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Burn, Spray, Repeat: Taming Sericea Lespedeza | BGWT #493
In this episode of Blazin' Grazin' and Other Wild Things, we hear from Kayla Moss, Extension Assistant at Oklahoma State University, about her groundbreaking research in Oklahoma.
Moss shares how she tackled the invasive sericea lespedeza using a combination of fire, herbicide, and grazing. She discusses how growing-season burns, when followed by a well-timed herbicide application, delivered the most effective long-term control - reducing sericea cover from 35% to under 1%.
The episode also explores the unexpected return of native legumes after treatment, the resilience of sericea seedbanks…
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