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Bounty Programs — An Effective Weed Management Tool

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  12 June 2017

Celestine A. Lacey ,
Charles Egan ,
Wayne Pearson  and
Peter K. Fay
Celestine A. Lacey
Affiliation:
Plant Soil Sci. Dep., Mont. State Univ., Bozeman, MT 59717
Charles Egan
Affiliation:
Columbus, MT 59019
Wayne Pearson
Affiliation:
Columbus, MT 59019
Peter K. Fay
Affiliation:
Plant Soil Sci. Dep., Mont. State Univ., Bozeman, MT 59717
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Abstract

Residents in Stillwater County, MT, used a weed bounty program as an educational tool to promote awareness, detection, and control of spotted knapweed (Centaurea maculosa Lam. # CENMA) on range and noncropland. Many people became involved with the weed control effort, weed awareness was increased, spotted knapweed was controlled, and the program was cost effective. The success of a weed bounty program is influenced by 1) the enthusiasm and innovations of the county extension agent, weed supervisor, or other key individual or group in the community; 2) the choice of the weeds selected; and 3) good media coverage of the bounty program. With proper planning and organization, weed bounty programs effectively promote awareness and action in other areas of public concern.

Keywords

Centaurea maculosaextension educationweed control supervisorCENMA
Type
Education
Information
Weed Technology , Volume 2 , Issue 2 , April 1988 , pp. 196 - 197
Copyright
Copyright © 1988 by the Weed Science Society of America 

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