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Weed Seed Viability in Composted Beef Cattle Feedlot Manure

Francis J. Larney* and Robert E. Blackshaw

Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Research Centre, 5403 1st Avenue S., Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada T1J 4B1



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Fig. 1. Effect of windrow location on temperature during composting in (a) 1997 and (b) 1999. Triangle symbols on the x axes represent turning dates.

 


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Fig. 2. Effect of windrow location on cumulative degree days (CDD) during composting in (a) 1997 and (b) 1999. Within dates, location means with the same letter are not significantly different (P = 0.05).

 


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Fig. 3. Windrow water content (a) during composting in 1997 and 1999 and (b) as affected by windrow location in 1999.

 


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Fig. 4. Effect of windrow location on weed seed viability (average of 13 weed species) in 1999.

 


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Fig. 5. Relationship between days of composting and weed seed viability for (a) green foxtail, (b) redroot pigweed, (c) wild buckwheat, and (d) wild oat in 1997 and 1999.

 


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Fig. 6. Relationship between cumulative degree days (CDD) and viability of wild buckwheat seed in 1997 and 1999. Viability expressed as percent of control samples.

 





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