• Corpus ID: 133322944

Glyphosate Application With a Janitor's Dustmop

@inproceedings{Hicks1982GlyphosateAW,
  title={Glyphosate Application With a Janitor's Dustmop},
  author={Tracey Hicks and David T. Cooper},
  year={1982}
}

• T. Hicks, D. T. Cooper
• Published 1982
• Engineering

To con lro l a serious infes ta· tion of johnsongrass (Sorghum halepense (Ll Pers.) and purple nutsedge (Cyperu5 rotundus l.) between rows in a cottonwood (Populus deltoides Bartr. ) nursery, a diluted glyphosate solution (Roundup) was applied wilh a janitor's dustmop. The mop was mounted on the front of a large-wheeled, self-propelled mower with the blade di sengaged (fig. 1). A 5-gallon ca rboy of Roundup so lution was attached to the mower frame. A flexibl e Tygon tube was installed from a 'sp igot on the ca rboy to a "T" installed in the middle of a 3/8by 3D-inch, rigid plastic pipe having s-ix equally spaced l/64-inch holes. Removable caps were installed on the ends of the pipe,