Revised June 2007

Download a free PDF of this publication (8190KB). PDF help

Printer-friendly version of this page

Order printed copies
IPM1007, Practical Weed Science for the Field Scout: Corn and Soybeans

  • Price: $3.00
  • Availability: 0

Contents

Related publications

Use our feedback form for questions or comments about IPM1007.

Search publications

Search only the MU Extension publications.

Page: « First    ‹ Previous    Next ›    Last »


Practical Weed Science for the Field Scout: Corn and Soybeans

Amaranth, Palmer (Amaranthus palmeri) also Palmer pigweed

Summer annual broadleaf

Palmer amaranth
Palmer amaranth

An erect summer annual pigweed that may reach 6-1/2 feet in height. Seedlings have cotyledons that are narrow and green to reddish in color. First true leaves are alternate, ovat e in shape, and slightly notched at the tip of the leaf. Mature leaves are alternate, without hairs, and lance-shaped or egg-shaped in outline. Leaves are 2 to 8 inches long and 1/2 to 2-1/2 inches wide and occur on petioles that are usually longer than the leaves. Stems are without hairs. Seedheads are terminal panicles that reach 1/2 to 1-1/2 feet in length. Smaller lateral inflorescences also occur between the stem and the leaf petioles.


Palmer amaranth Palmer amaranth

 

IPM1007, revised June 2007

Wild thing
 

Page: « First    ‹ Previous    Next ›    Last »


IPM1007 Practical Weed Science for the Field Scout: Corn and Soybeans | Page 10 | University of Missouri Extension