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Weeds - Goulburn Broken Catchment Management Authority

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How weeds spread<br />

<strong>Weeds</strong> may be spread by many or all of the ways<br />

represented below. For the purposes of this booklet,<br />

only the most significant methods of spread have been<br />

indicated for each weed.<br />

Seed or plant pieces spread in farm produce<br />

such as grain and fodder<br />

Movement of seed or plant pieces in<br />

contaminated soil<br />

Seed eaten or carried by birds and animals<br />

Seed eaten by waterfowl<br />

Seed or plant pieces carried by water<br />

Seed blown by wind<br />

Plant pieces spread by boat<br />

Seed eaten by stock<br />

Seed or plant pieces carried on equipment,<br />

vehicles and machinery<br />

Seed or plant pieces spread by cultivation<br />

Seed spread by slashing or mowing<br />

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