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Composting Reduces Seed Viability of Garlic Mustard (Alliaria petiolata) and Common Buckthorn (Rhamnus cathartica)

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  20 January 2017

Joseph Van Rossum  and
Mark J. Renz
Joseph Van Rossum
Affiliation:
University of Wisconsin Extension Solid and Hazardous Waste Education Center, University of Wisconsin–Madison, Madison, WI 53706
Mark J. Renz*
Affiliation:
University of Wisconsin Extension Solid and Hazardous Waste Education Center, University of Wisconsin–Madison, Madison, WI 53706
*
Corresponding author's E-mail: mrenz@wisc.edu
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Abstract

Composting is a common practice for management of herbaceous yard materials and other decomposable materials. Although composting is promoted by state agencies for many materials, a notable exception is invasive plants due to concerns about spreading propagules with the finished product. To address this issue, we measured the viability of garlic mustard and common buckthorn seeds exposed to turned or static composting methods. Piles were built in 2012 and 2013, and seeds from both species were inserted and monitored for viability. Seed viability was reduced rapidly regardless of year, composting method, or species. Viability of seeds was zero within 7 and 15 d of composting for garlic mustard and common buckthorn, respectively, in both years. Results indicate that composting facilities are able to render the seeds of these invasive plants nonviable using either composting method because inactivation is within the composting timeframes typically practiced by the industry. This includes the process to further reduce pathogens (PFRP) with thresholds of 55 C for 15 d for the compost management process used for this trial.

Keywords

European buckthorn, Rhamnus cathartica L.garlic mustard, Alliaria petiolata (Bieb.) Cavara & GrandeCompostinginvasiveseed viability
Type
Research Article
Information
Invasive Plant Science and Management , Volume 8 , Issue 3 , September 2015 , pp. 284 - 291
Copyright
Copyright © Weed Science Society of America 

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