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Josue Cerritos

jcerrito@purdue.edu

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Weed Spotlight: Yellow Nutsedge

July 11, 2024 - From Issue: 740
By: Josue Cerritos and Stephen Meyers
Figure 3. The structure of a yellow nutsedge plant (Photo by S.L. Meyers).
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Common names: Yellow nutsedge, yellow nutgrass, nut sedge, chufa, earth almond, northern nutgrass Latin names: Cyperus esculentus L.  Family: Cyperaceae (Sedge family) General Description Perennial sedges are among the most[Read More…]

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  • Weed Management

Weed spotlight: Carpetweed

June 28, 2024 - From Issue: 739
By: Josue Cerritos and Stephen Meyers
Carpetweed
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Common names: Carpetweed, Indian chickweed, whorled chickweed, devils-grip, green carpetweed Latin name: Mollugo verticillata L. Family: Molluginaceae General Description and Life Cycle Carpetweed is a summer annual. Compared to other[Read More…]

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  • Weed Management

Silage Tarps for Small Farm Weed Management

June 28, 2024 - From Issue: 739
By: Josue Cerritos and Stephen Meyers
Figure 1. Silage tarps (left) and repurposed greenhouse plastic (right) placed on the ground and secured with sandbags at Purdue Student Farm. (Photo by J. Cerritos.)
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The use of silage tarps for weed management has increased dramatically in recent years, including in our own research in the Horticulture Crops Weed Science Lab at Purdue University. This[Read More…]

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