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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
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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
( 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
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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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