canary grass

or ca·nar·y·grass (kə-nâr′ē-grăs′)

Any of several grasses of the genus Phalaris, especially the annual P. canariensis of the Mediterranean region and the Canary Islands, widely grown for its seed, used as food for cage birds.

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canary grass

1. (Plants) any of various grasses of the genus Phalaris, esp P. canariensis, that is native to Europe and N Africa and has straw-coloured seeds used as birdseed

2. (Plants) reed canary grass a related plant, Phalaris arundinacea, used as fodder throughout the N hemisphere

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canar′y grass`

a grass, Phalariscanariensis, native to the Canary Islands, bearing seeds used as food for cage birds.

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canary grass - Canary Islands grass; seeds used as feed for caged birds

birdseed grass, Phalaris canariensis

grass - narrow-leaved green herbage: grown as lawns; used as pasture for grazing animals; cut and dried as hay

genus Phalaris, Phalaris - a genus of grasses with broad leaves and a dense spike of flowers

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Regression analyses showed that no correlation existed between final emergence percentage (FEP) and seedling dry biomass of canary grass grown in pots amended with residue at tillering stage of wheat.

Wheat Residue Incorporation Modulate Emergence and Seedling Growth of Canary Grass by Affecting Biochemical Attributes and Soil Properties

Table 3: Effect of sowing dates and sowing methods on the density and dry biomass of little seed canary grass

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Wild oats (Avena spp) and canary grass (Phalaris minor) as the dominant weeds in wheat are known [8,11,10].

Different densities of weeds and wild oats (Avena ludoviciana) and canary grass (Phalaris minor) on yield and yield components of wheat cultivar Chamran

The humble reed canary grass - a native British plant which grows well on poor soil - topped a five-year trial carried out by experts at Teesside University to find the most productive biomass plant growing on brownfield sites.

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Invasive species are also affecting the Lower Wisconsin, including European buckthorn (Rhamnus cathartica), Asiatic honeysuckle species (Lonicera spp.) and reed canary grass (Phalaris arundinacea).

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In some parts of the country fescue, reed canary grass, ryegrass and Sudan grass are common.

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The demonstrations, funded by the Farming Connect Centre for Alternative Land Use at Bangor University, will show energy grass crops - Miscanthus, Reed Canary Grass and Switch Grass - thought suitable for Wales.

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Other grasses consisted of winter grass, spear grass, oldfield threeawn and wild canary grass (Phalaris caroliniana).

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(2009) reported that mixture of sorghum and sunflower aqueous extracts was more inhibitory to wild oat and canary grass than sorghum aqueous extract alone.

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Field-scale tests to assess the viability of short-rotation coppice willow, miscanthus and reed canary grass have already been carried out in Pembrokeshire, with the support of the Bluestone Holiday Village, which plans to construct a UK showcase biomass energy centre as part of a pounds 60m development.

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