Weed control in shasta daisy: Costly hand weeding of commercial flower crop reduced in successful field tests with neburon in Santa Barbara County

Bivins, J; Harvey, W

Weed control in shasta daisy: Costly hand weeding of commercial flower crop reduced in successful field tests with neburon in Santa Barbara County

Authors

Jack L. Bivins
William A. Harvey

Authors Affiliations

Jack L. Bivins is Farm Advisor, Santa Barbara County, University of California; William A. Harvey is Extension Weed Control Specialist, University of California, Davis.

Publication Information

Hilgardia 13(2):15-15. DOI:10.3733/ca.v013n02p15. February 1959.

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Abstract

One of the more promising of the newer herbicides for weed control in commercial flower crops is neburon– l-n-butyl-3 (3.4-dichlorophenyl)-1-methylurea–a chemical low in water solubility and toxicity to man or animals.

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