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Reductions in Herbicide use for Forest Vegetation Management

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  12 June 2017

Maxwell L. McCormack Jr.
Maxwell L. McCormack Jr.*
Affiliation:
Coop. For. Res. Unit, Univ. Maine, Orono, ME 04469-5755
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Abstract

There is distinct regional variation in forestry uses of herbicides. Different land ownership patterns affect policies and practices, and crop tree species characteristics differ within and among regions. Recent decreases in land areas treated have been attributed to budget reductions, changes in operating conditions, and pressures from the general public. Factors affecting future reductions in amounts of herbicides used will include new chemistry, improved delivery technologies, incorporating vegetation management into all aspects of young stand silviculture, and employment of alternative methods.

Keywords

Herbicide reductionlow rate technology
Type
Symposium
Information
Weed Technology , Volume 8 , Issue 2 , June 1994 , pp. 344 - 349
Copyright
Copyright © 1994 by the Weed Science Society of America 

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