Combined use of mowing and chemical control for the efficient control of the noxious invasive species Typha spp.

Year 2019, Volume: 3 Issue: 3, 144 - 149, 27.09.2019

Panagiotis Kanatas

https://doi.org/10.31015/jaefs.2019.3.5

Abstract

Changes
in weed communities due to changes of climate and agricultural practices have already
been indicated. Cattail (Typha spp.)
is considered as a noxious invasive species with an increasing dispersal in
Greece and other countries, where it starts to become a serious problem
particularly in wet areas and especially for perennial crops. Pot and field
experiments were conducted in order to evaluate the efficacy of several
herbicides and mowing against cattail. The results of the present study
revealed the low efficacy of several herbicides (like imazamox, 2,4-D and MCPA)
against Typha spp. plants. On the
other hand, pot experiments showed that especially glufosinate and glyphosate
(in high rate) killed the majority of cattail plants grown by rhizomes.
Moreover, they key result of our field experiment is the strong indication of a
synergistic action of mowing and chemical control, especially in the case of
glufosinate and glyphosate. The case of Typha
spp. confirms that the integration of several control methods and agronomic
practices may ensure an efficient, long-term management of noxious and invasive
weeds.

Keywords

Typha spp., invasive, management, mowing, herbicides

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