TARGET DESTRUCTION : SELECTIVE WEED KILLER CONSERVES HERBICIDE AND THE ENVIRONMENT; OTHER ROADSIDE PRODUCTS

This article presents a survey of new roadside products, including spot sprayers, which use red and near-infrared beams to detect weeds and activate the spray nozzle. One highway department user reports cutting herbicide use by 85%. The detection system works best at speeds between 3 and 9 mph, which is still considerably faster than hand spraying. Other products described include a skid-steer rotary mower attachment, a cab-operated boom to place road patches in irregularly shaped spots, outfront mowers and a boom mower that can operate at traffic speeds.

• Availability:
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• Corporate Authors:

  Scranton Gillette Communications

  380 E Northwest Highway, Suite 200
  Des Planes, IL  United States  60016-2282
• Publication Date: 2004-3

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: Figures; Photos;
• Pagination: p. 63-65
• Serial:
  • Roads & Bridges
  • Volume: 42
  • Issue Number: 3
  • Publisher: Scranton Gillette Communications
  • ISSN: 8750-9229
  • Serial URL: http://www.roadsbridges.com/rb/

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Herbicides; Sprayers; Weed control
• Subject Areas: Highways; Maintenance and Preservation;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00973104
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: UC Berkeley Transportation Library
• Files: BTRIS, TRIS
• Created Date: May 3 2004 12:00AM