Okeene Oklahoma – Home of Whippet Brand Seed
Historically wetlands were viewed as being useless, tracts of land full of diseases. Today however, wetlands rank equally with tropical rain forests and coral reefs in terms of environmental importance, productivity and biodiversity. As such, wetlands encompass many values including recreational, historical, scientific, and cultural. Wetlands are typically identified by:
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The term wetland covers a wide array of “types” including inland rivers, lakes and peat swamps, coastal lagoons, estuaries and human-made wetlands. Regardless of their “type” wetlands provide vital transitional areas between land and water. Subsequently, they play major roles in maintaining water quality; providing food and habitat for fish and wildlife; mitigation of flood and erosion damage. Additionally, we enjoy wetlands for hiking, bird watching, canoeing, horse riding, photography and similar recreational activities. …Continue reading about Wetlands – Unique, Productive and Valuable
Crabgrass is believed to have evolved in Africa and made its way to Europe before being introduced to the USA as a contaminant in feed and fodder.
Red River crabgrass was developed by the Noble Foundation following crabgrass research and development which, in part looked at the historic use of crabgrass by farmers for grazing and hay production.
The parent plant for Red River crabgrass was one plant of hairy crabgrass: Digitaria ciliaris. In 1988 Red River crabgrass was officially named and released.
Weeping lovegrass (Eragróstis cúrvula) is a warm-season, perennial bunch-grass that grows to a height of 2 to 4 feet. Introduced to the USA from East Africa, it has rapid growth and produces a great many basal leaves 10 to 20 inches long and 1/4 inch wide that taper to a needle like point. These long, folding or weeping leaves suggest its common name.
The seed heads are loose, vary in color from dull straw to leaden gray and measure 8 to 12 inches long. They may stand erect or droop to produce a nodding effect depending upon the set of seed. The small seed, shaped like a wheat kernel, number about 1 ½ million per pound.
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