What is the Future for Corn Gluten Meal Based Products for Controlling Weeds?
Date
2011
Authors
Hebert, Francois
Lyons, Eric
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Sports Turf Canada
Abstract
In 2010, we began a number of trials with the objective of evaluating the efficacy of corn gluten meal (CGM) and its liquid derivate (hydrolyzed corngluten meal) as a pre-emergent herbicide. Corn gluten meal is the protein fraction of corn extracted from the wet-milling process and is used mainly for animal feed. Unlike FiestaTM and Organo-solTM, CGM is not a new product on the market. With more cities and provinces in Canada legislating against the utilization of chemical herbicides on sports fields, gardens and home lawns, sports turf managers, citizens and turf care companies are seeking new ways to control turf weeds. This article discusses these challenges and the potential for these alternative weed control products.
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Guelph Turfgrass Institute, Sports Turf Manager, Sports Turf Canada, Sports turf, Home lawn, Corn gluten meal, Fiesta iron chelate, Organo-sol, Dandelion, White clover, Canada thistle, Smooth crabgrass, Broadleaf weeds, Hydrolized corn gluten meal, Kentucky bluegrass, Perennial ryegrass, Fine fescue, 2011, Poa pratensis, Lolium perenne, Festuca
Citation
Hébert, François; Lyons, Eric. 2011. What is the Future for Corn Gluten Meal Based Products for Controlling Weeds? Sports Turf Manager [STA]. Spring. 24(1): p. 18-19, 21.