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Weeds in Alaska and Some Aspects of Their Control

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  12 June 2017

C. H. Dearborn*
Affiliation:
University of Alaska Agricultural Experiment Station, Palmer, Alaska Journal Series No. 20
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Extract

Weed problems in Alaska are relatively new because man's agricultural activities in this region have been limited until very recently to isolated clearings. These early clearings made by prospectors and homesteaders to produce feed for their stock also unintentionally served as increase plots for some troublesome weeds.

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Research Article
Copyright
Copyright © 1959 Weed Science Society of America 

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