Agreement Number
NR187217XXXXG005
Awardee Name
LSU Agricultural Center
Grant Type
State
Project Title
Reduced-labor and cost Eastern baccharis (Baccharis halimifolia) control measures to improve establishment of bottomland hardwood forests
Awardee State/Territory
Louisiana
Involved States/territories
Louisiana
Award Year
2018
Start Date
End Date
Award Amount
$74,410.00
Production/Use
Grassland (Includes Pasture/Rangeland)
Agroforestry
Resource Concern (Broad)
Soil
Habitat
Resource Concern (Specific)
Water Quality
Soil Health
Nutrients
Degraded plant condition
Conservation Practice(s)
Forage Harvest Management
Prescribed Grazing
Pasture and Hay Planting
Project Background
Baccharis control by broadcast application of triclopyr could improve the survival and growth of juvenile bottomland hardwood forests and enhance forb and grass richness for wildlife benefit. The objectives of this project are to:
1. Demonstrate the efficacy of winter broadcast application of triclopyr on baccharis control, hardwood survival and growth promotion, and forb and grass diversity relative to carrying out no baccharis control and carrying out baccharis control with a more conventional method of cutting baccharis and spraying triclopyr on each stump
2. Demonstrate the efficacy of winter broadcast application of triclopyr at 6 qt/acre relative to lower rates with and without surfactants.
3. Determine the financial performance of the baccharis control measures.
4. Integrate information from the project into ongoing LSU AgCenter extension programming of landowner/natural resource professional workshops, extension bulletins, and media releases (newspaper, website, TV, radio) as well as fact sheets and manual updates produced in collaboration with NRCS personnel
5. Host a field tour of the demonstration project for natural resource management professionals and landowners
1. Demonstrate the efficacy of winter broadcast application of triclopyr on baccharis control, hardwood survival and growth promotion, and forb and grass diversity relative to carrying out no baccharis control and carrying out baccharis control with a more conventional method of cutting baccharis and spraying triclopyr on each stump
2. Demonstrate the efficacy of winter broadcast application of triclopyr at 6 qt/acre relative to lower rates with and without surfactants.
3. Determine the financial performance of the baccharis control measures.
4. Integrate information from the project into ongoing LSU AgCenter extension programming of landowner/natural resource professional workshops, extension bulletins, and media releases (newspaper, website, TV, radio) as well as fact sheets and manual updates produced in collaboration with NRCS personnel
5. Host a field tour of the demonstration project for natural resource management professionals and landowners
Project targeted to Historically Underserved producers?
No