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Methyl Bromide to Control Weeds in Conifer Seedbeds

For the past two years the Chittenden Nursery has been conducting some experiments on the control of white grubs and nematodes in the conifer seedbeds. One of the chemicals used in these experiments was the gas, methyl bromide. This partially sterilized the soil, killing most of the seeds in it as well as the other life present. A reduction of weeding, therefore, resulted along with the control of the grubs and nematodes.


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Author(s): Edward D. Clifford

Publication: Tree Planters' Notes - Issue 7 (1951)