Razing Cane, Controlling Invasive Arundo Cane
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- čas přidán 15. 12. 2016
- Razing Cane
Texas Rivers and stream are under attack. The invasive Giant Reed threatens pretty much every river system in the state, but biologists are fighting back. We focus on the pristine Pedernales River and see what it takes to knock back this towering cane invader.
You can't temporarily fence a place off and release about 300 hungry goats on that stuff would that be better than than spraying Roundup everywhere?
No, it wouldn’t. The largest part of arundo is underground. An expansive root system called rhizomes which act as a sink for carbohydrates will just keep pushing up new stalks, and growing horizontally underground. This will not effectively kill the plant. Arundo sucks up all the water and effectively displaces native plant and wildlife diversity. Also I don’t think goats could eat it, it’s very woody and fibrous. There’s also the concern of goats pooping in the water, adding coliform bacteria.
this is a different roundup than your commercial product. also goats are terrible for the environment
Typical modern science. Spraying with RoundUp and calling themselves biologists tells us how far away we’ve gotten from working with nature rather than today’s attitude of fighting against Mother Earth.
I love arrundo and want it!
I'm more worried about all that herbicide runoff being sprayed into the river, simply to kill an erosion controlling reed cane, really now. Did you ever think about the oxygen being produced by this green plant, yes, and the bird nestings and worm colonies that it promotes (improving the soil composition)? I have River Cane on my property in N.Carolina and love it for all the benefits it provides, why even the deer feed on it as well in the winter time.
It may be as great as you think and think. But can also be, and is, a high invasive plant, listed as one of the 100 worst invasive plants of the world. Arundo donax takes massively the place of native american plants (in your case) shrubs and trees, not allowing them to grow. Don’t you think it would be nicer to have a great variety of different species in the river shore, with food for all the different species and also shelter for all of them. There’s more than your birds and their shelter in this giant grass.
That's the importance of using herbicides designed for use in riparian areas and reintroducing native plant species
Why do people comment before the video ends? You guys look so foolish
@@quimcalonge832 oh yes man ,with gylosphate your going to have a more rich biodiversity 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Nah. Sorry I can’t agree. Arundo donax is harming the environment more than helping.
As a sequester for carbon, nah. Get rid of it and give the native species a chance to thrive once again.
What's the update on this treatment? how effective was it. Thanks.
The growth shown at 2:25 is atypical and indicates previous glyphosate application. Gotta watch out for resistance with multiple treatments.
This stuff is spreading like a wildfire along the Rio Grande. Ranchers burn it to a pulp and it comes back even stronger. Cutting and burning doesn't work when it spreads via rhizomes. Not a fan but unfortunately it needs a systemic treatment for true control. It's give and take.
What the chemical remove the tree arundo donax please solve my solution show the chemical name
It is not native of the Mediterranean!!! It is native of tropical zones of Asia. It was introduced first to the Middle East and then from there to the Mediterranean Basin. It is widespread and very invasive here also. I live in Barcelona, Catalonia. It can be found here also in small rivers and bigger ones, and is very characteristic of the landscapes here, althought it is not autoctonous. It is invasive and very harmful for these humid and aquatic aeras, very valuable in the long and dry summers of the mediterranean climate.
you're right , i live in north Algeria and this Poacea is a tropical plant as well as bamboo ,in my country it thrives even in dry soils far from rivers and lakes , for me it's a very valuable plant and deserves more respects
That's monstrous! What will grow there afterwards? Besides you could have sold the cane to oboists and bassoonists and make a good amount of money...
A great diversity of native plants grow there afterwards. I have a lot of experience removing arundo. Removing the rhizomes with excavators work to a degree but also spread the roots creating new clumps. Also you have to be able to access it with a big piece of equipment, effectively destroying natural habitat surrounding the arundo.
Roundup? Really? This is what you do. Stop be lazy. Cut it all down. Strip the cane shafts, sell the cane shafts, armadillos love to eat the roots.
i like Arundo cane. its great arrow making material haha
See Cherokee River Cane, cane is used for weaving seats and baskets, it's sweet tasting like sugar cane, canes are great natural wall fences, wind breaks, producing greenery and oxygen year round.
cut them and use them to make things and make money don't dispose of them wrongly
I've found that Glyphosate when used on young plant tissues, assimilates with greater effect.
What about animals that eat the grass that's been sprayed?
What animals eat Arundo Donax?
@@clegsmate6094 all of them , in my country we feed the herds with it during the summer (dry saison) and the
cows give a lot of milk
how to end it this is a big problem in my country india
Do you have the same problem with bamboo ?
Very littke impact wtf ever
It won’t have an affect there that’s not words when I have an affect on the face because it is a creek that runs water it’s where the creek and that’s where the effect is going to be it’s not gonna be with a running water is that stupid the herbicide doesn’t stay in one spot it washes down and meet you down at attaches along the way or at the Indian pool wherever that that was at with the ocean or would it not be where radiant up who knows I don’t care where you come he’s late in somebody’s stomach that’s where it ends up you worry about this plant washing down the street what about the chemical you need to test the water at the end of the street or the end of the creek not right there where you’re spraying it because it’s gonna wash away
Instead of putting toxic chemicals in the ecosystem, you should sell the edible parts of the plant as natural, organic, whole food, wild food, vegan, non-GMO, gluten-free, sugar free, field-to-table, local, eco friendly and all the other labels to justify the high price of the product.
WELL YEAH....if you let certain plants grow and grow untrimmed and unabated for 10 years straight you're going to have a problem....otherwise I think Arundo looks awesome.....it's like wild bamboo....has nice tropical hawaiian look.....
So is not too bad to have it in a corner on my big yard? Is lovely :(
@@huntingfashiondolls3307 When you plant a stalk it will have narrow trunk and grow about 10 feet...the next years new stalks will be thicker and grow about 15-18 feet!
@@barrya.6212 Like...im creating a monster basically? XD
I honestly love these plants😂