Solanum elaeagnifolium,perennial weed in Coimbatore District is well adopted for vegetative propogation through its creeping roots and offers resistance to mechanical control.A number of herbicides like picloram mixture of picloram and 2,4-D,salts of 2, 4-D bromacil and SAN.H.9789 have also been reported to be efficient (Kailasam et al..1974)in controlling the above weed.Though scientists abroad have reported picloram to be an outstanding herbicides(Tideman,1965:Wiese.1969 and Smith and Wiese 1970).
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