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Influence of Herbicides on Japanese Holly and Hand Labor for Weed Control

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  12 June 2017

S. W. Bingham*
Affiliation:
Department of Plant Pathology and Physiology, Virginia Polytechnic Institute, Blacksburg

Abstract

Fall treatments with 2-chloro-4,6-bis(ethylamino)-s-triazine (simazine) as opposed to cultivation during the growing season reduced hand labor requirements more than 70% for weed control in Japanese holly (Ilex crenata Thumb. Rotundifolia Hort.). The response of Japanese holly to simazine varied from superior growth and quality to severe injury and death. Simazine plus 3-amino-1,2,4-triazole (amitrole) resulted in better control of small weeds than simazine alone in late winter or early spring. Dimethyl 2,3,5,6-tetrachloroterephthalate (DCPA), N,N-dimethyl-2,2-diphenylacetamide (diphenamid), and 2,6-dichlobenzonitrile (dichlobenil) reduced labor requirements for control of annual weeds without any visual response on the Japanese holly. In certain instances, rotations of herbicides were effective for broad spectrum weed control.

Type
Research Article
Copyright
Copyright © Weed Science Society of America 

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