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Susceptibility of Big Sagebrush and Green Rabbitbrush to 2,4-D as Related to Certain Environmental, Phenological, and Physiological Conditions

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  12 June 2017

D. N. Hyder ,
Forrest A. Sneva  and
Virgil H. Freed
D. N. Hyder
Affiliation:
Crops Research Division, Agricultural Research Service, U. S. Department of Agriculture, Burns, Oregon presently Fort Collins, Colorado
Forrest A. Sneva
Affiliation:
Department of Agricultural Chemistry, Oregon State University, Corvallis
Virgil H. Freed
Affiliation:
Department of Agricultural Chemistry, Oregon State University, Corvallis
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Abstract

Mixed stands of big sagebrush (Artemisia tridentata Nutt.) and green rabbitbrush (Chrysothamnus viscidiflorus (Hook.) Nutt.) were sprayed with butyl ester of 2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid (2,4-D) at 1, 2, 3, and 4 lb/A on six phenological dates in 1956, 1957, and 1958 at the Squaw Butte Experiment Station, Burns, Oregon. Data on soil moisture; soil temperature; growth development of herbaceous species; twig elongation of big sagebrush and green rabbitbrush; dry-matter, crude-protein, and total-carbohydrate contents of green rabbitbrush herbage; and crude-protein and total-carbohydrate contents of big sagebrush and green rabbitbrush roots were obtained at weekly to biweekly intervals in all 3 years to evaluate the ecological and physiological conditions that might indicate seasonal patterns of susceptibility to 2,4-D. Big sagebrush, a non-deciduous, non-sprouting plant, was easily killed with 2,4-D at 2 lb/A when soil temperatures and moisture contents were satisfactory for vigorous growth. The development of abundant leaf area on green rabbitbrush, a deciduous, sprouting plant, was important for spray interception and a photosynthetic rate sufficient to promote carbohydrate accumulation. Green rabbitbrush was controlled about 80% with a single application of 2,4-D butyl ester at 3 lb/A after the new twigs were 3 inches long and while soil moisture contents were sufficient for active growth. Differences in susceptibility between the two species are compared with morphological, phenological, and physiological differences, and seasonal patterns of susceptibility are further compared with environmental conditions.

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Weeds , Volume 10 , Issue 4 , October 1962 , pp. 288 - 295
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Copyright © 1962 Weed Science Society of America 

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