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Vol. 16—1962 - NorthEastern Weed Science Society

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46<br />

It is intere$tingtolook around' within the region to see how many herbicides<br />

are presently .being recOJlllllendedfor turf weed control. The number is few.<br />

This despite the fact that manycheuii~als of. proven potential are available.<br />

Howmany of these J.nterestihg chem1cal ls are actuall y'being reconrnended orPJ'Omated:<br />

2,4-0, 2,4,5-1, Silvex,'sodlum' arsenite, phenyl mercury, calcilJll<br />

arsenate, potassium cyanate, the atsonates, Chlordane, Zytron, Dacthal,<br />

Diphenatrile, .Endothal, Calcium Cyenamide, Vapam, methyl bromide? And there<br />

are many others that could be added to this list - both old and new•<br />

. 'I<br />

There are many obstacles to'overcome befon we clln actually get off the.<br />

ground and feel that we have a "new approach" 1n tUrf. weed control with herbicides.<br />

Progre$sin this field has been slow. It is Slow for as Dr. Klin91J18n<br />

.,(9) states, "Be~au&e millions of ccnsumers and hundreds of turfgrasses and<br />

ornamental pl~nts are involved, the job of educating ~sers is more complex<br />

than in other areas of weed conllrol" .../.Wecertainly have come some distance<br />

since the introduction of 2,4-D. With closer cooperat~on among states, with<br />

the federal goverl'lllent and amonglndustry the next 10 years could be much more<br />

productive in developing the fielo than has all of the past.<br />

Li terature<br />

Cited<br />

1. Beale, R. Book of the lawn. Cassell &Co. London. 1931.<br />

2. Cubbon, M. H. and l'8rkuson, M. J. Soil management for greenkeepers.<br />

W.F. Humphrey, Geneva, N.Y. 1933.<br />

3. Damon, S. C.<br />

Ext. Bul. 48.<br />

The making and care of lawns. R.I. Agr. Expt. Stat<br />

1927.<br />

4. Dickinson, L. S. The lawn. Orange Judd Pub. Co., Inc. NewYork. i9301<br />

5. Garner, E. S. and Damon, S.C. The persistence' of certain lawn<br />

grasses as affec.ted by fertiu"zationand competitlon. R.I. Agr. Expt.<br />

Stat Bul. 217. 1929. .<br />

6. Gilbert, BasilE. and Pe~et,F. F. Toleranoe ofcettain weeds and<br />

grasses to toxic aluminum. Soil Sciill'iCe 39: 42a-428. 1935.<br />

7. Grau, F. V. Chemical weed control on lawns and sports fields. Turf<br />

Culture I: 53-60. 1939.<br />

8. Hartwell, B. L.and Damon, S. C. The persistence of lawn and other .,<br />

grasses as influenced· especially by the effect of inanures on the degree<br />

of soil acidity. R•.I. Agr. Expt. Stat Bul. 170. 1917.<br />

9. Klingman, G. C. <strong>Weed</strong> control: As a science. John Wiley 8. Sons, Inc •.<br />

NewYork. 1961~<br />

10. North, H. r. A.,Odland, T. E. and DeFrance, J. A. Lawn grasses and their<br />

management. R.I. Agr. Expt. Stat Bul. 264. 1938.

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