Efficacy of Seven Invasive-Bermudagrass Removal Strategies in Three Texas Ecoregions

Different Ground Vegetation Cover Management Systems to Manage Cynodon dactylon in an Irrigated Vineyard

“…Dong and De Kroon [41] also reported that plants under low-intensity light, which could have been achieved in our experiment by the vegetation cover canopy, failed developing rhizomes, and stolons biomass allocation was slightly lower. Other cover crop species have been shown to affect C. dactylon development, as reported by Farthing et al [27], who observed that shredding C. dactylon and overseeding Vicia villosa reduced weed biomass by 50%, although canopy cover was not decreased.…”

“…These results are in accordance with our results and highlight the need to combine herbicide applications with other strategies or to perform more herbicide applications. Farthing et al [27] observed 72.1% of C. dactylon canopy cover reduction with a single glyphosate application during the warm season (48.7% at 9 L ha ha −1 ) and biomass and groundcover reduction of more than 98.6% after multiple applications (with or without previous shredding). Mau-Crimmins [36] also reported the effectiveness of glyphosate on C. dactylon removal but that herbicide applications increased other noxious weeds species.…”

“…The base temperature (in soil) for bud sprouting is 10 • C [25], below which the weed becomes dormant and control measures are less effective. Cynodon dactylon (variety "princess 77") had been reported not to be controlled after a single glyphosate (N-(phosphonomethyl) glycine) application (36% at 4 L ha −1 ), although different phytotoxic effects were observed [26], but different applications can reduce weed biomass and groundcover in more than 99% during the warm season with glyphosate (48.7% at 9 L ha ha −1 ) [27]. Tillage can be performed to control C. dactylon, but this tool could be ineffective because, besides possibly requiring several interventions, it contributes to the fragmentation and dispersal of its rhizomes and stolons, and from them, new plants can be formed [28,29].…”

Active revegetation after mining: what is the contribution of peer-reviewed studies?

“…They are included in low diversity commercial mixtures to revegetate mining areas ( Martínez-Ruiz et al., 2007 ). Some of these species are invasive outside their natural distribution range, like Cynodon dactylon , which is naturally distributed in Africa and southern Europe, and highly invasive in some areas of southern USA ( Farthing et al., 2018 ). In recent years, increased emphasis has been given to the importance of using native plants adapted to the local climatic conditions, which has increased success in reforestation and conservation of local biodiversity ( Macdonald et al., 2015 ).…”