Fire in North American Wetland Ecosystems and Fire-Wildlife Relations: An Annotated Bibliography


19. Barber, Y. M., Jr. 1952. Experimental control of Juncus roemerianus with 
         herbicides in North Carolina. Proc. Annu. Conf. Southeast. Assoc.
         Game Fish Comm. 6. 6 pp.

Of eleven herbicides or combinations of herbicides tested on needle rush, only the isopropyl ester of 2,4-D produced an effective kill. Cost for broadcast spraying is difficult to justify, but spot spraying may be efficient. Burning of plots after spraying (during the following winter) improves subsequent plant growth of remaining debris. In impoundments without controlled water levels, control can be effected by burning, flooding, or other more economical means than herbicides. [K-L-S]

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