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A single Russian Thistle weed can produce up to 250,000 seeds.
The first ones to emerge are the most competitive, so controlling weeds before they reach three-inches tall is important.
If this weed remains uncontrolled, it can cause wheat yields to fall by between 20 and 48 percent.