Moisture contents of brushland fuels desiccated for burning

Stanley B. Carpenter; Jay R. Bentley; Charles A. Graham

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Moisture contents of brushland fuels desiccated for burning

Informally Refereed

Authors:

Stanley B. Carpenter, Jay R. Bentley, Charles A. Graham

Year:

1970

Type:

Research Note

Station:

Pacific Southwest Research Station

Source:

Res. Note PSW-RN-202. Berkeley, CA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Pacific Southwest Forest and Range Experiment Station. 8 p

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Abstract

Plots in a manzanita brushfield at Mount Shasta, California, were prepared for burning by aerially spraying with 2,4-D and 2,4,5-T on November 3, 1966, and with paraquat on June 3, 1967. On plots burned June 23-24, only the leaves and twigs were dead and dry; most of the green stems were not consumed. On plots burned under similar conditions 1 year later, the stems had dried and were completely consumed. Spraying of herbicides appears to be a practical means of lowering the moisture content of brush fuels for burning.

Keywords

brush clearance, herbicide applications, paraquat, 24-T, 245-T, desiccation, moisture content, prescribed burning, Shasta-Trinity National Forest

Citation

Carpenter, Stanley B.; Bentley, Jay R.; Graham, Charles A. 1970. Moisture contents of brushland fuels desiccated for burning. Res. Note PSW-RN-202. Berkeley, CA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Pacific Southwest Forest and Range Experiment Station. 8 p