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Data collected from English-language articles published between 1999-2018 on the ten most studied invasive plants in the United States.

Garlic Mustard (Alliaria Petiolata) Management Effectiveness And Plant Community Response, Erin Coates-Connor

Masters Theses

The control and eradication of the invasive biennial herb garlic mustard (Alliaria petiolata) and the restoration of invaded forest habitats present important linked challenges to land managers in North America. Removing garlic mustard by hand and by glyphosate herbicide application have both been used as eradication strategies with mixed results. Each method has advantages and disadvantages, but they are rarely compared for effectiveness and community impact across multiple years of management. Some previous studies have shown improvements in species diversity and plant community composition following management, while others have found no differences. To better understand both garlic mustard …

Integrating Cover Crop Mixtures And No-Till For Sustainable Sweet Corn Production In The Northeast, Julie S. Fine

Masters Theses

Fall-planted forage radish (Raphanus sativus L. longipinnatus) cover crops have shown successful weed suppression and recycling of fall-captured nutrients. This research evaluated the nutrient cycling and weed suppressive benefits of forage radish cover crop mixtures to develop an integrated system for no-till sweet corn (Zea mays L. var rugosa) production that improves crop yield and soil health. Treatments included forage radish (FR), oats (Avena sativa L.) and forage radish (OFR), a mixture of peas (Pisum sativum subsp arvense L.), oats and forage radish (POFR), and no cover crop control (NCC). Subplots were assigned to …

Chemically Mediated Interactions Between Hosts, Parasitic Plants And Insect Herbivores, Muvari C. Tjiurutue

Doctoral Dissertations

Species interactions, by changing phenotypic traits, can alter the outcome of subsequent interactions. Plant-mediated responses to herbivores have been extensively studied, but little is known about plant-mediated responses involving parasitic plants within a broader community context that also includes herbivores. Because parasitic plants are important components of many ecosystems and can shape community structure, it is important to understand how host-mediated interactions influence parasite preference and success. The goal of this thesis is to examine interactions between hosts, parasitic plants and herbivores mediated by chemical traits. We first examined the effects of dodder (Cuscuta sp.) parasitism on induced defenses …

Understory Plant Community Structure In Forests Invaded By Garlic Mustard (Alliaria Petiolata), Jason Aylward

Masters Theses

ABSTRACT

UNDERSTORY PLANT COMMUNITY STRUCTURE IN FORESTS INVADED BY GARLIC MUSTARD (ALLIARIA PETIOLATA)

MAY 2016

JASON ALLEN AYLWARD, B.S., PAUL SMITH’S COLLEGE

M.S. UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS AMHERST

Directed by: Professor Kristina Stinson

Plant invasions represent a significant threat to the structure and function of natural ecosystems. Garlic mustard (Alliaria petiolata) has been identified as a threat to native communities mostly through small-scale studies and focused experiments. In this in situ observational study I examined the effects of garlic mustard invasion on species composition across multiple sites by comparing plant diversity and composition in invaded and adjacent …

Evaluation Of Corn Gluten Meal For Preemergence Weed Management In Cranberry Sare One 13-193, Hilary A. Sandler, Katherine Ghantous

Cranberry Station Research Reports and Surveys

No abstract provided.

Spring 1985, Chris Beasley, James Beard, Robert N. Carrow, Chuck Wilson

Turf Bulletin

1. The New England Sod Industry (page 3)
2. New Trends and Research in Turfgrass Culture (5)
3. Fifty-Fourth Annual Turf Conference and Ninth Industrial Show
4. Irrigation Programming (13)
5. Landscape Development in Large Residential Communities (17)

Spring 1984 Conference Issue, William A. Torello, Anna G. Symington, Charles F. Mancino, Elizabeth L. Clifton, Lesley A. Spokas, Joseph Troll, John M. Zak, Peter H. Dernoeden

Turf Bulletin

1. Research Update (page 3)
2. Low Management Kentucky Bluegrass Cultivar Trials (5)
3. Nitrogen Leaching Losses from N Fertilizer Applied to Turf (8)
4. Fifty-third Annual Turf Conference and Eighth Industrial Show (10)
5. Liquid Versus Dry Nitrogren Fertilizer Applications on Kentucky Bluegrass (13)
6. Growth Retardant, Embark (16)
7. Fungicides: The Good, The Bad and The Ugly (18)

Spring 1983 Conference Issue, Anna G. Symington, Mickey Spokas, Joseph Troll, Nancy L. Garrabrants, David K. Bell

Turf Bulletin

1. Chemical Retardation of Grass Growth (page 3)
2. Cultivar Trials - 1982 (5)
3. Fifty-second Annual Turf Conference and Seventh Industrial Show (10)
4. Dollar Spot Fungicide Control Trials - 1982 (13)
5. Winter Protection of Herbaceous Perennials (14)
6. Control of Annual Bluegrass in Golf Tees Using Perennial Ryegrass and Ethofumesate (15)

