PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Jack Eric Vandenbroucke
AU  - Catherine Gaucher
AU  - Norbert Major
TI  - Biological Vegetation Management: an Alternative to Chemical Pesticides
AID  - 10.48044/jauf.2005.032
DP  - 2005 Sep 01
TA  - Arboriculture & Urban Forestry (AUF)
PG  - 251--256
VI  - 31
IP  - 5
4099  - http://auf.isa-arbor.com/content/31/5/251.short
4100  - http://auf.isa-arbor.com/content/31/5/251.full
AB  - We present data collected at 3 and 6 years on a rightsof-way project with Myco-Tech™ paste. This paste is based on a naturally occurring fungus (Chondrostereum purpureum (Pers. ex Fr.) Pouzar) in temperate climates that initiates wood decay. The project was done in Ste-Agathe, Québec, Canada, in 1998. After 6 years in the treated area, sprouting was sparse (density = 22,500 stems/ha [9,000 stems/ac]), and mean height was approximately 2.6 m (8.6 ft). In the control area, sprouting was uniform (density > 132,500 stems/ha [53,000 stems/ac]) and mean height was approximately 6 m (20 ft). According to Hydro-Québec’s clearance standard at that site, the control area should have been cut last year. In the treated area, clearing is not needed for at least 3 to 4 years.