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The Effectiveness of Eptam in Controlling Weeds in Southern Forest Nurseries

Weed control is one of the most important economic problems in southern forest tree nurseries. Even though mineral spirits (Stoddard's Solvent) successfully controls most weeds, a few species, such as nutgrass (Cyperus spp.) and ragweed (Ambrosia spp.), are resistant. A gradual increase in these resistant weeds skyrockets the cost of control because of increased hand weeding labor required. This increase in cost of hand weeding is often high enough to justify the use of chemical controls. The need for a herbicide to control nutgrass, ragweeds, and other troublesome weeds at a reasonable cost has been recognized by southern nurserymen for a number of years.


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Author(s): Samuel J. Rowan

Publication: Tree Planters' Notes - Issue 48 (1961)