Two “new” herbicide options could soon be available for blackberry growers during the 2025 growing season.
Two “new” herbicide options could soon be available for blackberry growers during the 2025 growing season.
Recent research by weed scientist Matt Bertucci, assistant professor of horticulture for the Arkansas Agricultural Experiment Station, shows that the herbicides 2,4-D choline and glufosinate are safe and effective in blackberry production. That research is now in the hands of the U.S. Department of Agriculture and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency awaiting final approval before recommendations can be released to growers.
While these herbicides are not new to agriculture, their use in blackberry cultivation is a novel approach.
“We’re excited about these results because they offer growers new tools for better weed control,” said Bertucci, who discussed this research in an episode of the Food, Farms and Forests podcast. Food, Farms and Forests is produced by the experiment station, the research arm of the University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture.
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Photo Credit: Fred Miller UA System Division of Agriculture
