Chap 4 Key Terms 2

Question 1

supply container

Answer 1

Container in which custom plans of diluted concentrates. Or ready to apply herbicides are provided to applicators. Registered herbicide concentrate is typically provided in returnable. Reusable supply containers while registered and ready to use products are typically provided in one way disposable supply containers.

Question 2

corrosive

Answer 2

A substance that damages animals including humans at the point of contact

Question 3

LD50

Answer 3

Oral or dermal lethal dose of a substance that kills half the test animals within the two week test period

Question 4

tolerance level

Answer 4

Maximum incompatible plant pressures species density height location or condition allowable before unacceptable consequences develop

Question 5

cover-type conversion

Answer 5

A type of biological control in which a plant community is converted from incompatible to compatible species using selective techniques that provide a competitive advantage to short growing early successional plants, allowing them to thrive and successfully compete against unwanted tree species for sunlight, essential nutrients and water.

Question 6

LiDAR

Answer 6

Acronym for light detection and ranging Technology that uses laser pulses to evaluate field conditions and workloads on rights of way with results depicted in a computer image

Question 7

toxicity

Answer 7

Ability of a substance to damage an organ system to disrupt a biochemical process or disturb in enzyme system

Question 8

cover-type mapping

Answer 8

Technique that uses aerial photographs followed by ground checks to determine the nature of plant communities on a site

Question 9

mechanical control methods

Answer 9

Vegetation removal using heavy equipment fitted with power sauce or other cutting devices such as saws mounted on booms or suspended from a helicopter

Question 10

tree growth regulator (TGR)

Answer 10

Chemical that slows terminal growth by reducing cell elongation

Question 11

cultural control method

Answer 11

Control method that modifies habitat to discourage incompatible vegetation and establish and manage compatible plant community

Question 12

minimum vegetation clearance distance (MVDR)

Answer 12

Calculated calculated minimum distance between conductors and vegetation to prevent spark over for various altitudes and operating voltages that is used in the design of transmission facilities

Question 13

tree risk assessment

Answer 13

A systematic process used to identify analyze in a valuate Tree risk

Question 14

dose

Answer 14

The quantity of a substance absorbed into the body

Question 15

mode of action

Answer 15

Botanical.
Biochemical pathways disrupted by herbicides. Common types include ALS or AH. A. S inhibitors, synthetic oxygen’s EPS p inhibitors. Photo system photo system 2 inhibitors, protein inhibitors and oxygen transport inhibitors.

Question 16

wire zone

Answer 16

C wire border zone

Question 17

hack and squirt

Answer 17

Also called thrill treatment method of Urban side application into cuts in the trunk

Question 18

non-selective herbicides

Answer 18

Herbicides that affect a broad range of plant species

Question 19

wire-border zone

Answer 19

Transmission right of way vegetation management philosophy Applied Applied through cover type Conversion, The Wire zone is the section of a utility transmission right-of-way under the wires. And extending out both sides to a specified distance. The border zone is the remainder of the right away. Where small trees and tall shrubs under 25 feet in height at maturity are established.

Question 20

half-life

Answer 20

Amount of time it takes half of the quality of a substance to dissipate indicating urbicide persistence in this text

Question 21

workload assessment

Answer 21

Survey of the volume of work Maybe done by comprehensive inventories or sampling

Question 22

peripheral zone

Answer 22

In.
Vegetation management the area outside the right of Way where tall growing species may be allowed Although they need to be monitored for risk