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Agriculture · Q19

Genetics And Plant Breeding

Graduate and Post Graduate · Agriculture · question 19

Q19

The objectionable weed in Oat is

A.
Convolvulus arvensis
B.
Avena fatua
Answer
C.
Oryza sativa
D.
Cuscuta sp.

Answer: Option B

Solution

Answer: Option B
Solution:
The objectionable weed in Oat is Avena fatua.
Objectionable weed is also known as Satellite weed. Objectionable weed: A noxious weed, whose seeds are difficult to separate, once mixed with crop seeds. The weeds that mature at the same time & height as a host plant have a similar size and shape as the crop seeds.
Wild oat (Avena fatua) is common in spring wheat (Triticum aestivum.