GROWTH RETARDANTS

CHEMICAL PRODUCTS HAVE BEEN DEVELOPED THAT MAY PROVIDE THE MEANS OF EFFECTING A SIGNIFICANT REDUCTION IN GROUNDS MAINTENANCE COSTS. ONE OF THESE PLANT GROWTH INHIBITORS OR RETARDANTS, MALEIC HYDRAZIDE, WAS SUCCESSFULLY USED TO RETARD GRASSY GROWTH IN 2,200 ACRES OF ROADSIDE AREAS IN CONNECTICUT. MALEIC HYDRAZIDE IS A WATER SOLUBLE SALT. AS THE APPLICATION OF RETARDANTS TO FINISHED LAWNS CAUSES UNEVEN AND DISCOLORED GROWTH, THE MANUFACTURERS AGREE THAT IT SHOULD NOT BE APPLIED TO IMPROVE GROUNDS. SINCE THE COST OF THE RETARDAND, APPLIED, IS GENERALLY GREATER THAN THE UNIT COST OF ONE MOWING, USE OF RETARDANTS MAY NOT BE ECONOMICALLY JUSTIFIED FOR UNIMPROVED GROUNDS. CONTINUING EXPERIMENTS AND TESTING PROGRAMS RELATED TO ECONOMICAL GROWTH RETARDATION ARE BEING CONDUCTED.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Vol 7, No 3, PP 26
• Authors:
  • Lanterman, W G
• Publication Date: 1966-5

Media Info

• Serial:
  • Navy Civil Engineer
  • Publisher: Naval Facilities Engineering Command

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Benefit cost analysis; Experiments; Grasses; Maintenance management; Retarders (Chemistry); Roadside; Salts; Urban growth
• Uncontrolled Terms: Maintenance costs
• Subject Areas: Highways; Maintenance and Preservation;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00218165
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jul 12 1994 12:00AM