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Abstract
Site preparation continues to be a major focus of vegetation management programs in pine (
Pinus spp.) plantation management in the South. Evaluation of new products applied alone or in mixture must be completed to test cost efficacy. In this study, 10 treatments (including an untreated control) were applied to a recent cutover area in northern Mississippi. All treatments were replicated three times in an October 2021 application. Plots were evaluated at 4 months after treatment (MAT), 8 MAT, and 1 year after treatment. Results indicate that most tested mixtures provided excellent control of hardwoods, except hickory (
Carya spp.). Greatest efficacy was observed in treatment plots containing higher rates of Chopper GEN2
®.
Parent Publication
Citation
Self, A. Brady; Ezell, J. Eric; Ezell, Andrew W. 2024. A Comparison of Garlon
® 4 Ultra, Garlon
® XRT, Vista
® XRT, Vastlan
®, Chopper GEN2
®, Freelexx
® Oust
® Extra, and TerraVue
® in Site Preparation Applications. In: Bragg, Don C.; Oswald, Brian P.; Koerth, Nancy E., eds. Proceedings of the 22nd biennial southern silvicultural research conference. Gen. Tech. Rep. SRS-274. Asheville, NC: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Southern Research Station: 204–206. https://doi.org/10.2737/SRS-GTR-274-Pap32.
