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Response of pale swallowwort (Vincetoxicum rossicum) to multiple years of mowing

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  28 August 2019

Jeromy Biazzo  and
Lindsey R. Milbrath Open the ORCID record for Lindsey R. Milbrath [Opens in a new window]
Jeromy Biazzo
Affiliation:
Biologist, USDA-ARS Robert W. Holley Center for Agriculture and Health, Ithaca, NY, USA
Lindsey R. Milbrath*
Affiliation:
Research Entomologist, USDA-ARS Robert W. Holley Center for Agriculture and Health, Ithaca, NY, USA
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Author for correspondence: Lindsey Milbrath, USDA-ARS Robert W. Holley Center for Agriculture and Health, 538 Tower Road, Ithaca, NY 14853. (Email: [email protected])
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Abstract

Pale swallowwort (Vincetoxicum rossicum), as well as its congener, black swallowwort (Vincetoxicum nigrum), is a European viny milkweed that has become invasive in natural areas and perennial cropping systems in the northeastern and midwestern United States and southeastern Canada. Mechanical control over 1 to 2 yr has not been effective, but studies of a longer duration are needed. We measured effects of mowing (no mowing or three or six times per growing season) on stem and root crown densities, percent cover, and follicle (seed pod) production of V. rossicum and percent cover of other vegetation over a 7-yr period. Stem density, root crown density, and percent cover of V. rossicum were reduced after 3 to 5 yr of mowing regardless of mowing frequency. Cover of other, mostly nonnative, broadleaf species increased. Follicle production was eliminated in all years of the study. In our environment, mowing three times at monthly intervals during the growing season can prevent seed production. However, mowing must occur for at least 3 yr to reduce, but not eliminate, stands of V. rossicum.

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Cardina John, Ohio State UniversityDog-strangling vineinvasive plantmechanical controlnatural areasold fieldvine
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Research Article
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Invasive Plant Science and Management , Volume 12 , Issue 3 , September 2019 , pp. 169 - 175
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© Weed Science Society of America, 2019. This is a work of the U.S. Government and is not subject to copyright protection in the United States. 

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