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Improved Integrated Vegetation Management Strategies For Indiana Roadsides, Jamie Mariah Herold
Improved Integrated Vegetation Management Strategies For Indiana Roadsides, Jamie Mariah Herold
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With over 90,000 miles of road in Indiana, it is important that adjoining vegetation be maintained for safety, road structure maintenance and aesthetics. An understanding of vegetation management tools, the disturbance they cause and the effect of that disturbance on the plant community are important when designing an integrated vegetation management (IVM) program. In this study, I examine multiple components of an IVM plan for the Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT), including mowing regimes, selective broadleaf control, plant growth regulators and native species plantings.
The first portion of this study examines the use of herbicide and mowing at six sites …