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Control of Whitebrush (Aloysia lycioides) and Associated Species with Soil-Applied Herbicides

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  12 June 2017

R. E. Meyer  and
R. W. Bovey
R. E. Meyer
Affiliation:
Agric. Res., Sci. Ed. Admin., U.S. Dep. Agric., Dep. Range Sci., Texas A&M Univ., College Station, TX 77843
R. W. Bovey
Affiliation:
Agric. Res., Sci. Ed. Admin., U.S. Dep. Agric., Dep. Range Sci., Texas A&M Univ., College Station, TX 77843
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Abstract

The responses of whitebrush (Aloysia lycioides Cham.) and several associated species to herbicides were evaluated in the Central Basin and South Plains of Texas. At Llano, hexazinone [3-cyclohexyl-6-(dimethylamino)-1-methyl-1,3,5-triazine-2,4(1H,3H)-dione], picloram (4-amino-3,5,6-trichloropicolinic acid), and tebuthiuron {N-[5-(1,1-dimethylethyl)-1,3,4-thiadiazol-2-yl]-N,N′-dimethylurea} were the most effective herbicides for whitebrush control. Picloram was the most effective herbicide on Lindheimer pricklypear (Opuntia lindheimeri Engelm.), tasajillo (Opuntia leptocaulis DC.), Texas colubrina [Colubrina texensis (Torr. & Gray) Gray], and Texas persimmon (Diospyros texana Scheele). Hexazinone, karbutilate [tert-butylcarbamic acid ester with 3(m-hydroxyphenyl)-1,1-dimethylurea], and tebuthiuron controlled live oak (Quercus virginiana Mill.). Tebuthiuron pellets were slightly more effective on whitebrush when applied broadcast than when applied in rows 1.8 to 6.0 m apart. Roller chopping alone did not kill whitebrush nor improve effectiveness of tebuthiuron but did improve access to the land and visibility for 3 yr. Picloram applied either as the undiluted liquid formulation or as granules was the most effective herbicide for controlling a spectrum of species, including whitebrush. Picloram pellets were generally more effective on Lindheimer pricklypear and Texas persimmon when applied broadcast than when applied in rows. However, tebuthiuron was the most effective herbicide on blackbrush acacia (Acacia rigidula Benth.) and huisache [Acacia farnesiana (L.) Willd.], especially when applied in rows rather than broadcast.

Keywords

Bromacildiuronkarbutilatehexazinonepicloramtebuthiuron
Type
Research Article
Information
Weed Science , Volume 28 , Issue 2 , March 1980 , pp. 204 - 212
Copyright
Copyright © 1980 by the Weed Science Society of America 

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