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Controlling Voles in Horticulture Plantings and Orchards in Missouri
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Learn to manage vole damage in Missouri's horticultural plantings and orchards with effective control strategies for these small mammals.
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Quail-Friendly Plants of the Midwest, Page 32
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Milkpea is a herbaceous legume with a hairy surface on the top of its trilobed leaf. Stems are also hairy. Seedpods are about 2-1/2 inches long.
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Quail-Friendly Plants of the Midwest, Page 35
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Osage orange grows as a medium-sized tree up to 50 feet tall. It has yellow-green fleshy fruits with a knobby surface that resembles a brain. Its alternate, simple leaves taper to a long, pointed tip.
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Quail-Friendly Plants of the Midwest, Page 03
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Alfalfa leaves are divided into three leaflets, with the middle leaflet on a distinct stalk. Leaflets are serrated along the outer third to half and are somewhat elongated. Flowers are usually purple, sometimes bluish, rarely white. Fruits are usually curved or twisted.
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Quail-Friendly Plants of the Midwest, Page 38
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Paspalums seeds are round and flattened and are neatly lined up (but sometimes overlapping slightly) on the seed stalk in two or four rows. Some paspalum species have conspicuous silky hairs at the base of the spikelet.
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Quail-Friendly Plants of the Midwest, Page 06
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Beggar's lice has triangular seedpods covered with dense hairs that cause them to stick to clothing. During the growing season, it can be recognized by its divided leaf and pink flower.
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Quail-Friendly Plants of the Midwest, Page 41
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Pokeweed leaves are smooth, oblong and usually 6 to 8 inches in length, though they may grow up to 12 inches. Stems turn bright purple as the plant matures. Clusters of succulent, shiny purple berries, about 1/4 inch in diameter, occur at the tops of the plants.
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Quail-Friendly Plants of the Midwest, Page 09
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Several briar species grow tall canes that form large thickets of dense, prickly cover. The briars exhibit numerous five-petaled white flowers from April through June.
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Quail-Friendly Plants of the Midwest, Page 44
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Roundhead lespedeza is a tall perennial plant with reddish-brown seed heads and large leaves. It provides crucial food for bobwhite quail, especially in winter.
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Quail-Friendly Plants of the Midwest, Page 12
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Croton produces abundant seeds and is a common summer weed in pastures and other disturbed areas. A dense covering of white hairs gives croton flowers a fuzzy white appearance.
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Quail-Friendly Plants of the Midwest, Page 47
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Sideoats grama has fine leaves and widely spaced fine hairs along the leaf edge, especially near the collar. Most sideoats plants are 18-24 inches tall at maturity. It has a unique, oatlike seed that droops slightly off one side of the stalk.
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Quail-Friendly Plants of the Midwest, Page 15
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Common elderberry is a shrub that grows to 8 feet tall and forms dense colonies from root sprouts. The tops are multibranched, bearing opposite, pinnately compound leaves 4 to 12 inches long. Lance-shaped leaflets are 2 to 6 inches long, 1 to 2 inches wide and sharply toothed.
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Quail-Friendly Plants of the Midwest
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Learn how to identify plants important to bobwhites in the Midwest so that you can critically evaluate the food and cover components of habitat on your land.
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Quail-Friendly Plants of the Midwest, Page 50
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Winged, smooth and staghorn sumac have single stems and a broad reaching canopy of pinnately compound leaves. Fragrant sumac has three leaves resembling poison ivy but with more serrated margins. The leaves of all species often turn a brilliant red in autumn.
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Quail-Friendly Plants of the Midwest, Page 18
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Most of the foxtails found in the Midwest are native to Europe and Asia. They are annual plants generally considered to be weeds. The seed head has the bushy form of a fox's tail. Height at maturity varies by species, but is generally 1-3 feet.
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Soybean Rust, Page 3
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Pale yellow spots on young soybean leaves may signal downy mildew, favored by humid weather and temperatures between 68–72°F.
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Soybean Rust, Page 6
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Soybean rust causes lesions on leaves, spreads via windborne spores, and thrives in humid conditions between 46–82°F. It can rapidly defoliate plants.
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Nitrogen in the Environment: Nitrate Poisoning
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Infants are most at risk from nitrate-contaminated water, which can lead to serious health issues.
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Collecting and Preserving Waste and Wastewater Samples for Analysis
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Waste handling systems are used to protect the environment. Visit our site for our Collecting and Preserving Waste and Wastewater Samples for Analysis guide.
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Soybean Rust, Page 4
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Frogeye leaf spot causes small, circular lesions on soybean leaves. It thrives in warm, humid conditions and survives in infected residue and seed.
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Soybean Rust
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Learn the symptoms, development, and management strategies for soybean rust, a destructive disease caused by fungal pathogens that affects soybean crops.
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Soybean Rust, Page 7
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These photos show the disease stages of soybean rust, which can be difficult to identify, especially in the early stages.
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Best Management Practices for Biosolids Land Application
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Land application of biosolids recycles nutrients, reduces pollution, and follows safety practices to protect soil, crops, and water.
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Nitrogen in the Plant
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Nitrogen plays an important part in many essential functions. Visit our website to learn about Nitrogen in the Plant.
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Fertilizer Nutrients in Dairy Manure
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Discover effective strategies for managing dairy manure to optimize nutrient recovery and enhance crop productivity through proper manure handling.