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Downy Brome, Bromus tectorum L.

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  12 June 2017

Larry W. Mitich
Larry W. Mitich*
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Department of Vegetable Crops, University of California, Davis, CA 95616
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Abstract

The genus Bromus in the Poaceae includes 100 species of annuals, biennials, and perennials. Several species are important as forage crops while others are grown as ornamentals. It is distributed in the temperate areas and in tropical mountainous regions (Hyam and Parkhurst 1995). Bromus tectorum L., downy brome, an introduced annual, occurs throughout most of the U.S., Canada, and northern Mexico (Sheley and Petroff 1999). It was introduced to North America from Europe before 1861. Downy brome has a dual role as a serious weed and as an important forage (Upadhyaya et al. 1986).

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Intriguing World of Weeds
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Weed Technology , Volume 13 , Issue 3 , September 1999, pp. 665 - 668
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Copyright © 1999 by the Weed Science Society of America 

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