Publication 75 Guide to Weed Control: Roadsides and Non-Crop Areas

Chapter 18 - Roadsides and Non-Crop Areas

1. Roadsides, Rights-of-Ways, Fencerows, and Non-crop Areas
2. Brush Control Herbicide Recommendations
• Introduction
• Stem Foliage Treatments Applied to "Runoff" (Most deciduous woody species)
• Constant Volume Foliar Applications (Most deciduous woody species excluding white ash)
• Basal-Bark Treaments in Oil as a Carrier
• Stump Treatment After Cutting to Most Deciduous Woody Species
3. Evergreen or Conifer Control Herbicide Recommendations
• Stem Foliage Treatments with Water as a Carrier (Mixed stands - Conifers and Deciduous)

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4. General Treatments for Woody Species
5. Perennial Weed Control (Non-Crop Land)
• Introduction
• Postemergence Grass Herbicides
• Postemergence Broadleaf Herbicides
• Preemergence/Postemergence Grass and Broadleaf Herbicides
6. Poison-Ivy Control Herbicide Recommendations
• Postemergence
7. Reduction of Herbicidal Drift
8. Roadside Weed Control Herbicide Recommendations
• Introduction
• Postemergence Broadleaf Herbicides
• Postemergence Grass and Broadleaf Herbicides

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9. Vegetation Control Herbicide Recommendations
   • Long Term Non-selective
     • Bare Areas (Non selective control of all vegetation)
   • Short Term Non-selective
     • Foliage Treatment Chemical Mowing
10. Weed Control in Ditches Herbicide Recommendations
    • Emergents
11. Roadsides & Brush Control Herbicide Rating Tables
    • Susceptibility of Woody Plants to Various Herbicides & Mixtures as Foliage Sprays (Table 18-1) (PDF 80kb)
    • Classification of Weeds According to Response to Various Foliage Sprays (Table 18-2) (PDF 111 kb)

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Related Links

• Weeds in Ontario
• Integrated Pest Management (IPM)
• Pesticide Application and Safety
• Pesticide Companies and Agents
• OMAFRA Sprayer Calibration Calculator
• Search the PMRA website
• OMAFRA Publication 505: Ontario Weeds
• OMAFRA Publication 75: Guide To Weed Control

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