[tomato] Some info on Kudzu.
Paul Reynolds (Tomato@GlobalGarden.com)
Thu, 08 Apr 1999 09:46:44 -0500
I know this don't have much to do with tomatos, but feel as though it
will be of interest to some of you folks.
Apparently there is a lot of different ideas as to how and why kudzu was
brought into the US. I had originally stated that it was due to forage
for livestock, but I've found other sources that range from ornamental
uses to erosional control. I've even found different dates of
importation.
http://www.cnn.com/US/9904/05/BC-SHEEP.reut/
http://www.hort.vt.edu/VNPS/invasive/invpuer.htm
http://www.wnok.com/kudzuhistory.html
http://www.mindspring.com/~wxrnot/kudzu.html
http://research.unc.edu/endeavors/end496/kudzu.htm (Kudzu as related to
alcohol disorders)
http://www.mindspring.com/~mdpas/kudzu.html ( I felt this site was a
bit comical)
http://www.aphis.usda.gov/ppq/bats/fnwsbycat-e.html (current list of
knoxious weeds with kudzu listed at very bottom of list)
http://frwebgate.access.gpo.gov/cgi-bin/waisgate.cgi?WAISdocID=813746592+8+0+0&WAISaction=retrieve
(7 CFR PART 361--IMPORTATION OF SEED AND SCREENINGS UNDER THE FEDERAL
SEED ACT)
For those of you that are interested in importation of plants and their
bi-products, you would need to visit http://www.aphis.usda.gov This is
the site for Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service. The fed agency
that governs importation of Ag products.
These are the results of a quick and dirty search. Wasn't able to
locate info on regulations that delt specifically with kudzu. Maybe the
Gov't don't regulate what's currently "IN" the US anymore. Of course,
my knowledge of knoxious and prohibitive weeds is over a decade old now
and APHIS didn't even list prohibitive weeds on their web site.
Hope this helps.
Paul Reynolds
Environmental Agronomist
Austin Texas.