Chapter 10. Herbicides for plant control

John F. Vallentine

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Chapter 10. Herbicides for plant control

Informally Refereed

Authors:

John F. Vallentine

Year:

2004

Type:

General Technical Report

Station:

Rocky Mountain Research Station

Source:

In: Monsen, Stephen B.; Stevens, Richard; Shaw, Nancy L., comps. Restoring western ranges and wildlands, vol. 1. Gen. Tech. Rep. RMRS-GTR-136-vol-1. Fort Collins, CO: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station. p. 89-100

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Abstract

Herbicides can be an effective, necessary, and environmentally sound tool for the control of weeds and brush on rangelands (Young and others 1981b). As a result, chemical control is a widely used means of removing unwanted or noxious plants from range and other pasture lands. Selective plant control by mechanical, biological, fire, or manual means should also be considered but is not always a satisfactory alternative to chemical control.

Parent Publication

Restoring Western Ranges and Wildlands, vol. 1

Keywords

rehabilitation, revegetation, plant ecology, seed, plant communities, wildlife habitat, invasive species, equipment, plant materials, native plants

Citation

Vallentine, John F. 2004. Chapter 10. Herbicides for plant control. In: Monsen, Stephen B.; Stevens, Richard; Shaw, Nancy L., comps. Restoring western ranges and wildlands, vol. 1. Gen. Tech. Rep. RMRS-GTR-136-vol-1. Fort Collins, CO: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station. p. 89-100