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Article Title
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