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In Situ Growth and Rapid Response Management of Flood-Dispersed Japanese Knotweed (Fallopia japonica)

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  20 January 2017

Brian P. Colleran  and
Katherine E. Goodall
Brian P. Colleran*
Affiliation:
Vermont Agency of Natural Resources, Dept of Fish & Wildlife, 111 West Street, Essex Junction, VT 05452
Katherine E. Goodall
Affiliation:
University of Vermont, Department of Plant and Soil Science, 63 Carrigan Drive, Burlington, Vermont 05405
*
Corresponding author's E-mail: Brian.P.Colleran@gmail.com
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Abstract

The objective of this article is to identify growth patterns of Japanese knotweed propagules distributed by high-water events. Along four river systems, we collected and measured Japanese knotweed propagules that had been distributed by flooding approximately 1 yr earlier. Results indicate that the size of the emergent shoot may be determined by the extent of underground growth late in the growing season, although initially it is linked to the size of the propagule. Our results show that 70% of new plants originated from rhizome fragments, and 30% from stems. This proportion is similar to regeneration rates shown in laboratory studies. We suggest that the best way to prevent the spread of Japanese knotweed along rivers is to focus control efforts on those stands most susceptible to erosion and propagule dispersal. We also suggest that an early detection and rapid response management approach can be effectively utilized to eradicate these propagules, and effectively suppress the spread of Japanese knotweed. Our data-collection method also provides evidence that control of newly distributed propagules can be effectively accomplished without the use of herbicides or heavy mechanical tools.

Keywords

Knotweed sensu latoJapanese knotweed; Fallopia japonica (Houtt.) Ronse Decr.Polygonum cuspidatum Siebold & Zucc.Reynoutria japonica Houtt.Tropical Storm Irenefloodingriparian invasivesearly detectionrapid responseerosionclimate changeknotweed propagulesknotweed growthknotweed spreadvolunteer knotweed control
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Research Article
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Invasive Plant Science and Management , Volume 7 , Issue 1 , March 2014 , pp. 84 - 92
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Copyright © Weed Science Society of America 

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