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Chemical Weed Control in Shelterbelts--A Review

The major problem in the establishment and maintenance of shelterbelts on the Canadian prairies and on the Great Plains of the United States is control of weeds. It is common knowledge that weed competition, especially in the early stages of a planting, reduces the survival and growth of the tree seedlings, particularly those planted in arid and semiarid areas. Even the weeds left following close cultivation offer deleterious competition. Moreover, weeds in shelterbelts provide a storehouse for weed seeds that are easily dispersed in the surrounding cropland. Since the cost of hand hoeing miles of shelterbelts is prohibitive, control of weeds with herbicides apparently is the most practical means for the successful establishment and weedfree maintenance of shelterbelts.


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Author(s): R. Grover

Publication: Tree Planters' Notes - Issue 66 (1964)