North Dakota leads the nation in lentil production, but in the last several years common vetch (Vicia sativa) has become a problem for some lentil producers. Common vetch, often referred to as rogue lentils, can be introduced by seed.
kAm%96 }@CE9 s2<@E2 $E2E6 $665 s6A2CE>6?E DEC@?8=J 6?4@FC286D =6?E:= AC@5F46CD E@ A=2?E 46CE:7:65 D665 E@ 4@?EC@= E9:D H665 2?5 >:?:>:K6 64@?@>:4 =@DD6D]k^Am
kAmr@>>@? G6E49 :D 2? 2??F2= =68F>6 H:E9 2 A=2?E >@CA9@=@8J D:>:=2C E@ 4F=E:G2E65 =6?E:=[ 96?46 E96 ?2>6 C@8F6 =6?E:=] {62G6D @7 3@E9 A=2?ED 2C6 D:>:=2C :? 2AA62C2?46 3FE 4@>>@? G6E49 =62G6D 2C6 FDF2==J =2C86C] r@>>@? G6E49 A=2?ED 2C6 2=D@ =2C86C[ E2==6C 2?5 >@C6 G:8@C@FD E92? =6?E:=D] u=@H6CD 2C6 >@C6 4@?DA:4F@FD[ AFCA=6 2?5 AC@5F46 D665 A@5D H9:49 2C6 =2C86C E92? =6?E:=[ >@C6 D:>:=2C E@ E9@D6 @7 2 A62]k^Am
kAm$665D 2C6 D:>:=2C :? D92A6 2?5 D:K6 E@ =6?E:= H9:49 >2<6D D6A2C2E:@? 5FC:?8 4@?5:E:@?:?8 2 492==6?86] $665D 2C6 @7E6? 52C<6C 3C@H? 2?5 92G6 2 3=@4<:6C 2AA62C2?46 4@>A2C65 E@ E96 =6?D\D92A65 D665 @7 =6?E:=D]k^Am