2023 Range & Pasture - Weed ID Guide

Biennial & Perennial Weeds

TROPICAL SODA APPLE Solanum viarum Life Cycle: Perennial Plant Description:

Mature plants reach 3 to 6 feet in height with broad-based prickles on leaves and stems. Leaves are 4 to 8 inches long and

3 to 6 inches wide. Flowers have five white recurved petals. Fruit is smooth and round, between ¾ to 1¼ inches in diameter. Immature fruit display green and white mottling, while mature fruit are yellow. Treatment: Apply 16 to 20 fluid ounces of DuraCor ® herbicide per acre in the late season mix.

Add 8 to 12 fluid ounces of PastureGard ® HL herbicide per acre when plants are over 3 feet in height or in late season. Application can be made any time of year when foliage is present. Avoid applying near or during a killing frost.

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