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Basal and Stump Sprays for Control of Saltcedar

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  12 June 2017

Eugene E. Hughes*
Affiliation:
Crops Research Division, Agricultural Research Service, U. S. Department of Agriculture, Los Lunas, New Mexico
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Abstract

Studies in New Mexico showed basal and stump applications of ester and oil-soluble amine formulations of 2-(2,4,5-trichlorophenoxy)propionic acid (silvex) to be effective for control of saltcedar (Tamarix pentandra Pall.). Trees with trunks 2 inches or larger in diameter were harder to kill than smaller trees and retreatment was often needed. Spraying the lower 2 feet was no more effective than spraying the lower foot. Cutting the larger trees and spraying the stump increased effectiveness.

Type
Research Article
Information
Weeds , Volume 13 , Issue 4 , October 1965 , pp. 338 - 340
Copyright
Copyright © 1965 Weed Science Society of America 

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