ASTRAGALUS DAHURICUS (Pall) DC.
Family: leguminosae
Common name: Milk Vetch. Leguminosae
Ecol. & Biol: Perennial.
Stem: erect, angled.
Leaves: compound with 8-13 pairs of small, oval, bluntish, smooth leaflets, lower sides hairy.
Inflorescence: flower - bluish purple, in dense raceme. Propagation by seed.
Flowering time: July-September.
Distribution: Common weed in the uncropped area, fodder crops and vegetables. More common in forest steppe zone of Mongolia.
Control measures: Cultivation in May followed by post-emergence herbicides and again deep cultivation in August-September can help to reduce its infestation in subsequent seasons.
Countries: Mongolia
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