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RESEARCHERS URGE CONTAINMENT OF BROOMRAPE WEED

Writer: Blair Fannin, (979) 845-2259, b-fannin@tamu.edu Contact: Dr. Mike Chandler, (979) 845-8736, jm-chandler@tamu.edu Dr. Mary Ketchersid, (979) 845-6531, m-ketchersid@tamu.edu Video Audio COLLEGE STATION -- Motorists traveling along Texas highways this spring have enjoyed the sights of beautiful bluebonnets, wine cups, Indian paint brushes and other seasonal wildflowers. Nestled among these spring flowers is a blue flowered form of branched broomrape, a parasitic weed that looks much like a wildflower, but is a threat to agricultural production if not properly contained. "It's a plant that's geared for survival," said Dr. Mike Chandler, a soil and crop science researcher with the Texas Agricultural Experiment Station.