Investigating Iowa's Weeds

Authors

Paul G. Jantzen, Hillsboro High School

Document Type

Article

Abstract

The term "weed" is often defined as a plant out of place. A. C. Martin has complained that this definition reflects human bias and that pest plants are out of place only with respect to man's immediate purpose. In nature's scheme, they often serve useful functions such as providing food for wildlife throughout the growing season and covering barren soil, thus preventing soil erosion. Judging from their competitive success with many so-called desirable species, they are anything but out of place.

Publication Date

September 1977

Journal Title

Iowa Science Teachers Journal

Volume

14

Issue

2

First Page

28

Last Page

31

Copyright

© Copyright 1977 by the Iowa Academy of Science

Language

en

File Format

application/pdf

Recommended Citation

Jantzen, Paul G. (1977) "Investigating Iowa's Weeds," Iowa Science Teachers Journal: Vol. 14: No. 2, Article 26.
Available at: https://scholarworks.uni.edu/istj/vol14/iss2/26