《Application of preemergence herbicides in poplar nursery production》.pdfVIP

J. For. Res. (2015) 26(1):143–151 DOI 10.1007/s11676-015-0040-1 ORIGINAL PAPER Application of pre-emergence herbicides in poplar nursery production Verica Vasic • Sasa Orlovic • Predrag Pap • Branislav Kovacevic • Milan Drekic • Leopold Poljakovic Pajnik • Zoran Galic Received: 7 July 2013 / Accepted: 10 November 2013 / Published online: 27 January 2015 © Northeast Forestry University and Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2015 Abstract In addition to pests and diseases, weeds are a Introduction major problem in poplar nursery production. The possibili- ties of herbicide application in juvenile poplar growth were Nursery production of poplar plants is defined as intensive researched, taking into account that weeds are one of the plant production consisting of strict application of pre- main limiting factors. The following pre-emergence herbi- scribed treatments during the entire production process. In cides were tested: acetochlor, S-metolachlor, metribuzin, addition to insect pests and diseases, great problem in poplar oxifluorfen, and dimethenamid during two vegetation sea- nursery production are weeds. Thanks to wide inter-row sons at two locations, which differed by the soil physico- distances and open canopy during the early stages of plant chemical characteristics. The study results show that the development, poplar nurseries are ideal places for expansion number of weeds on sample plots was significantly reduced of numerous weeds (Vasic et al. 2007). The life space of by the tested herbicides when compared to control plots. The juvenile forest plants is invaded, they are shadowed and highest reduction in the number of weeds was achieved using choked, and their water and nutrients are taken (Wagner et al.