Updated Florida Non-Native Plant Management Guidelines

The University of Florida IFAS Extension has published a revised edition of “Integrated Management of Nonnative Plants in Natural Areas of Florida” by K. A. Langeland, J. A. Ferrell, B. Sellers, G. E. MacDonald, and R. K. Stocker (SP 242).  This book covers management of non-native plants growing in Florida, but not identification.  The authors recommend Langeland, K. A. and Craddock Burks, 2008. “Identification and Biology of Non-Native Plants in Florida’s Natural Areas” (SP 257) for identification.

Both books are availaable to purchase from http://ifasbooks.ifas.ufl.edu/c-103-invasive-and-non-native-plants.aspx.  The management publication can be downloaded from  http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/wg209 and the identification guide can be downloaded from http://www.fleppc.org/ID_book.htm

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Herbicide resistance in weeds

The current issue of Weed Science (vol. 59 issue 3) includes several articles on the growing resistance of agricultural weeds to herbicides. Several plant species show resistance to glyphosate, commonly used in invasive plant control. Some agricultural weeds can become invasive in natural areas and if they develop glyphosate resistance alternative control techniques will have to be used.

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Welcome to the Invasive Plant Guide blog!

We will be using this blog to replace our Updates page to provide you with timely new news on invasive plants in North America.  Look for new research, control techniques, and recent invasion news here!

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