A trial of herbicide treatments for enrichment plantings of cherrybark oak

James Miller; E.C. Burkhardt

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A trial of herbicide treatments for enrichment plantings of cherrybark oak

Informally Refereed

Authors:

James Miller, E.C. Burkhardt

Year:

1987

Type:

Scientific Journal

Station:

Southern Research Station

Source:

In: Proceedings of the Central Hardwood Forest Conference VI; 1987 February 24-20; Knoxville, TN. Knoxville, TN: University of Tennessee: 53-58.

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Abstract

An ongoing screening trial is testing nine herbicide treatments for establishing planted cherrybark oak (Quercus falcata var. Pagodaefolia Ell.) on the loessial bluff forests in weutern Mississippi. The test treatments include tree injection (Tordon^TM RTU) and two rates of two soil-active pelleted herbicides (Velpar^TM and Spike^TM) applied both as broadcast treatments before planting and as inter- row banded treatments at the time of planting. Seedling and competition measurements have been made for 3 years. Preliminary results show that the application of Spike (tebuthiuron) at 2 lb active ingredient per acre in 24-inch bands yielded seedling volumes significantly greater than those on the untreated plots after 3 years, but not greater than other tested herbicide treatments. Further competition control treatments for vines and shrubs appear necessary.

Citation

Miller, James H.; Burkhardt, E.C. 1987. A trial of herbicide treatments for enrichment plantings of cherrybark oak. In: Proceedings of the Central Hardwood Forest Conference VI; 1987 February 24-20; Knoxville, TN. Knoxville, TN: University of Tennessee: 53-58.