Open AccessBiological Vegetation Management: An Alternative To Chemical Pesticides
Author(s) -
J. E. Vandenbroucke,
Catherine Gaucher,
Nikola Major
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
arboriculture and urban forestry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.222
H-Index - 47
eISSN - 2155-0778
pISSN - 1935-5297
DOI - 10.48044/jauf.2005.032
Subject(s) - chemical control , temperate climate , vegetation (pathology) , sprouting , environmental science , forestry , pesticide , horticulture , agronomy , agroforestry , toxicology , biology , botany , geography , medicine , pathology
We present data collected at 3 and 6 years on a rights-of-way project with Myco-Tech paste. This paste is based on a naturally occurring fungus (Chondrostereum purpureum (Pers. ex Fr.) Pouzar) in temperate climates that initiates wood decay. The project was done in Ste-Agathe, Québec, Canada, in 1998. After 6 years in the treated area, sprouting was sparse (density = 22,500 stems/ha [9,000 stems/ac]), and mean height was approximately 2.6 m (8.6 ft). In the control area, sprouting was uniform (density > 132,500 stems/ha [53,000 stems/ac]) and mean height was approximately 6 m (20 ft). According to Hydro-Québec's clearance standard at that site, the control area should have been cut last year. In the treated area, clearing is not needed for at least 3 to 4 years.