2004 ROADSIDE VEGETATION MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE

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2004 ROADSIDE VEGETATION MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE
August 11-13, 2004
PLOT BOOK

• Sponsors
• PENNSYLVANIA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
• and
• THE PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY

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MAP 1 Comparing Oust, Oust Extra, and LandMark II
MP for Bareground Applications
Applied pre-emergence April 8, 2004. Applied
post-emergence June 3, 2004. Applied to 3 by 12
ft plots, with 1.5 ft buffers between. Applied
at 40 GPA
Post-emergence
Pre-emergence

Driveway to farm house
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
Rep1
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
PRE TEST
Rep2
Rep3
12 ft
3 ft
Orchard Rd.
1.5 ft buffer zone
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MAP 2
Comparing Available Preemergence Herbicides for
Bareground Applications
To be applied at 40 gal/ac PRE
TREATMENTS Pre-treats applied 4/8/04 Applied 4
qts/ac Touchdown Pro and .25 CADCO 90 on 5/6/04
to remove pre-existing perennials POST
TREATMENTS Existing vegetation treated with
Accord at 4 qts/ac plus .1 v/v Quickwet on
6/3/04. Cut and debris removed on
7/7/04 Post-treats applied 7/8/04 Broadcast
4qts/ac Rodeo plus .1 v/v Quickwet on 7/8/04.
Post-emergence
Pre-emergence
Driveway to farm house
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
Rep1
8
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
OUST TEST
Rep2
Rep3
12 ft
Orchard Rd.
3 ft
1.5 ft buffer
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MAP 3 Herbicide Mixtures for Weed Control in
Crownvetch
1
2
3
4
5
wooded skip area
Mount Nittany Expressway Sign
SR322 East
buffer zone
Skip area
Treatments applied on 7/13/04 Applied using
Echo motorized backpack Applied at 30 gallons
per acre
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MAP 4 Comparison of Broadleaf Weed Control
Products
RAMP
10ft
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
20 ft
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
6ft
217
216
215
317
214
316
Area treated 7 days before field day
213
315
212
REP 2
314
211
313
210
Skip plots
312
209
311
208
310
207
309
206
308
205
REP 3
307
204
306
203
305
202
304
201
303
302
301
20 gallons per acre 10 ft. plots treated on
8/5/04 20 ft. plots treated on 5/28/04
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Treatment list for map number 4 on previous
page.
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MAP 5 Comparison of Establishment of
Spring-planted Seed Mixes under different Soil
Conditions
INCHES OF INCORPORATED TOP SOIL
0
1
2
4
1
2
4
1
0
0
4
2
A
A
A
A
L
W
A
J
L
L
C
A
W
C
C
C
C
C
L
L
C
C
L
W
50 ft
J
J
J
J
A
A
J
C
J
A
A
C
L
L
L
L
W
C
W
L
A
J
J
J
W
W
W
W
J
J
C
A
W
W
W
L
Individual plots 10 ft X 10 ft
120 ft.

Shiloh Road
Site ripped with road grader 9/03 Topsoil
incorporated with rototiller on 4/29/04 Hand
seeded on 4/30/04 Straw mulch was used at 1200
pounds per 1000 sq. yards. (PUB 408) Fertilizer
was applied to each plot on 5/5/04. PUB
408. No lime was used pH ranged from 7-8
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MAP 6
Native Versus Crownvetch Seedings
Native Seed Mix 1
RAMP EAST
N1
native seed mix 1
N2
native seed mix 2
C
crownvetch
Native Seed Mix 2
N1
C
C
N1
C
N1
N1
N2
N1
N2
Crownvetch
N2
N1
RAMP SOUTH EAST
RAMP WEST
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MAP 7 Krenite Non-Target Demonstration
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SPRAY PATTERN DISTRIBUTION
Pattern Dosage Scale
73
20
9
16
59
DISTANCE FROM PATTERN EDGE
12
5
8
4
63
0
3
4
5
6
7
BOOM NUMBER
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MAP 8 Ailanthus Management Demonstration

Area treated with Mix A
MIX A Glypro Plus 4 qt. / 100 gal.
Escort 0.5 oz. / 100 gal. Total Time 13 hours
(39 man-hours) Total gal. 1050 gal. MIX B
Arsenal 8 oz. / 100 gal. Escort
0.5 oz. / 100 gal. Total Time 9.5 hours (28.5
man-hours) Total gal. 750 gal. BASAL
FOLLOW-UP 82 ABO
3 Stalker
15 Garlon 4 Total Time 7.5 hours
(30 man-hours) Total gal. 9.66 gallons Mix A
and Mix B applied on 6/29/04, 6/30/04, and
7/1/04. Basal treatments applied on 7/30/04 Mix
A and Mix B contained a surfactant, drift control
product, and defoamer. Entire area was treated
with basal, excluding northeast quadrant of
Bellefonte SR220 N / SR550 interchange. All
Ailanthus within ROW fence was targeted.
Area treated with Mix A
SR 550
SR 550
Area treated with Mix A
Area treated with Mix B
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