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Weed management
Printer-friendly version- In-row weed control is maintained/supplemented by use wood chips or mechanical cultivation.
- A weed survey is conducted, recorded, and updated with weed problems noted on orchard block maps.
- Herbicide rate, selection and spot applications are based on the results of the weed survey.
- Herbicides are rotated base on mode of action in order to avoid herbicide resistance development.
- Herbicides are banded only in the crop row and a seeded ground cover is used in the row.
- Clean herbicide strips are maintained where young trees on dwarf rootstocks susceptible to dogwood borer infestation.
- Orchard middles are mowed frequently to prevent flowering groundcover, reduce vole/rabbit habitat, and prevent weeds from going to seed.
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