Cynodon dactylon (grass)

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Interim profile, incomplete information          Management Information Physical: Small patches can be dug out. Removal of all rhizomes and stolons is necessary. Solarisation by use of plastic sheets is possible in some climates. Chemical: Young plants are effectively controlled by applying paraquat, or glyphosate. Applications should occur during spring or autumn when rhizomes are growing (Weber 2003, in PIER 2008).               Location Specific Management Information Bermuda This grass is potentially invasive and showing signs of becoming invasive. Tristan da Cunha Is. (sub-Antarctic) Inaccessible Island Management Plan recommends that this species should be eradicated where possible.          Management Resources/Links 1. Hawaiian Ecosystems at Risk project (HEAR). 2008. Plants of Hawaii: Poaceae > Paspalum scrobiculatum Ricegrass         Summary: Images. Available from:http://www.hear.org/starr/plants/images/species/?q=paspalum+scrobiculatum [Accessed 10 December 2008] 2. IUCN/SSC Invasive Species Specialist Group (ISSG)., 2010. A Compilation of Information Sources for Conservation Managers.         Summary: This compilation of information sources can be sorted on keywords for example: Baits & Lures, Non Target Species, Eradication, Monitoring, Risk Assessment, Weeds, Herbicides etc. This compilation is at present in Excel format, this will be web-enabled as a searchable database shortly. This version of the database has been developed by the IUCN SSC ISSG as part of an Overseas Territories Environmental Programme funded project XOT603 in partnership with the Cayman Islands Government - Department of Environment. The compilation is a work under progress, the ISSG will manage, maintain and enhance the database with current and newly published information, reports, journal articles etc.          Results Page: 1