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Control of Bamboo in Puerto Rico by Herbicides

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  12 June 2017

H. J. Cruzado ,
T. J. Muzik  and
W. C. Kennard
H. J. Cruzado
Affiliation:
Federal Experiment Station, ARS, U. S. Department of Agriculture, Mayagüez, Puerto Rico
T. J. Muzik
Affiliation:
Federal Experiment Station, ARS, U. S. Department of Agriculture, Mayagüez, Puerto Rico
W. C. Kennard
Affiliation:
Federal Experiment Station, ARS, U. S. Department of Agriculture, Mayagüez, Puerto Rico
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Bamboos are perennial grasses which exhibit great variation in culm height and diameter and are among the most widespread and useful plants in the tropics. More than fifty bamboo genera have been recognized, and the total number of described species and varieties throughout the world is probably near 1000. In India, this plant is considered the poor man's timber, and it is an irreplaceable basic material for millions of people in the Orient and in South and Central America. Many species are extremely vigorous, however, and become pests when they invade cultivated areas such as coffee farms, lawns, pastures, and sugarcane fields. In some localities, bamboo growth is so rampant as to interfere with the reproduction or development of valuable tree species, and measures must be taken to keep it in check.

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Research Article
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Weeds , Volume 9 , Issue 1 , January 1961 , pp. 20 - 26
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Copyright © 1961 Weed Science Society of America 

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