- Author
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Bentley, J. R.
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Conrad, C. E.
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Schimke, H. E.
- Title
- Burning Trials in Shrubby Vegetation Desiccated With Herbicides.
- Coporate
- Pacific Southwest Forest and Range Experimental Station, Berkeley, CA
- Report
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Research Note PSW-241
1971
9 p.
- Keywords
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herbicides
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forestry
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brush fires
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ignition
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spacing
- Identifiers
- brush removal; herbicide applications; fuel desiccation; paraquat; Shasta Trinity N.F.; chaparral control
- Abstract
- Woody vegetation was desiccated by crushing or by spraying herbicides for burning trials in northern California. All ignition methods produced intense fires under a low burning index in this shrubby vegetation that had rather continuous natural fuel-litter and dead twigs. Crushed brush was fully consumed. In sprayedupright brush, green stems were not burned, even though the dead leaves and twigs had burned fiercely. Maximum fire build-up occurred about 14 minutes after firing by either a combination of center and line ignition, or by area ignition, in vegetation partially desiccated by spraying.