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name       Philip
status     student
age        16
 
Question - Hello im doing a school science project for my yr10
certificate, and i wanted to know where to find weed seeds, i read in a
book that u can find them in the soil under dead weeds.
I tried looking for some but couldnt find any.
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Guess it would depend upon the species (kind) of weed. Some seeds that are
carried by the wind could be far removed from the parent plant.

The following may also be helpful:

http://www.gov.mb.ca/agriculture/soilwater/manure/fdb01s05.html
http://eesc.orst.edu/agcomwebfile/garden/Weeds/seeds.html
http://www.nal.usda.gov/ttic/tektran/data/000010/47/0000104751.html


Anthony R. Brach, Ph.D.
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