a) Poster presented at the 9th Annual Southeast EPPC Conference. Pulling Together: Cooperation to Combat Invasive Plants. UGA Center for Continuing Education, GA. March 20-22, 2007;
b) Kudzu Management Demonstration (October 20, 2007): The demonstration was held at the site where the 2-year experiment was conducted to evaluate strategic placement and timing of plastic sheeting for kudzu control. Results demonstrated that application of plastic can effectively raise temperatures high enough to kill kudzu root crowns resulting in effective control. Participants had an opportunity to see results of different treatments, view data on the relative effectiveness of each treatment, and had a discussion of future plans for research and application.

Publications:
1) Newton, C.H., Nelson, L.R., DeWalt, S.J., Mikhailova, E.A., Post, C.J., Schlautman, M.A., Cox, S.K., Bridges, W.C., and K.C. Hall. 2008. Solarization for the control of Pueraria montana (kudzu). Weed Res. 48:394-397.
2) Newton, C.H. 2007. Controlling Kudzu (Pueraria montana) in Riparian Zones and High Risk Areas. MS Thesis, Clemson University, SC, 41 pp.

Peter Kent. Fall, 2007. Heat offers kudzu solution. Clemson Impacts.