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Cogongrass Eradication Research in Alabama PDF
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Cogongrass Eradication Research in Alabama Stephen Enloe, Nancy Loewenstein and James Miller Cogongrass (Imperata cylindrica (L.) Beauv.) • Warm season rhizomatous grass • Native to Southeast Asia • Introduced at Grand Bay, AL in ~1910 • Tested as a forage in the 1920’s‐1940’s • Considered to be one of the greatest invasive plant threats to much of the Southeastern United States It is all coming together… • 2007 Cogongrass Conference • 2008 AL Cogongrass State Task Force – MOU – Strategic Plan • What was missing? $$$$$$$$$$$$$$ Alabama Forestry Commission • American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 – 6.3 million dollar cogongrass grant – 3 year period • Goals of grant – Create jobs – Stimulate economy – Get it done on the ground! • www.forestry.alabama.gov Cogongrass ERADICATION?!??! • What does that mean? Eradication Definition (Part 1) • The complete elimination of ALL living propagules, including sexual and asexual… – Seeds – Rhizomes – Shoots – Roots – Corms – Tubers – Crowns Cogongrass Seed • No seed dormancy mechanisms have been found • Complete loss of viability after 12 months