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Effects of Fall Burning of Chaparral Woodland on Soil Residues of Picloram

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  12 June 2017

Thomas N. Johnsen Jr.  and
William L. Warskow
Thomas N. Johnsen Jr.
Affiliation:
U.S. Dep. Agric., Sci. Ed. Admin., Agric. Res., 2000 E. Allen Road, Tucson, AZ 85719
William L. Warskow
Affiliation:
Watershed Division, Salt River Project, P.O. Box 1980, Phoenix, AZ 85001
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Abstract

Residue of picloram (4-amino-3,5,6-trichloropicolinic acid) aerially sprayed onto a central Arizona chaparral stand was markedly reduced in the surface 7.6 cm of soil from a fall burn conducted 5 weeks later. Brush control was also reduced.

Keywords

Shrub live oakQuercus turbinellafire effectscanopy interceptionsoil chemistry
Type
Research Article
Information
Weed Science , Volume 28 , Issue 3 , May 1980 , pp. 282 - 284
Copyright
Copyright © Weed Science Society of America 

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