Silk cotton: learn how to eliminate the invasive plant from your pasture!

Livestock farmers, silk cotton is a weed that has been spreading across farms, becoming a problem for pastures. José Fernando, a producer from Serra do Ramalho, Bahia, is seeking help to eliminate the invasive plant that is taking over his pastures. In this response on the Giro do Boi program, zootechnician and master's degree holder in pasture and forage crops Edmar Peluso, from the consulting firm Gerente de Pasto, explained that this invasive plant is difficult to combat and that foliar control and mowing are not efficient. Edmar Peluso is direct: the silk cotton is an invasive plant "hard to kill." Foliar control, with the application of herbicides on the leaves, has very low efficiency, and control by mowing, followed by the application of glyphosate on the stump, also does not work well due to the thin stem of the plant. The most effective method, according to the specialist, is stem control. In the face of a high infestation, the question is: is it worth investing in this ...