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Preventing Herbicide Drift and Injury to Grapes

Daniel A. Ball, Mary Corp and Imed Dami
EM 8860 | Revised February 2018

Summary

This revision updates information on susceptibility of grapevines to several common herbicides used in agricultural production. Color photos illustrate injury symptoms. The publication provides practical measures that vineyard owners and their neighbors can take to reduce the risk of herbicide drift and injury to grapes.

About the authors

Daniel A. Ball
Professor emeritus in weed science
Columbia Basin Agricultural Research Center, OSU
Mary Corp
Director (Former)
Imed Dami
Viticulture
Ohio State University
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