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Plot data for flupropanate treatment of African lovegrass

Created 14/09/2025

Updated 23/10/2025

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Context. Managing widespread invasive plants to support biodiversity conservation is a significant challenge that requires weed control methods that have lesser impacts on co-occurring native species than ongoing weed invasion. African lovegrass (Eragrostis curvula) is a perennial grass invasive in many regions globally. There is a lack of effective control options, particularly in diverse native vegetation where application of broad-spectrum herbicide has risks of unacceptable off-target impacts. Aims. We tested the effectiveness of flupropanate (sodium 2,2,3,3-tetra-fluoropropionate) in controlling African lovegrass in a conservation context in Mediterranean-climate south-western Australia, testing two application rates and measuring target and off-target impact. Methods. Cover of plant species and their condition (alive or dead) was measured in replicate plots in a ‘before-after-control-impact’ design. Key results. Flupropanate significantly reduced African lovegrass cover, with greater reduction at the higher application rate. No significant off-target effects could be detected at a community or plant functional group level. Conclusions. The results of this study indicate that flupropanate is effective in controlling African lovegrass in conservation settings in south-western Australia. These findings contribute to the growing body of knowledge on the use of flupropanate for invasive grass management. Implications. Possible off-target impacts on a single species in this study, and stronger evidence from other sources, suggests that robust testing of the susceptibility of conservation-listed flora to flupropanate should precede application in their habitat. Note: to access the data, select the data source link located on the right-hand side.

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Title Plot data for flupropanate treatment of African lovegrass
Language English
Licence Creative Commons Attribution Share-Alike 3.0 Australia
Landing Page https://data.gov.au/data/dataset/0447a4b7-ed00-4451-b4f4-d0769d5a6f03
Remote Last Updated 14/10/2025
Contact Point
Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions
carl.gosper@dbca.wa.gov.au
Reference Period 11/07/2025
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Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors
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Data Source

This dataset was originally found on Western Australia Government "Plot data for flupropanate treatment of African lovegrass". Please visit the source to access the original metadata of the dataset:
https://catalogue.data.wa.gov.au/dataset/plot-data-for-flupropanate-treatment-of-african-lovegrass