Basics of Weed Management
Basics of Weed Management Nelroy E Jackson Basics of Weed Management Prevention and Quarantine Prevention and Quarantine The simplest way to battle invasive weeds is to prevent their entry into your sphere of influence.
Basics of Weed Management
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Basics of Weed Management Nelroy E Jackson
Basics of Weed Management • Prevention and Quarantine
Prevention and Quarantine • The simplest way to battle invasive weeds is to prevent their entry into your sphere of influence. • Yard, Roadside, City, County, State or Federal Park, Natural Area, Forest. • Jurisdiction – State, Federal
Prevention and Quarantine • State Noxious Weed Law • Federal Noxious Weed Law – The Plant Protection Act. • Interstate Movement and Commerce • Imports into the United States • Codes of Conduct
Prevention and Quarantine • Impact on the Nursery Trade • Economic Costs of Invasive Plants • APHIS • CDFA
Prevention and Quarantine • Pathways of Entry • Intentional and Unintentional Introductions • Tourists, Workers • Shoes, bicycles, pets • Vehicles – passenger and commercial • Hay
Prevention and Quarantine • This is a two-way street! • The United States of America has given invasive species to other continents.
Basics of Weed Management • Chemical Control
Chemical Control • Contact vs. Systemic • Selective vs. Non-Selective • Preemergence vs. Postemergence
Contact vs. Systemic • Contact herbicides act on the part of the plant where the spray solution lands. • Systemic herbicides move within the plant to act on plant parts away from the point of deposition
Selective vs. Non-Selective • Selective herbicides tend to kill or damage a type of plant while other types of plants are tolerant to them. • Non-Selective herbicides tend to kill all types of plants.
Preemergence vs. Postemergence • Preemergence herbicides are applied to soil before a plant germinates and acts by preventing the emergence of the weed. • Postemergence herbicides are applied to extant vegetation and damage the plants • Some herbicides have both preemergence and postemergence activity.