed Standards for all crops certified.
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When found in rice, the
following weeds shall, in addition, be classed as noxious, and their
presence must be indicated in accordance with the requirements for
other noxious weeds: (a) Red Rice (Oryza sativa var.), (b)
Curly indigo (Aeschynomene spp.), (c) Tall indigo or coffee
bean (Sesbania macrocarpa). |
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