Suppression of alligator weed in pastures
Primefact Number: 726 Edition: First edition Released/reviewed: 01 Feb 2008
Alligator weed (Alternanthera philoxeroides) is a highly invasive weed that grows both on land and in water.
Due to its ability to tolerate herbicides and spread easily by fragments, it is a serious weed of waterways, wetlands and floodplains in Australia.
Irrigated and floodplain-based farming is threatened by alligator weed and the worst infestations currently affect grazing lands in the Hunter region of NSW.
This Primefact covers the following topics:
- The pasture management technique
- Applying the technique
- Grazing as part of this technique
- Legislation
- Further reading
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