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Water Lettuce—Nature, Problem, and Control

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  12 June 2017

Lyle W. Weldon  and
Robert D. Blackburn
Lyle W. Weldon
Affiliation:
Crops Research Division, Agricultural Research Service, U. S. Department of Agriculture, Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Robert D. Blackburn
Affiliation:
Crops Research Division, Agricultural Research Service, U. S. Department of Agriculture, Fort Lauderdale, Florida
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Abstract

Water lettuce (Pistia stratiotes L.) was susceptible to applications of 6,7-dihydrodipyrido(1,2-a:2’,1′-c)pyrazidiinium salt (diquat). The most satisfactory rates of application were 1.0 to 1.5 lb/A of diquat. The addition of a surfactant did not increase the effectiveness of diquat. Several other chemicals gave unsatisfactory control of water lettuce.

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Research Article
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Weeds , Volume 15 , Issue 1 , January 1967 , pp. 5 - 9
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Copyright © 1967 Weed Science Society of America 

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