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Use of a Handheld Thermal Torch as a Herbicide-Resistance Management Tool

Authors

• • J. Hoyle
  • Kansas State University
• • J. Reeves
  • Kansas State University
• • E. Alderman
  • Kansas State University

Abstract

Handheld thermal torches could possibly become a tool to reduce glyphosate-resistant annual bluegrass populations. One month after treatment, 5- and 6-second handheld thermal heat treatments reduced annual bluegrass populations by 50 and 60%, respectively.

Keywords: turfgrass, thermal torch, herbicide-resistance management, annual bluegrass, Poa annua, glyphosate, glyphosate resistance

How to Cite: Hoyle, J. , Reeves, J. & Alderman, E. (2015) “Use of a Handheld Thermal Torch as a Herbicide-Resistance Management Tool”, Kansas Agricultural Experiment Station Research Reports. 1(6). doi: https://doi.org/10.4148/2378-5977.1103