Invasive plants can harm a garden by growing too fast and taking away sunlight, water, and nutrients from other plants. They spread quickly through roots, seeds, or vines, covering the garden and ...

Diphenoprop provided excellent stem kill of both trembling aspen and balsam poplar. Considerable and significant suckering of trembling aspen occurred while suckering on balsam poplar was virtually ...

The herbicide 2,4-D is commonly used to kill broadleaf plants. Farmers use it ahead of corn planting, in a spray known as a burn down, or in pastures as a way to reduce weeds. Homeowners use it in ...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is currently deciding whether or not to approve an application by Dow Chemical for its controversial genetically engineered (GE) corn variety that is ...

Ground ivy (Glechoma hederacea) is a common weed in many lawns. Ground ivy is a low-growing, creeping, invasive perennial. It spreads by seed and the vining stems (stolons) which root at their nodes.

The natural auxin indole-3-acetic acid (IAA) is a key regulator of many aspects of plant growth and development. Synthetic auxin herbicides such as 2,4-Dmimic the effects of IAA by inducing strong ...

COLUMBIA, Mo. – In an article in the Nov. 23 issue of the journal The Proceedings of the National Academy of Science, researchers with Dow AgroSciences and the University of Missouri report on two ...

A survey of stem and root kill provided by commercial applications of four herbicides, 2,4-D, 2,4-D:2,4-DP, 2,4-D + dicamba and triclopyr applied on powerline right of ways through the 1989 growing ...