Control of honey mesquite with triclopyr and picloram + clopyralid on the New Mexico State University College Ranch

TitleControl of honey mesquite with triclopyr and picloram + clopyralid on the New Mexico State University College Ranch
Publication TypeThesis
Year of Publication1986
AuthorsPoyga DF
Number of Pages55
Date Published1986
UniversityNew Mexico State University
CityLas Cruces, New Mexico
Thesis TypeM.S. Thesispp
Call Number00259
KeywordsAtriplex,herbicide, brush control, dissertation, dissertations, herbicide, picloram + clopyralid, herbicide, triclopyr, herbicide,clopyralid, herbicide,picloram, herbicide,triclopyr, plant,Atriplex, Prosopis,herbicide, theses, thesis
AbstractMesquite (Prosopis glandulosa) and fourwing saltbush (Atriplex canescens) were two of the major shrubs occupying a study site on the New Mexico State University College Ranch. The objective of this study was to examine the effects of triclopyr, and picloram + clopyralid, for control of mesquite and fourwing saltbush. Triclopyr was effective in reducing the canopy cover of mesquite and fourwing saltbush at 0.56 kg ai/ha rate. The percentage of dead mesquite plants was 22.2% and fourwing saltbush control was 12.5%. Picloram + clopyralid, at a rate of 0.14 + 0.14 kg ai/ha was not an effective treatment. Piclorma + clopyralid, at a rate of 0.28 + 0.28 kg ai/ha, killed 34.37% of mesquite and 59% of fourwing saltbush plants.