Controlling dodder in alfalfa hay calls for an integrated procedure

Dodder is a troublesome parasitic weed in alfalfa hay fields. Pre-emergence treatment with trifluralin controls dodder early in the season, but as the season progresses, control declines. Flail mowing escaped dodder patches in midseason followed by burning in late season, when dodder seed was being...

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Main Authors: Steve Orloff, David Cudney
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University of California Agriculture and Natural Resources 1993-11-01
Series:California Agriculture
Online Access:http://calag.ucanr.edu/archive/?article=ca.v047n06p32
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Summary:Dodder is a troublesome parasitic weed in alfalfa hay fields. Pre-emergence treatment with trifluralin controls dodder early in the season, but as the season progresses, control declines. Flail mowing escaped dodder patches in midseason followed by burning in late season, when dodder seed was being produced, was found to be an effective, integrated control procedure.
ISSN:0008-0845
2160-8091