GUIDELINES / 5.0 Protection & Saffety

• 5.0 Introduction
• 5.1 Managing Insect Pests with Buffers
• 5.2 Plants that Attract Beneficial Insects
• 5.3 Buffers & Spray Drift
• 5.4 Weed Control with Buffers
• 5.5 Buffers & Road Intersections
• 5.6 Managing Shade
• 5.7 Managing Drifting Snow
• 5.8 Windbreaks for Livestock
• 5.9 Flood Attenuation and Buffers
• 5.10 Waterbreaks
• 5.11 Wildfire Defensible Buffer Zones

5.4 Weed Control with Buffers

Buffers are usually not a source of weeds and can be used for weed control. Buffers can trap water- and wind-dispersed weed seeds, reducing the area required for weed management. The concentration of weed seeds aids in seed predation by animals. Dense groundcover in a buffer can reduce weed germination.

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