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A Comparison of Five Chemicals for Crabgrass Control in Turf

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  12 June 2017

Ralph E. Engel ,
Richard J. Aldrich  and
Gilbert H. Ahlgren
Ralph E. Engel
Affiliation:
USDA, Bureau of Plant Industry, Soils & Agricultural Engineering, Division of Weed Investigations
Richard J. Aldrich
Affiliation:
USDA, Bureau of Plant Industry, Soils & Agricultural Engineering, Division of Weed Investigations
Gilbert H. Ahlgren
Affiliation:
USDA, Bureau of Plant Industry, Soils & Agricultural Engineering, Division of Weed Investigations
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Chemical methods offer a quick means of eliminating crabgrass from lawns and other grassed areas. Sodium arsenite, used since 1935, is the oldest of the selective chemical crabgrass killers. In 1947 phenyl mercuric acetate was reported to be effective as a crabgrass killer in the bentgrass type of turf.

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Research Article
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Weeds , Volume 2 , Issue 1 , January 1953 , pp. 27 - 32
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Copyright © 1953 Weed Science Society of America 

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1. Monteith, John Jr., and Bengston, John W. Arsenical compounds for the control of turf weeds. Turf Culture 1: No. 1 63–79. 1939.Google Scholar
2. DeFrance, J. A. Water-soluble mercurials for crabgrass control in turf. The Greenkeeper's Reporter 15: January, 1947.Google Scholar