Author : Rodney W. Bovey
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 96 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (31 download)
Book Synopsis The Use of a Woody Plant Nursery in Herbicide Research by : Rodney W. Bovey
Download or read book The Use of a Woody Plant Nursery in Herbicide Research written by Rodney W. Bovey and published by . This book was released on 1979 with total page 96 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An irrigated woody plant nursery was established in 1963 at the Texas A&M Research and Extension Center near Bryan, Texas, to evaluate new herbicides, herbicide mixtures, formulations, carriers, adjuvants, and spray volumes for brush control. Information was also obtained on the propagation, growth habits, phenology, and physiology of a "number of woody species that are primary weed problems on rangelands of the Southwest--honey mesquite, huisache, live oak, Macartney rose, whitebrush, winged elm, saw greenbrier, and loblolly pine. The nursery is useful for herbicide research since less space is required for comparable treatments than in field sites, several woody species may be grown in the same area, and nursery-grown and natural stands of brush respond similarly to the same herbicide treatments. Conventional land preparation and weed control practices are required for best survival of the brush. Most woody plants can be treated with herbicides within 1 year after planting. Data on various herbicides, herbicide mixtures, formulations, and adjuvants applied at several rates, dates, and years were obtained. Picloram proved to be one of the more effective herbicides studied on most brush species. Some surfactants and diesel oil carriers enhanced the activity of herbicides on some species.