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Extension: bindweed can persist for decades; aggressive exclusion and repeated treatments recommended
Summary
USU Extension specialists told a Utah Division of Water Resources webinar that field bindweed reproduces from long-lived seeds and deep rhizomes, and that successful control often requires multi-year, layered approaches including exclusion, repeated herbicide treatments and careful disposal of plant material.
Utah State University Extension speakers told a Division of Water Resources webinar that field bindweed (Convolvulus arvensis) is a persistent, creeping perennial that reproduces by both long-lived seed and deep underground rhizomes and can require years of repeated effort to control.
Katie Wagner, an extension educator, described bindweed as “a creeping perennial” with underground rhizomes and called it “one of those super villain weeds” that takes time, work and patience to manage. She warned that bindweed seeds can remain viable for decades and that even small rhizome…
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