Bareground Weed Control Along Guardrails, Shoulders, Structures, and other Roadside Areas

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Bareground Weed Control Along Guardrails,
Shoulders, Structures, and other Roadside Areas
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Considerations ofBareground Weed Control

• 1. What is the duration of weed control?
• 2. What is the spectrum of weed control?
• 3. Is treated area to be covered?
• 4. How close are the trees?
• 5. How sloped is the treated area?
• 6. How will the treatment be applied?

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What is the goal of the treatment?

• Total Vegetation Control (1 month)
• Bareground Weed Control (1 year)
• Soil Sterilization (gt 2 years)

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Old SterilizationBareground Herbicides

• Herbicide Rate (lbs/A)
• Atrazine 4 - 40 lbs.
• Karmex 3 - 48 lbs.
• Hyvar 2 - 24 lbs.
• Pramitol 10 - 15 lbs.
• Sodium chlorate 190 - 760 lbs.
• Borocil 218
• TCA 300
• Monuron 64
• Ureabor 1200
• Chlorea 650

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ModernBareground Herbicides

• Soil Active Not Soil Active
• Hyvar XL Roundup Pro
• Oust Touchdown
• Karmex Finale
• Arsenal
• Sahara
• Krovar

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What is the goal of the treatment?

• Total Vegetation Control (1 month)
• Renovation Establishment
• Roundup Pro (alone)
• (7-10 days area can be disturbed)

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What is the goal of the treatment?

• Total Vegetation Control (1 month)
• Renovation Establishment
• Roundup Pro (alone)
• 5 qts./A in 20 - 40 GPA broadcast or
• 2 V/V solution in 100 GPA handgun

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Total Vegetation Control /Acre (1 month)

• Renovation Establishment
• Roundup Pro (alone)
• 5 qts./A (broadcast) 46.85/Acre 93.70 -
  140.55 (2 - 3 applications/year)
• 2 V/V (handgun) 74.94/Acre 149.88 -
  224.82 (2 - 3 applications/year

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What is the goal of the treatment?

• Bareground Weed Control (1 year)
• safety, sight-distance
• more efficient mowing
• reduce fire hazard
• aid in road surface drainage
• aesthetics
• guardrails, signs, structures

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What is the goal of the treatment?

• Bareground Weed Control (1 year)
• Arsenal 4 pts./A
• Oust 2 oz. or Karmex 3 - 5 lbs./A
• broadcast use 40 - 50 GPA
• handgun use 100 GPA
• Sahara 6 - 13 lbs./A surfactant

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Bareground Weed Control /Acre (1 year)

• Guardrails, shoulders, signs, etc
• Arsenal 3 - 4 pts./A 81.36 - 108.48
• Oust 2 oz./A 19.70
• Karmex 3 - 5 lbs./A 9.96 - 16.60
• Total Arsenal Oust 128.18
• Arsenal Karmex 125.08
• Sahara 6 - 13 lbs./A 53.88 - 116.74

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What is the goal of the treatment?

• Soil Sterilization (gt 2 years)
• trap herbicide under asphalt or concrete
• new or rebuilt shoulders, parking areas, or
  paved storage areas

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What is the goal of the treatment?

• Soil Sterilization (gt 2 years)
• Hyvar XL 3 - 6 gal./A
• Krovar I DF 4 - 30 lbs./A
• 100 GPA carrier
• needs water to activate

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Soil Sterilization (gt 2 years)/Acre

• under surface treatment
• Hyvar XL 3 - 6 gal./A
• 168.15 - 336.30/Acre
• Krovar I DF 4 - 30 lbs./A
• 41.80 - 313.50/Acre

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Comparitive Costs Per Year