Which Herbicide Is the Most Effective at Fighting/Killing Kudzu?
School Name
Heathwood Hall Episcopal School
Grade Level
11th Grade
Presentation Topic
Botany
Presentation Type
Non-Mentored
Abstract
As Kudzu is a difficult plant to remove, many people have attempted to come up with different solutions to remove the invasive species. Some people even use goats that will eat the Kudzu vines! Herbicides, on the other hand, are the most common solution, as they provide a relatively quick and easy solution to this problem. Due to this problem, there are many different herbicides to choose from in order to treat Kudzu growth. This experiment looks to find the best herbicide to use against Kudzu. A collection of forty Kudzu plants were collected and grown in the Heathwood Hall greenhouse over a span of five weeks. Different herbicides were tested on thirty of the forty plants. A control group was also grown in order to give a basis for what the normal Kudzu growth would be. Three herbicides were used in this experiment: 1) RM43 Total Vegetation Control. 2)Triclopyr 4 Brush Killer. 3) Crossbow Herbicide. Each herbicide was applied to a set of ten plants after the third week. Although the herbicides were applied only three weeks into the experiment, two more weeks of data were collected in order to see if any further growth would occur.
Recommended Citation
Byrd, Jackson, "Which Herbicide Is the Most Effective at Fighting/Killing Kudzu?" (2020). South Carolina Junior Academy of Science. 29.
https://scholarexchange.furman.edu/scjas/2020/all/29
Location
Furman Hall 106
Start Date
3-28-2020 8:45 AM
Presentation Format
Oral and Written
Group Project
No
Which Herbicide Is the Most Effective at Fighting/Killing Kudzu?
Furman Hall 106
As Kudzu is a difficult plant to remove, many people have attempted to come up with different solutions to remove the invasive species. Some people even use goats that will eat the Kudzu vines! Herbicides, on the other hand, are the most common solution, as they provide a relatively quick and easy solution to this problem. Due to this problem, there are many different herbicides to choose from in order to treat Kudzu growth. This experiment looks to find the best herbicide to use against Kudzu. A collection of forty Kudzu plants were collected and grown in the Heathwood Hall greenhouse over a span of five weeks. Different herbicides were tested on thirty of the forty plants. A control group was also grown in order to give a basis for what the normal Kudzu growth would be. Three herbicides were used in this experiment: 1) RM43 Total Vegetation Control. 2)Triclopyr 4 Brush Killer. 3) Crossbow Herbicide. Each herbicide was applied to a set of ten plants after the third week. Although the herbicides were applied only three weeks into the experiment, two more weeks of data were collected in order to see if any further growth would occur.
