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[Content] On Jan 4, 2013, spiderAnne from Pretoria South Africa wrote: Some people have commented that Glyphosate (Roundup etc.) does not kill the plant. Glyphosate is a systemic herbicide which must be applied to actively growing green material so that it can be translocated throughout the plant (most importantly to the roots). Cutting off some or all of the leaves and shoots first and then applying it is exactly the wrong way to go about it and is the direct opposite of the manufacturer�s instructions. It should also be applied during the period when the plant is actively translocating metabolites to the roots, that is midsummer to late summer. Do not remove leaves and shoots before application, spray to cover the entire plant and wait at least 14 days for any results to become visible. Wait until the plant has died and dried out (a few weeks) and then remo... read moreve any dead material. Used like this the whole plant is likely to die with one application. If leaves and shoots are removed from a plant before application of the herbicide, the ability to absorb and translocate the applied chemical (most importantly to the roots) is drastically impaired and regrowth will occur. [Rating] 
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