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Vol. 15—1961 - NorthEastern Weed Science Society

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516.<br />

HERBICIDf;TECHNIQUE.:> ,FORTn-mElt STANDIMi1iOVE.N1"NT<br />

, John 'H. Kirch l<br />

, The pr:in'lary purpose of a herb~cid~ program inforest& is to weed the<br />

forest of undesirable treescq~t~ fot'the, light" mois~ure and nutrient<br />

requirements of the ,more (lesirablespecies., ,<br />

"We have only begun to realiae the potential vaiue of herbicj,des as tools<br />

in forest management. 'About 489,OOO,OOOa9res, or ,one-fourth of the' tQta:l.<br />

land area of the United States, is classed as commercial forest land(l).· On<br />

nearly all of this land, at some time, in the tre~ crop rotation, silvicul tural<br />

weeding withherbicides. can be employed to advantage. "<br />

There are fO'tlr' broad forest areas in. this countTy where herbici

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