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Brazilian Peppertree Control

K. T. Gioeli, S. F. Enloe, C. R. Minteer, D. M. Lieurance, and K. A. Langeland


Release Date: 1/21/2025

Agriculture

Abstract

This publication presents management recommendations for the Brazilian peppertree. It contains information about Brazilian peppertree biology, herbicide application techniques, and the status of biological control. Written by K. T. Gioeli, S. F. Enloe, C. R. Minteer, D. M. Lieurance, and K. A. Langeland, and published by the UF/IFAS Agronomy Department, revised November 2021.

About this Publication

This document is SS-AGR-17, one of a series of the Department of Agronomy, UF/IFAS Extension. Original publication date April 1997. Revised November 2018, November 2021, and November 2024. Visit the EDIS website at https://edis.ifas.ufl.edu for the currently supported version of this publication.

About the Authors

K. T. Gioeli, Extension agent IV, UF/IFAS Extension St. Lucie County; S. F. Enloe, professor, Department of Agronomy, UF/IFAS Center for Aquatic and Invasive Plants; C. R. Minteer, assistant professor, Department of Entomology and Nematology, UF/IFAS Indian River Research and Education Center; D. M. Lieurance, assistant Extension scientist, UF/IFAS Center for Aquatic and Invasive Plants; and K. A. Langeland, professor emeritus, Department of Agronomy, UF/IFAS Center for Aquatic and Invasive Plants; UF/IFAS Extension, Gainesville, FL 32611.

Authors

Kenneth T. Gioeli
Kenneth T. Gioeli

program county Extension agent IV, M.Ag., natural resources & environment, UF/IFAS Extension St. Lucie County, Ft. Pierce, FL

S. Enloe
S. Enloe
Specialist
University of Florida

professor, aquatic and invasive plant management, Department of Agronomy, and Extension specialist, UF/IFAS Center for Aquatic and Invasive Plants

C. Minteer
C. Minteer
Specialist
University of Florida

associate professor, weed biological control, Department of Entomology and Nematology, UF/IFAS Indian River Research and Education Center, Fort Pierce, FL

Deah Lieurance
Deah Lieurance
external
Penn State

former assistant Extension scientist, UF/IFAS Center for Aquatic and Invasive Plants, Gainesville, FL

assistant professor, invasive species biology and management, Penn State Department of Ecosystem Science and Management, University Park, PA

K. Langeland
K. Langeland
Specialist
University of Florida

professor emeritus, Department of Agronomy and Center for Aquatic and Invasive Plants

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