Status As A Weed
In a survey of weeds in conventional cereals in central southern England in 1982, it was found in 1% of winter barley but not at all in winter wheat or spring barley.
Each small piece of rhizome is capable of developing into a new plant. Research shows that within 6–8 inches (150–200 mm) of the surface, 1 square foot (0.093 m2) of rhizome infested soil may contain up to 110 feet (34 m) of rhizome, the weight of roots and rhizomes being estimated at 7.5 tons per acre.
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“As a work of art it has the same status as a long conversation between two not very bright drunks.”
—Clive James (b. 1939)
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—C. John Sommerville (20th century)
“There are some faults so nearly allied to excellence that we can scarce weed out the vice without eradicating the virtue.”
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