Constructing Weighted Trailing Hoses for Submersed Aquatic Herbicide Applications

Why treat the upper half of the water column when the weeds are only present in the lower half? This 4-page fact sheet describes the benefits of using the “bottom acre-foot method” of applying herbicides with weighted trailing hoses and details the construction of the weighted trailing hose system u...

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Main Authors: William T. Haller, Lyn A. Gettys, Margaret S. Glenn
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: The University of Florida George A. Smathers Libraries 2011-09-01
Series:EDIS
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Online Access:https://journals.flvc.org/edis/article/view/119368
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Summary:Why treat the upper half of the water column when the weeds are only present in the lower half? This 4-page fact sheet describes the benefits of using the “bottom acre-foot method” of applying herbicides with weighted trailing hoses and details the construction of the weighted trailing hose system used by the University of Florida Center for Aquatic and Invasive Plants. Written by William T. Haller, Lyn A. Gettys, and Margaret S. Glenn, and published by the UF Department of Agronomy, August 2011. SS-AGR-352/AG360: Constructing Weighted Trailing Hoses for Submersed Aquatic Herbicide Applications (ufl.edu)  
ISSN:2576-0009