Fall 1983, Pat Lucas, Ann Reilly, J. D. Butler, C. M. Feldhake, R. H. Hurley, C. Reed Funk, Prasanta C. Bhowmik, Roy L. Goss

Turf Bulletin

1. Canada Geese Control (page 3)
2. Coloring the Course (5)
3. Irrigation's Role for Turf and Landscape (7)
4. Perennial Ryegrass Update (12)
5. Crabgrass - A Common Troublesome Weed in Turfgrass (15)
6. Thatch and Its Control (18)

Spring 1982 Conference Issue, Nancy N. Ragsdale, William A. Torello, William B. Davis, Jack A. Paul

Turf Bulletin

1. Turf Clippings (page 3)
2. How the RPAR Process is Working (4)
3. Cellular and Genetic Engineering Techniques Applied Towards the Improvement of Turfgrass (7)
4. Fifty-First Annual Turf Conference and Sixth Industrial Show (10)
5. Natural Versus Artificial Turf--an Economical Alternative (13)
6. Fertility Assay of Sands (17)

Fall 1982, Roland D. Hauck, Anne Moffat, Roger Funk

Turf Bulletin

1. Turf Clippings (page 3)
2. Using Nitrogen Efficiently - Theoretical Aspects (4)
3. Life After Frost (12)
4. Liability and The Lawn Care Industry (16)

Summer 1982, Patricia J. Vittum, J. M. Vargas Jr., Joseph Troll, Mickey Spokas, David F. Karnosky, Clive G. Jones

Turf Bulletin

1. Registration of Isofenphos (page 3)
2. Managing Annual Bluegrass (4)
3. Helminthosporium Leaf Spot Fungicide Control Trial--1981 (8)
4. Cultivar Trials--1981 (9)
5. Dollar Spot (Sclerotinia Homeocarpa Sp.) Fungicide Control Trial--1981 (14)
6. Living with the Gypsy Moth (15)

Spring 1981 Conference Issue, Ruth S. Zak, Daniel Hillel, Joseph Troll

Turf Bulletin

1. Fifty Years of Turf Management Education at the University of Massachusetts (page 3)
2. Commentary: A Case for Conditional Optimism (7)
3. Fiftieth Annual Turf Conference and Fifth Industrial Show (10)
4. Dollar Spot Fungicide Trials --1980 (12)
5. Tree News (14)
6. Insurance Requirements (16)
7. UMass Turfgrass Research Fund (18)
8. Exams (19)

Summer 1981, Ellery L. Knake, T. L. Larry, J. F. Wilkinson, R. H. Miller, Carol A. Lembi, Ted Horton, Horace Ames

Turf Bulletin

1. Editorial (page 3)
2. Results of Field Test to Study Human Exposure to 2,4,5,-T Application (4)
3. Investigation and Treatment of Localized Dry Spots on Sand Golf Greens (6)
4. Aquatic Weed Control- In Review (11)
5. Golf Course Superintendent - A Perspective (14)
6. Four Seasons Ground Maintenance (16)

Fall 1981, Patricia J. Vittum, Dan Paulson Jr., Bob Early, Elmer R. Fleck

Turf Bulletin

1. Turf Clippings (page 3)
2. Registration of Oftanol^R (Isofenphos) (4)
3. Effect of pH Organic Matter and Solid Texture on Herbicides (6)
4. Lawn Care: Big Potential for Fluids

Summer 1980, K. A. Hurto, Ruth Foster

Turf Bulletin

1. Principles of Turfgrass Weed Control III. Broadleaf Weeds (page 3)
2. To Stop Leaks, First Find Them (6)
3. Turgrass Research Field Day (9)
4. Gypsy Moth (10)
5. Try Ground Covers for Low-Maintenance (13)
6. Pesticide News (18)

Fall 1980, Alan Bebka, Alfred W. Boicourt, Robert N. Carrow, James O'Kelly

Turf Bulletin

1. Chronic Organo-Phosphate Poisoning (page 3)
2. Perennials (7)
3. Topdressing (10)
4. Winter Problems of Shade Trees (15)
5. Fall Color (18)

Spring 1980 Conference Issue, John O'Connor, William A. Meyer

Turf Bulletin

1. Plastic Water Pipe: How Well Does it Hold Up? (page 3)
2. Forty-Ninth Annual Turf Conference and Fourth Industrial Show Program (10)
3. Blend Bluegrasses for Best Disease Resistance (13)
4. Dollar Spot Fungicide Trials--1979 (16)
5. UMass Turfgrass Research Fund (18)

Spring 1979 Conference Issue, K. A. Hurto, Alfred W. Boicourt, W. A. Sinclair, E. S. Pira

