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Alliaria petiolata (garlic mustard) response to herbicide and June precipitation, and subsequent effects on the forest floor community

Hochstedler, Wendy Wenger
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=miami1165600590

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2006, Master of Science, Miami University, Botany.
The impact of invasive plant species on native plants is largely assumed to be negative, but supporting evidence is sparse. We examined the long-term effects of herbicide on Alliaria petiolata and the subsequent effects on the plant community in southwestern Ohio. November herbicide application effectively killed A. petiolata, but did not reduce recruitment; spring densities of A. petiolata rosettes were not lower in sprayed plots. Only modest differences were noted in forest floor vegetation, suggesting A. petiolata rosettes competed with other plant species. We tested the hypothesis that higher June precipitation promotes rosette growth and survival with a rain shelter experiment. The three different water treatments affected soil moisture, but not A. petiolata growth or survival. Dry treatments may not have replicated drought years based on water availability measurements. June precipitation is probably not a reliable predictor of A. petiolata rosette survival in years with above average precipitation.
David Gorchov (Advisor)
110 p.
Alliaria petiolata; garlic mustard; invasive species; forest floor plant community

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  • Hochstedler, W. W. (2006). Alliaria petiolata (garlic mustard) response to herbicide and June precipitation, and subsequent effects on the forest floor community [Master's thesis, Miami University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=miami1165600590

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Hochstedler, Wendy. Alliaria petiolata (garlic mustard) response to herbicide and June precipitation, and subsequent effects on the forest floor community. 2006. Miami University, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=miami1165600590.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Hochstedler, Wendy. "Alliaria petiolata (garlic mustard) response to herbicide and June precipitation, and subsequent effects on the forest floor community." Master's thesis, Miami University, 2006. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=miami1165600590

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)

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