To measure the field efficacy of late season folier treatment and late season basal stump treatment on mesquite regrowth in improved pastures. A six acre improved pasture containing mesquite regrowth was divided into two three-acre plots and randomly assigned one of two treatments. Treatments were applied on October 8, 1999. The treatment were mixed in a backpack sprayer and applied to the mesquite sprouts until the leaves of the plant were saturated and run off drip was just beginning to occur. The treatment were mixed in a backpack sprayer and applied to the stump of the mesquite after the sprout had been cut off at ground level.
Control is defined as a dead plant with no signs of life.
The control results observed in this study are consistent with previous mesquite control studies conducted in Ellis County. When reviewing some recent literature published by the Range and Pasture Press it appears that our controls are similar to those found in early Brush Buster demonstrations. The important thing to remember when comparing numbers is that we are unaware of the exact methods that were used in these trials. However, we feel confident that it validates the brush buster system and the work we have conducted in the county. Labor is often the main determinate into how much a mesquite control project is going to cost.