Turf Bulletin

1. Principles of Turfgrass Weed Control Annual Grasses (page 3)
2. Bean-Shape Islands (7)
3. High Protein Food From Grass (8)
4. Forty-Eighth Annual Turf Conference and Third Industrial Show Program (10)
5. "Dutch Elm Disease: Perspectives After 60 Years" (13)
6. Toro Irrigation Design Seminar (14)
7. Ideas: New and Old (15)
8. More Pesticide Exams (16)
9. Disposal of Pesticides in Massachusetts (18)
10. Moth Controls Nutsedge Weeds (19)
11. New Pesticide Bill (20)

Fall 1979, Walter C. Shortle, Jeff Cox, Francis W. Holmes, Clifford S. Chater, Anthony Decrosta

Turf Bulletin

1. New Ideas in Tree Care (page 3)
2. 'Wonder Water' (6)
3. Herbicides: Are They Safe? (9)
4. University of Massachusetts Turfgrass Field Day (10)
5. The Shade Tree Laboratories of Massachusetts--Origin and Public Services (11)
6. Do Pesticides Cause Allergies (14)
7. Federal Noxious Weed Act Funded (18)
8. Your Opinion Please (18)

Summer 1979, Joseph Troll, K. A. Hurto

Turf Bulletin

1. Fertilizer Programs for Bluegrass and Ryegrasses (page 3)
2. Turfgrass Slide Sets Available (6)
3. Seed Extracts Repel Japanese Beetles (8)
4. Principles of Turfgrass Weed Control (10)
5. How Regulation is Impacting on Pesticide Research (12)
6. UMass Turfgrass Research Fund (20)
7. UMass Turfgrass Research Field Day (20)

Winter 1979, John Tristan, Joe Don Boyd, Fred P. Miller, K. A. Hurto, Pat Kristy, Joseph Troll

Turf Bulletin

1. Clubhouse Plants (page 3)
2. Massachusetts Pesticide News (6)
3. The Alsea Report on 2,4,5-T (8)
4. Better Pest Control (10)
5. Acid Rain: Something Else to Worry About? (11)
6. UMass Turfgrass Research Update (13)
7. 1979 Preemergence Crabgrass Control Trial

Spring 1987 Conference Issue, Brian M. Silva, J. Troll, M. Bryant, Richard Dattner

Turf Bulletin

1. Phosphorus and Its Effect on Plant Growth (page 3)
2. Dollar Spot Fungicide Control Trial--1977 (9)
3. Forty-Seventh Annual Turf Conference and Second Industrial Show Program (10)
4. Parks for the Year 2000 (15)

Fall 1978, Harry C. Eckhoff, Kent W. Kurtz, Carol Dana

Turf Bulletin

1. Guidelines for Planning and Building a Golf Course (page 3)
2. Turfgrass Field Day (6)
3. Problems in Managing Turfgrass in Shade (9)
4. Escape to the Islands--in Boston Harbor (15)

Summer 1978, R. H. Miller, J. F. Wilkinson, Joseph Troll, Kirk Hurto, Joseph Levy

Turf Bulletin

1. Nature of the Organic Coating on Sand Grains of Nonwettable Golf Greens (page 3)
2. Massachusetts Turfgrass Winter Injury (6)
3. Investigation and Treatment of Localized Dry Spots on Sand Golf Greens (8)
4. A Recreation Renaissance (15)
5. UMass Turfgrass Research Fund (20)

Winter 1978, William Emerson, O. A. Christiansen, John M. Zak

Turf Bulletin

1. The Psychological Approach to Golf Course Management (page 3)
2. Massachusetts Pesticide News (6)
3. Cross-Country Skiing: Good Winter Recreation that Pays its Own Way (8)
4. Sacrification of Large Scale Areas, e.g. Golf Course Fairways, Winter Games Areas, Etc. (15)
5. Plant Materials for Outlying Areas
6. Biological Control of Crop Diseases (18)

Summer 1977, Daniel I. Levy, John R. Hall Iii, Tom Gentle, Carl F. Gortzig

Turf Bulletin

1. Solar Energy: Wave of the Future? (page 3)
2. Turfgrass Nutrition: Current Thinking and Future Challenges (7)
3. Make Wine--Not Waste--with Whey (12)
4. Potted Florist Crops for Everyday Use (15)
5. UMass Turfgrass Research Fund (19)

Winter 1977, K. W. Brown, R. L. Dubie, Brian M. Silva, J. F. Wilkinson

Turf Bulletin

1. Influence of Management and Season on Fate of N Applied to Golf Greens (page 3)
2. Potassium: The Mystery Element (9)
3. Effect of IBDU and UF Rate, Date and Frequency of Application on Merion Kentucky Bluegrass (14)

Fall 1977, Edwin B. Seay, Brian M. Silva

Turf Bulletin

1. Municipal Golf Course Can be Profitable (page 3)
2. An Overview of Nitrogen With Emphasis on Its Effects on Turfgrasses (7)
3. The Ideal Par 3 Hole (11)
4. UMass Turfgrass Research Fund (20)