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DHIZOME initiation and growth is a contributing factor to the probIV lem of controlling johnsongrass (Sorgum halepense (L.), Pers.). Control methods by intensive cultivation or chemical applications are directed primarily toward the destruction of these underground structures. As described by Fletchall et al. (3) rhizomes are fleshy, segmented underground stems having scales at the nodes. Their development is rapid; they function as organs for carbohydrate storage, and as reproductive structures which produce vegetative shoots from axillary and terminal buds. Information relative to development of rhizomes and their response to various treatments is reported; this is essential to understanding and evaluating methods of control.
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