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The Control of Weeds in Newly Established Sour Cherries

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  12 June 2017

Franklin A. Gilbert
Affiliation:
Department of Horticulture, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin
LeRoy Holm
Affiliation:
Department of Horticulture, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin
Ernest Haltvick
Affiliation:
Department of Horticulture, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin
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One of the factors to be considered in the establishment and maintenance of an orchard is the competition from weeds for the available supply of moisture and nutrients. Mechanical elimination of competitive plants is time consuming, expensive, and may not be done as early or as frequently as it is needed each year. The use of herbicides as a supplement to such a program now seems worthy of serious consideration. In some instances, as will be seen below, the use of mechanical methods may be eliminated altogether.

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Research Article
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Weeds , Volume 7 , Issue 2 , April 1959 , pp. 223 - 229
Copyright
Copyright © 1959 Weed Science Society of America 

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