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APPENDIX C. Common and scientific names of crops

Common names Scientific names
Alfalfa Medicago sativa
Asparagus Asparagus officinalis
Barley Hordeum vulgare
Corn Zea mays
dry edible beans Phaseolus spp.
Hicksii yew Taxus x media
Onion Allium cepa
pacific yew Taxus brevifolia
Poplar trees, hybrid Populus deltoides x P. nigra
Potato Solanum tuberosum
Soybeans Glycine max
spearmint, peppermint Mentha sp.
Squash, Honey boat  Cucurbita maxima
sugar beet Beta vulgaris
Supersweet corn Zea mays
Sweet corn Zea mays
Triticale Triticum x Secale
Wheat Triticum aestivum

APPENDIX D. Common and scientific names of weeds

Common names Scientific names
annual sowthistle Sonchus oleraceus
common groundsel Senecio vulgaris
common lambsquarters Chenopodium album
common mallow Malva neglecta
downy brome Bromus tectorum
green foxtail Setaria viridis
redroot pigweed Amaranthus retroflexus
barnyardgrass Echinochloa crus-galli
kochia Kochia scoparia
hairy nightshade Solanum sarrachoides
hoary cress Cardaria draba
medusahead rye Taeniatherum caput-medusae
perennial ryegrass Lolium multiflorum
puncturevine Tribulus terrestris
quackgrass Elytrigia repens
Russian thistle Salsola iberica
shepherdspurse Capsella bursa-pastoris
wild oat Avena fatua
yellow nutsedge Cyperus esculentus

APPENDIX E. Common and scientific names of pests

Common names Scientific names
Diseases  
onion black mold Aspergillus niger
onion neck rot, (gray mold) Botrytis allii
onion plate rot Fusarium oxysporum
onion translucent scale  
potato late blight Phytophthora infestans
   
Insects  
cereal leaf beetle Oulema melanopus
lygus bug Lygus hesperus
onion maggot Delia antiqua
onion thrips Thrips tabaci
pea aphid Acyrthosiphon pisum
seed corn maggot Delia platura
sugar beet root maggot Tetanops myopaeformis
willow sharpshooter Graphocephala confluens (Uhler)

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