Weeds, Toxic Plants & Wildflowers

Weeds, Toxic Plants & Wildflowers

Nebraska Extension Publications & Resources

General Weed Control Information

• UNL Weed Publications Index
• 2010 Guide for Weed Management in Nebraska (240 pages)
• Cultural Practices to Improve Weed Control in Winter Wheat, G1389   
• Annual Broadleaf Weed Control in Winter Wheat, G1241
• Use of Herbicide Tolerant Crops as a Component of an Integrated Weed Management Program, G1484
• Weed Management in Rainfed Cropping Systems, G1577
• Fine Tuning a Sprayer with the "Ounce" Calibration Method, G1756

Specific Weeds

• Controlling Jointed Goatgrass     
• Downy Brome Control, G422  
• Rye Control in Winter Wheat, G1483  
• Integrated Management of Eastern Red edar, EC186
• Weeds of Nebraska - Russian Olive Biology, Identification, Distribution & Control   
• Multiflora Rose and Its Control
• St. Johnswort: Identification, Mangement & Control In-house Fact Sheet 
• Quackgrass and Its Control
• Pokeweed
• Wirestem Muhly
• Cattail Control in Sewage Lagoons In-house Fact Sheet

Noxious Weeds of Nebraska series

• Noxious Weeds of Nebraska: Common Reed (Phragmites), EC166   
• Noxious Weeds of Nebraska: Saltcedar, EC164   
• Noxious Weeds of Nebraska: Canada Thistle, EC171
• Noxious Weeds of Nebraska: Plumeless Thistle, EC172
• Noxious Weeds of Nebraska: Spotted and Diffuse Knapweed, EC173
• Noxious Weeds of Nebraska: Leafy Spurge, EC174
• Noxious Weeds of Nebraska: Musk Thistle, EC176
• Noxious Weeds of Nebraska: Purple Loosestrife, EC177   
• Rearing and Releasing Galerucella Beetles to Control Purple Loosestrife, G1436

Aquatic Plant Control

• Aquaculture Page
• Noxious Weeds of Nebraska: Purple Loosestrife, EC177   
• Rearing and Releasing Galerucella Beetles to Control Purple Loosestrife
• Managing Iowa Fisheries: Aquatic Plant Management
• Managing Iowa Fisheries: Use of Copper Compounds in Aquatic Systems

Sprayers & Pesticides

• Sprayer Nozzle Tip Selection In-house Factsheet
• Calibrating hand-held sprayers
• Greenbook Free Label Information

Weed Images

• Michigan State University - Guide for Weed Identification in Field Crops Good color photos and identification key.  
• Rutgers University   Over 100 color images
• Grass and Grasslike Plants  Images and description
• Broadleaf Weeds of Field Crops and Pastures  Texas A&M
• Common Weed Seedlings of Michigan  Identification key, images, description
• Nebraska Noxious Weeds  Lancaster County Noxious Weed Control Authority
• Weed Id  Illinois Council on Food and Agricultural Research

Images of Wildflowers

• Nebraska Wildflowers NE Statewide Aboretum
• Native Grass Images NE Statewide Aboretum
• Kansas Wildflowers & Grasses
• Nobel Foundation Plant Image Gallery
• Illinois Wildflowers
• King County, WA  Over 90 color images of the flowers

Toxic Plant Databases

• Indiana Toxic Plants - Purdue University
• Poisonous Plant Web Page - Cornell University
• St. Johnswort: ID, Management and Control
• ASPCA - Toxic and Non-toxic Plants
• Local Vets.Com Listing Plants Poisonous to Animals

University Agronomy/Weed Science Departments:

• University of Nebraska-Lincoln Department of Agronomy and Horticulture
• Iowa State Crops Publications

Local Agencies

• Lancaster County, Nebraska Weed Control Authority

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