THE BIOLOGY OF CANADIAN WEEDS.: 55.: Ambrosia trifida L.

Giant ragweed, Ambrosia trifida L., is a weed of wet low-lying pastures, cultivated fields, orchards, roadside ditches, river banks, and waste places, particularly in southern areas of Manitoba, Ontario, Quebec and the Maritime provinces except Newfoundland. Original research and published informati...

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Bibliographic Details
Published in:Canadian Journal of Plant Science
Main Authors: BASSETT, I. J., CROMPTON, C. W.
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Canadian Science Publishing 1982
Subjects:
Horticulture
Plant Science
Agronomy and Crop Science
Newfoundland
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.4141/cjps82-148
http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/doi/pdf/10.4141/cjps82-148
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Summary:Giant ragweed, Ambrosia trifida L., is a weed of wet low-lying pastures, cultivated fields, orchards, roadside ditches, river banks, and waste places, particularly in southern areas of Manitoba, Ontario, Quebec and the Maritime provinces except Newfoundland. Original research and published information were incorporated into an account on the biology of this weedy, wind-pollinated species. The airborne pollen is known to cause considerable hay fever.

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