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Triclopyr Application Timing and Concentration Influence Low-Volume Basal Bark Efficacy on Chinese Privet (Ligustrum sinense)

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  03 April 2017

Stephen F. Enloe ,
Sarah E. O'Sullivan ,
Nancy J. Loewenstein ,
Eve F. Brantley  and
Dwight K. Lauer
Stephen F. Enloe*
Affiliation:
Department of Agronomy, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32653
Sarah E. O'Sullivan
Affiliation:
Department of Crop, Soil and Environmental Sciences, Auburn University, Auburn, AL 36849
Nancy J. Loewenstein
Affiliation:
School of Forestry and Wildlife Sciences, Auburn University, Auburn, AL 36849
Eve F. Brantley
Affiliation:
Department of Crop, Soil and Environmental Sciences, Auburn University, Auburn, AL 36849
Dwight K. Lauer
Affiliation:
Silvics Analytic, Wingate, NC 28174
*
Corresponding author's E-mail: sfenloe@ufl.edu
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Abstract

Chinese privet is an invasive shrub that commonly infests roadsides and bottomland forests across the southeastern United States. Its aggressive growth and ability to prolifically sprout from the root collar and shallow lateral roots makes control very difficult. Individual plant treatment methods such as low-volume basal bark herbicide application with triclopyr are commonly used for Chinese privet control. However, little research has been done to examine optimal triclopyr concentrations and application timings for the low-volume basal bark method. Furthermore, little is known regarding basal bark treatment efficacy when plant size varies. To address these questions, field studies were conducted from 2009 to 2011 at two locations in east-central Alabama near Auburn and Opelika. The triclopyr butoxyethyl ester formulation was applied in January or March to Chinese privet shrubs across a range of sizes in a commercially available basal oil carrier at 24 (5% v/v−1), 48 (10% v/v−1), and 96 g L−1 (20% v/v−1). Additionally, a triclopyr butoxyethyl ester ready-to-use formulation (90 g L−1) was applied at 100% v/v−1. Canopy defoliation, sprout height, and mortality were quantified at 6, 12, and 18 mo after treatment. Triclopyr at all concentrations was highly effective in defoliating Chinese privet and reducing height of new basal sprouts. However, mortality was concentration dependent. The 90 and 96 g L−1 treatments resulted in 88 and 89% mortality across timings, while the 24 and 48 g L−1 treatments resulted in 63 and 76% mortality. March applications were less effective as basal diameter increased, especially at the lower triclopyr concentrations where mortality fell to less than 40%. These results indicate that triclopyr is an effective treatment for Chinese privet control, but efficacy is influenced by concentration, application timing, and plant size.

Keywords

TriclopyrChinese privet, Ligustrum sinense LourBasal bark treatmentindividual plant treatmentinvasive plant controlwoody plant control
Type
Research
Information
Invasive Plant Science and Management , Volume 9 , Issue 4 , December 2016 , pp. 235 - 241
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Copyright © 2016 by the Weed Science Society of America 

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Footnotes

Associate Editor for this paper: Jane M. Mangold, Montana State University.

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