Weed control improves survival of transplanted blue oak

Weed control improves survival of transplanted blue oak

Weed competition is recognized as a factor affecting survival of California blue oak seedlings in artificial plantings. Three alternative weed-control strategies were examined in a series of annual plantings at two locations using 2- to 3-month-old nursery stock. The effec...

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Main Authors: Theodore E. Adams, Peter Sands, William B. McHenry
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University of California Agriculture and Natural Resources 1997-09-01
Series:California Agriculture
Online Access:http://calag.ucanr.edu/archive/?article=ca.v051n05p26
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spelling doaj-a077b4842aa948b99dbfc2a7f43831602020-11-25T00:24:50ZengUniversity of California Agriculture and Natural ResourcesCalifornia Agriculture0008-08452160-80911997-09-01515263010.3733/ca.v051n05p2610.3733/cav051n05_12Weed control improves survival of transplanted blue oakTheodore E. Adams0Peter Sands1William B. McHenry2T.E. Adams is Extension Wildlands SpecialistP.B. Sands is Staff Research Associate (retired), Department of Agronomy and Range Science, UC DavisW.B. McHenry is Extension Weed Scientist, Emeritus, Department of Vegetable Crops, UC DavisWeed competition is recognized as a factor affecting survival of California blue oak seedlings in artificial plantings. Three alternative weed-control strategies were examined in a series of annual plantings at two locations using 2- to 3-month-old nursery stock. The effects of herbicides, porous plastic mulch mats and impervious plastic mats were compared. No one strategy was superior, but all resulted in greater seedling survival than with no weed control, and generally also resulted in taller blue oaks. Use of herbicides was the least-expensive weed-control method. Much of the seedling mortality was attributed to depredation by rodents.http://calag.ucanr.edu/archive/?article=ca.v051n05p26
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Weed control improves survival of transplanted blue oak
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title Weed control improves survival of transplanted blue oak
title_short Weed control improves survival of transplanted blue oak
title_full Weed control improves survival of transplanted blue oak
title_fullStr Weed control improves survival of transplanted blue oak
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description Weed competition is recognized as a factor affecting survival of California blue oak seedlings in artificial plantings. Three alternative weed-control strategies were examined in a series of annual plantings at two locations using 2- to 3-month-old nursery stock. The effects of herbicides, porous plastic mulch mats and impervious plastic mats were compared. No one strategy was superior, but all resulted in greater seedling survival than with no weed control, and generally also resulted in taller blue oaks. Use of herbicides was the least-expensive weed-control method. Much of the seedling mortality was attributed to depredation by rodents.
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