Implementation of Field Recommendations for the NCDOT Wildflower Program

The fumigant methyl bromide has been widely and successfully used by the North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT) for weed control when establishing wildflowers along highway rights-of-way. With the loss of methyl bromide in 2005, NCDOT must continue to find alternatives to control weeds in wildflower plantings. Research is proposed for field experiments to evaluate weed control efficacy and tolerance of multiple species of wildflowers to a number of herbicides applied during establishment of wildflowers and for maintenance in established plantings. Information gained from this research will be essential for NCDOT to develop suitable alternative approaches for weed control in the absence of methyl bromide, as well as the loss of existing herbicides.

Language

• English

Project

• Status: Active
• Funding: $50000
• Sponsor Organizations:

  North Carolina Department of Transportation

  Research and Development
  1549 Mail Service Center
  Raleigh, NC  United States  27699-1549
• Managing Organizations:

  North Carolina Department of Transportation

  Research and Development
  1549 Mail Service Center
  Raleigh, NC  United States  27699-1549
• Project Managers:

  Kirby, John

• Performing Organizations:

  North Carolina State University, Raleigh

  Department of Biological and Agricultural Engineering
  Box 7625
  Raleigh, NC  United States  27695
• Principal Investigators:

  CAHOON, C

• Start Date: 20230401
• Expected Completion Date: 20240331
• Actual Completion Date: 0

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Alternatives analysis; Herbicides; Vegetation control; Wildflowers
• Geographic Terms: North Carolina
• Subject Areas: Environment; Highways;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01878760
• Record Type: Research project
• Source Agency: North Carolina Department of Transportation
• Files: RIP, STATEDOT
• Created Date: Apr 10 2023 10:08AM