manure and weeds
Preston Sullivan (prestons@ncatfyv.uark.edu)
Thu, 12 Sep 1996 14:21:17 -0500 (CDT)
Does anyone have the scoop of why chicken litter
stimulates weeds when applied to pastures
? I have heard that the manure itself contains
weed seed because lower grade soymeal fed to
chickens contains weed seed. I find this hard to
beleive since a chicken has a gizzard equipped
to digest weed seed. I have also heard that
the ammonia contained in the litter stimulated
weed seed germination or that it is simply a
nitrogen response. Does anyone have any definitive
answer as to what the process actually is?