Chemical weed control in forest restoration stands
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.4336/2018.pfb.38e201701524Keywords:
Glyphosate, Native species, Forest conservationAbstract
This paper aimed to assess the herbicide glyphosate effectiveness in areas dominated by signal grass in forest restoration stands compared to mechanical control. The chemical control consisted in hoeing 1.2 m row, before planting, and when brachiaria achieved medium height of 30 cm applied glyphosate herbicide inter-row in 1,44 kg ha-1. Mechanical control consisted in hoeing 1.2 m row in planting lines and inter-row mowing. Ten different tree species were planted in a 3.2 x 1.7 m spacing. Survival and height growth were evaluated at 6, 12, 18 and 30 months after planting and the collar diameter at 30 months. Implementation and maintenance costs for each treatment were also evaluated at 30 months after planting. Survival rate had little influence from control method. Treatment with glyphosate resulted under all evaluations in superior height growth to all evaluated tree species. The mowing maintenance cost approximately three times the chemical method.
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