Please join us on March 29th at 2:30PM ET for our next
FICMNEW open meeting, which will feature a presentation by Dr. Derek Sebastian
on a breakthrough treatment for cheatgrass/downy brome control.
Here (and downloadable at the link below) is the draft
agenda for the March FICMNEW meeting as of today:
Teleconference: call toll free 855-547-8255, code 69990008#
or 703-648-4848 code 69990008#, if there's a busy
signal.
Please use *6 to mute/unmute your phone
FICMNEW Open Meeting WebEx link:
Facilitated by Annie Simpson
DRAFT Agenda:
(As of 2017-03-16)
1) Review/approval of last meeting notes link
distributed by listserv and posted here:
2) Presentation: Indaziflam: A New Cellulose
Biosynthesis Inhibiting Herbicide Provides Long-Term Control of Invasive Winter
Annual Grasses, or, Implementing a Landscape Approach to Reclaiming Lands
Infested with Downy Brome (Cheatgrass), by Dr. Derek Sabastian
Abstract: Invasive winter annual grasses such as
Bromus tectorum L. are a threat to native ecosystems throughout the US. While
glyphosate, imazapic, and rimsulfuron are herbicides commonly recommended to
control invasive annual grasses, their performance is inconsistent, and they
can injure desirable perennial grasses. Indaziflam is a recently registered
cellulose-biosynthesis inhibiting herbicide, providing broad spectrum control
of annual grass and broadleaf weeds. Indaziflam (Esplanade® Bayer CropScience)
is a cellulose biosynthesis inhibiting (CBI) herbicide that is a unique mode of
action for resistance management and has broad spectrum activity at low
application rates. Across six grass weed species tested, the GR 50 values for
imazapic were on average 12 times higher than indaziflam. Indaziflam’s
increased activity on monocots could provide a new alternative management
strategy for long-term control of multiple invasive winter annual grasses that
invade more than 23 million ha of US rangeland. Indaziflam could potentially be
used to eliminate the soil seed bank of these invasive grasses, decrease fine
fuel accumulation, and ultimately increase the competitiveness of perennial
co-occuring native species.
Brief Bio: Dr. Derek Sebastian received his Ph.D. in
Bioagricultural Sciences and Pest Management from Colorado State University and
recently joined the Bayer Vegetation Management Stewardship Team. One of his
main objectives is to assess efficacy of Esplanade 200 SC as a tool for the
restoration of open spaces/natural areas and reduction of wildfire risk through
selective control of invasive winter annual grasses. He conducts and
coordinates research and demonstration trials, and works with government
agencies on targeted vegetation management strategies.
3) Event Report: National Invasive Species Awareness
Week in DC (Simpson, Hogan, other NISAW attendees)
4) Partial change in FICMNEW leadership: Meet new
FICMNEW cochair, Rosalind James (Simpson)
5) Participants' Roundtable (All)
6) Next meeting: April 26th, 2:30 PM ET.
Important URLs:
Acronyms (public page): https://my.usgs.gov/confluence/display/FICMNEW/Acronyms
FICMNEW Web site: http://www.fs.fed.us/ficmnew/
FICMNEW shareable presentations: https://my.usgs.gov/confluence/display/FICMNEW/Presentations
Public collaboration space home page (accessible without
login): https://my.usgs.gov/confluence/display/FICMNEW
FICMNEW blog: https://my.usgs.gov/confluence/display/FICMNEW/Blog
Please visit
to download the docx version of the draft agenda described
here.
Let me know if you have any suggested agenda additions or
changes.
Thank you,
Annie
Simpson, FICMNEW cochair
BISON
project (http://bison.usgs.gov)
EcoScience
Synthesis Branch
Core
Science Analytics, Synthesis, & Libraries Program
U.S.
Geological Survey, MS 30212201 Sunrise Valley Drive
Reston, Virginia 20192
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asimpson@usgs.gov