MSU Extension Releases New Publication on Diagnosing Herbicide Injury on Plants

From MSU News Service

BOZEMAN — Montana State University Extension has a new, free, 40-page color booklet available about diagnosing herbicide injury on plants.

“While herbicides are useful tools for managing weeds, sometimes they can also injure desired plants,” said Noelle Orloff, a diagnostician in the Schutter Diagnostic Lab. “This injury is referred to as non-target injury, or damage to plants other than the target weeds intended to be controlled by an herbicide application.”

Orloff said non-target herbicide injury is a continuing concern in Montana. For example, plant samples assessed fo...