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| Web URL(s): | http://grounds-mag.com/ar/grounds_maintenance_weed_control/
Last checked: 03/28/2016 |
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| Publication Type:
| Trade |
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| Author(s): | Fagerness, Matt |
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| Author Affiliation: | Professor, Turfgrass Science, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS |
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| Title: | Weed control: Before you can outsmart weeds, you must first understand them |
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| Source: | Grounds Maintenance. Vol. 37, No. 1, January 2002, p. 14-17. |
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| Publishing Information: | Overland Park, KS: Intertec Publishing Corporation |
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| # of Pages: | 4 |
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| Keywords: | TIC Keywords: Weeds; Weed control; Annual weeds; Perennial weeds; Herbicides; Herbicide application; Life cycle; Broadleaf weeds; Broadleaf postemergence herbicides; Broadleaf preemergence herbicides; Granules; Liquids; Annual grasses; Grass postemergence herbicides; Grass preemergence herbicides; Perennial grasses; Public relations
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| Abstract/Contents: | Describes how turfgrass professionals should use an "integrated approach to managing the annual onslaught of weeds." Discusses indicator weeds that can signal specific turf problems. Describes life cycles of annual and perennial weeds. Discusses control strategies for broadleaf weeds using properly timed applications of herbicides. Details differences in the use of liquid and granular herbicides. Describes strategies for controlling annual grasses with properly timed herbicide applications. Discusses strategies for controlling perennial grasses including mechanical removal, nonselective herbicides, and selective herbicides. States that "a healthy turf, be it a fairway, lawn or athletic field is the cornerstone of weed control and a springboard for planning herbicide applications." Also discusses the importance of public relations in herbicide use. |
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| Language: | English |
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| References: | 0 |
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| Note: | Pictures, color |
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| ASA/CSSA/SSSA Citation (Crop Science-Like - may be incomplete):
Fagerness, M. 2002. Weed control: Before you can outsmart weeds, you must first understand them. Grounds Maint. 37(1):p. 14-17. |
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MSU catalog number: SB 469 .G7 |
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