Journal: Environmental Monitoring and Assessment
Article Title: The invasion threat of the emerging alien cactus Cylindropuntia pallida (Rosa), F.M. Knuth in South Africa and the potential for control using herbicides
doi: 10.1007/s10661-024-12821-w
Figure Lengend Snippet: Variation in plant size measured in terms of canopy width in each experimental block treated with four different herbicide concentrations. Error bars represent ± standard error of the mean ( A ). B C. pallida stand being sprayed with low-concentration herbicide and observation after 3 months ( C ). D Example of the experimental blocks showing GPS location of plants treated (red) and monitoring trail after three months (white)
Article Snippet: Before the application of herbicide, we conducted demarcated area verifications in which C. pallida individual plants were mapped using the GPS coordinates captured in the field with the Garmin Oregon 750 model, and sites were demarcated with a polygon in Google Earth software (see Mokotjomela et al., ).
Techniques: Blocking Assay, Concentration Assay