University of Texas-Austin: Invasive Grass in Texas Uses Chemical Warfare to Crowd Out Native Species
March 11, 2023
March 11, 2023
AUSTIN, Texas, March 11 (TNSjou) -- The University of Texas issued the following news release:
An invasive grass causing havoc in Texas and contributing to wildfires packs a one-two wallop against native plants. Guinea grass uses a combination of crowding that blocks out light from growing seedlings and what amounts to a chemical warfare in soil that is toxic to native plants, according to a new study by researchers at The University of Texas at Austin.
The findings are . . .
An invasive grass causing havoc in Texas and contributing to wildfires packs a one-two wallop against native plants. Guinea grass uses a combination of crowding that blocks out light from growing seedlings and what amounts to a chemical warfare in soil that is toxic to native plants, according to a new study by researchers at The University of Texas at Austin.
The findings are . . .