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A Flexible Ropewick Applicator for Use on Uneven Terrain

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  12 June 2017

Russell S. Moomaw  and
Alex R. Martin
Russell S. Moomaw
Affiliation:
Northeast Stn., Univ. Nebraska, Concord, NE 68728
Alex R. Martin
Affiliation:
Dep. Agron., Univ. Nebraska, Lincoln, NE 68583
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Abstract

A 4.6-m-long, segmented, flexible-pipe ropewick applicator was constructed to apply picloram (4-amino-3,5,6-trichloropicolinic acid) to leafy spurge (Euphorbia esula L. ♯ EPHES) and other weed species. Gauge wheels on each ropewick applicator segment permit height adjustments, and a loose, independent, vertical flexing action permits the segments to effectively traverse depressed or raised areas. The applicator was designed for use in pastures with rough, uneven terrain where it is difficult to uniformly wipe herbicide solution on plants with a rigid-pipe ropewick. The applicator was found to be durable and effective in applying picloram to leafy spurge.

Keywords

Perennial weedspicloramselective applicationEuphorbia esulaEPHES

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Type
Weed Control and Herbicide Technology
Information
Weed Science , Volume 33 , Issue 5 , September 1985 , pp. 724 - 726
Copyright
Copyright © 1985 by the Weed Science Society of America 

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