Non-Crop & Invasive Vegetation Management Research
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Annual Reports
Complete summaries including weather data, acknowledgements, herbicide list, etc.
Application Technology
Invasive Species
Bush Honeysuckle
- Dormant Stem Applications (2007)
- Cut Surface, Low Volume Foliar, and Chemical Side Trimming (2005)
- Cut surface and low volume foliar 1YAT (2007)
Canada Thistle
- Overdrive, Garlon 4 and Stinger (2004)
- 2,4-D, Edict, Milestone, Overdirve, and Transline (2007)
- Aminocyclopyrachlor 1YAT (2007)
Japanese Knotweed
- Habitat, Aquamaster, and Garlon 3A 1YAT (2005)
- Timing of Application with Habitat and Krenite (2006)
- Knotweed Control Trial (2016-2017)
Japanese Stiltgrass
Johnsongrass
- Outrider, Fusion, and Envoy (2004)
- Embark, Outrider, and MSMA (2006)
- Effect of Mowing Timing After Outrider Applications (2007)
- Non-crop Herbicides for Johnsongrass Burndown (2007)
- Surfactant Comparison with Outrider (2008)
- Johnsongrass Control Trials (2012)
- Johnsongrass Control Trials (2013)
- Effect of Mowing Timing (2014)
- Johnsongrass Control Trial (2014)
- Effect of Mowing Timing (2014 - 2015)
- Effect of Mowing Timing (2015)
- 2017 Johnsongrass Control (with 2018 Assessment)
- 2017 Fescue Damage (with 2018 Assessment)
- 2018 Johnsongrass Control
- 2018 Johnsongrass Control Trial in Bowling Green
- 2019 Johnsongrass Control Trial at Georgetown
- 2019 Fescue Damage by Johnsongrass Control Options
Kudzu
- Pasture and Non-crop Herbicides (2004)
- Kudzu Control Trial - Initial Results (2014)
- Kudzu Control Trial (2014 - 2015)
- Kudzu Control Trial (2014 - 2016)
Serecia Lespedeza
- Vista and Overdrive Combinations (2005)
- Lespedeza Control in Pastures (2009)
- Lespedeza Control on Reclaimed Mining Land (2013 - 2015)
Miscanthus (Silvergrass)
Musk Thistle, Poison Hemlock, Common Teasel
- Milestone VM, Garlon 3A, and 2,4-D (2006)
- Fall Applications of Milestone VM Plus (2007)
- Milestone VM, Garlon 3A, 2,4-D, and Plateau (2007)
- Aminocyclopyrachlor (2008)
- Fall Applications of Aminocyclopyrachlor for Biennial Weed Control (2009)
- Poison Hemlock (2018)
- Poison Hemlock Control Trial near Richmond(including 2019 assessment)
Phragmites
- Aquamaster and Habitat (2005) Aquamaster, Habitat, and Methylated Seed Oil (2007)
- Aquamaster, Habitat, and Methylated Seed Oil (2007)
- 2017 Weed Management Options in Coreopsis Plantings
- 2017 Greenhouse Screening of Potential Herbicides for Wildflower Plantings
Purple Loosetrife
- Habitat, Aquamaster, and Renovate 3 (2005)
- Aquamaster, Garlon 3A, Habitat, ForeFront R&P, Milestone, Vanquish, and Journey (2006)
Turf Management
Unimproved Turf Management
- Fertilizer Comparison (2007)
- Mowing x PGR (2016)
- Mowing x PGR (2017 Assessments of 2016 Trial)
- 2017 PGR Options
- 2017 PGR Options (2018 Assessments)
- 2018 PGR Options
- 2017 Selective Broadleaf Control
- 2018 Selective Broadleaf Control
- 2018 Selective Broadleaf Control Trial near Richmond(including 2019 assessment)
- 2019 Selective Broadleaf Control Trial near Richmond
Total Vegetation Control
- Total Vegetation Control (2004)
- Total Vegetation Control (2005)
- Imazapic for Total Vegetation Control (2005)
- Bromicil for Total Vegetation and Marestail Control (2005)
- Bromacil, Diuron and Flumioxazin Combination for Total Vegetation Control (2006)
- Non-Typical and Generic Products for Total Vegetation Control (2006)
- Aminocyclopyrachlor for Marestail and Total Vegetation Control (2008)
- V10206 Evaluation for Marestail and Total Vegetation Control (2009)
- Guardrail Trial in Paintsville (2012)
- Sidewalk Crack Vegetation Control (2012)
- Guardrail Trial in Elizabethtown (2013)
- Cable Barrier Trial (2014)
- Cable Barrier Trial (2016)
- Guardrail Trial in Paintsville (2015)
- Guardrail Trial near Louisa (2016)
- Cable Barrier Trial (2017)
- Supplement to 2017 Cable Barrier Trial
- Cable Barrier Trial (2018)
- Cable Barrier Bareground Trial in Louisville (2018)
- Cable Barrier Bareground Trial In Louisville (2019)
Tall Fescue Seedhead Suppression
- Stronghold, Plateau, Escort, Telar, Roundup Pro, and Hi-Dep Combinations (2004)
- Clearcast for Cool Season Grass Seedhead Suppression (2009)
- Fall Spring Tall Fescue Seedhead Suppression (2012)
- PGR Options for Tall Fescue Management (2019 assessments)
Woody Plant Control
- Escort, Garlon 3A, and Krenite 1YAT(2006)
- Arsenal, Arsenal Powerline, and Krenite 1YAT (2007)
- Brush Control with Aminocyclopyrachlor (2009)
- Dormant Stem Brush Control (2016-2017)