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A Handbook for Forest Vegetation Management in Recreation and Historic Parks

Authors: Amy C. Helms, former Graduate Research Assistant and James E. Johnson, Extension Forester, College of Forestry and Wildlife Resources

Publication Number 420-143, October 1996


Table 3. Forestry herbicides for herbaceous weed control.

Labels often change yearly. It is the user's responsibility to obtain and consult the most recent herbicide labels available. (Source Miller and Mitchell 1990).

Herbicide
Trade Name
Active
Ingredient
Manufacturer Species
Controlled
Atrazine 4L Atrazine DuPont,
Ciba-Geigy
Annual broadleaf weeds and grass, biennial and perennial weeds
Fusilade 2000 Fluazifop-butyl ICI
Americas Inc.
Annual and perennial grass, weeds
Oust Sulfometuron
methly
DuPont Annual and perennial grass, broadleaf weeds
Poast Sethoxydim BASF Annual and perennial grass, weeds
Pronone Hexazinone Proserve Woody and herbaceous weeds
Roundup Glyphosate Monsanto Woody and herbaceous weeds

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