Research Idea Details

White Paper on Best Practices for Invasive Weed Control

  • Focus Area: Invasive Species/Vegetation Management
  • Status: Archived
  • Subcommittee: Natural Resources
  • Cost: Under $99k
  • Timeframe: Under 1 year

Research Idea Scope

Invasive weeds inhibit the success of native slope re-vegetation and compromise the effectiveness of sustainable vegetative cover for erosion control.  There is a need prepare a white paper to identify practical strategies and methods for stopping/reversing the extension of invasive weeds along roadsides.

TERI Administrator Note (June 2007): Research Completed
NCHRP Synthesis 363: Control of Invasive Species (2006)
http://onlinepubs.trb.org/onlinepubs/nchrp/nchrp_syn_363.pdf

Urgency and Payoff

Set forth the most current invasive weed management strategies for roadsides.

Suggested By:
Doug Brown, California Department of Transportation
[email protected]
Submitted:
06/15/2007