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ATTRA Question of the Week

What are some resources on using corn gluten meal for weed management?

M.Y.
Indiana

Answer: Thank you for your contacting ATTRA, the National Sustainable Agriculture Information Service, for information about corn gluten meal for weed management.

The herbicidal qualities of corn gluten meal were discovered accidentally by Dr. Nick Christians, an Iowa State University professor whose specialty is turf. Dr. Christians maintains a website with information about the use of corn gluten meal, sources of the product, and more. Please refer to the following resources for more information.

Resources:

Christians, Nick. Corn Gluten Meal Research Page. Iowa State University of Science and Technology.

Christians, Nick. How to use corn gluten meal. Iowa State University of Science and Technology.

Powell, Kathy. No date. Corn Gluten Meal: A Natural Herbicide. University of Wisconsin Urban Horticulture.

Posted: December 7, 2009

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