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Integrated Control of Rush Skeletonweed (Chondrilla juncea) in the Western U.S.

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  12 June 2017

Gary A. Lee
Gary A. Lee*
Affiliation:
Idaho Agric. Exp. Stn., Univ. of Idaho, Moscow, ID 83843
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Rush skeletonweed (Chondrilla juncea L. CHOJU) infestations occur along the eastern seaboard and in several western states of the United States. This Eurasian species was inadvertently introduced prior to 1870, with established stands first reported in Maryland and West Virginia (16). These infestations (16) were assessed as lacking aggressive characteristics and posed little threat as a problem weed. Although rush skeletonweed was discovered in the Pacific Northwest as early as 1938, the species was not recognized as a potential weed problem until nearly three decades later (27). Subsequent surveys revealed that infestations occupied over 2.3 million ha in California, Idaho, Oregon, and Washington (6). Attempts to generate support for an organized control program in Idaho were met with little enthusiasm during the 1960's.

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Weed Science , Volume 34 , Issue S1: Supplement 1: Microbiological Control of Weeds Symposium , 1986 , pp. 2 - 6
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Copyright © 1986 by the Weed Science Society of America 

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