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. However, to provide all of these benefits, landscapes must be installed correctly and properly maintained ( Henry, 1994 ). Weed control is an important component in landscape maintenance from both an aesthetic and biological perspective. From a biological
plants spread by rhizomes. Closer spacing of transplants is cost-prohibitive for larger plantings, and wider spacing exacerbates weed competition for 1 year or more. Weed control is essential in weedy sites for 1 year to reduce the weed seed bank
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( Beard and Green, 1994 ). Well-maintained landscapes also have been shown to increase property values ( Henry, 1994 ). Chemical weed control in landscape planting beds presents unique challenges not present in cropping systems. First, herbicides that are
production techniques that could help reduce or eliminate synthetic herbicide use ( Baumann et al., 2000 ). Integrated weed management (IWM) combines preventive and curative weed control methods, based on ecological principles, to address environmental and
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