Fall Application of Prodiamine for Spring Crabgrass (Digitaria spp.) Control

1994 ◽  
Vol 8 (3) ◽  
pp. 612-616 ◽  
Author(s):  
Thomas W. Fermanian ◽  
Jean E. Haley
Keyword(s):  
Field Study ◽  
Weed Control ◽  
Kentucky Bluegrass ◽  
Quality Loss ◽  
Turf Quality ◽  
Fall Application

Fall application of a PRE herbicide offers professional lawncare applicators additional flexibility in scheduling necessary weed control operations. A 3-yr field study was established on common Kentucky bluegrass in Urbana, IL to examine the effectiveness of fall- or spring-applied prodiamine and DCPA for spring large and smooth crabgrass control. Prodiamine was effective for crabgrass control in turf (≥ 91% control) when applied in spring at ≥ 0.4 kg/ha or when it was applied in the fall at ≥ 0.6 kg/ha (≥ 82% control). In most cases, fall-applied prodiamine at the 0.8 kg/ha rate (≥ 91% control) controlled crabgrass as well as spring-applied DCPA at the 11.8 kg/ha rate (≥ 94% control). Little reduction in turf quality (≥ 8.3) occurred when prodiamine was applied in the fall at 0.8 kg/ha or less. Only when prodiamine was applied at 2.2 kg/ha was there significant quality loss (7.3) with spring applications. In a second experiment to evaluate split fall and spring prodiamine applications for crabgrass control, all split applications had 100% crabgrass control which was not significantly different from single applications of ≥ 1.4 kg/ha.

Response of 110 Kentucky Bluegrass Varieties and Winter Annual Weeds to Methiozolin

2016 ◽  
Vol 30 (4) ◽  
pp. 965-978 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sandeep S. Rana ◽  
Shawn D. Askew
Keyword(s):  
Weed Control ◽  
Vegetation Index ◽  
Normalized Difference Vegetation Index ◽  
Kentucky Bluegrass ◽  
Annual Bluegrass ◽  
Turf Quality ◽  
Relative Cover ◽  
Winter Annual ◽  
Winter Annual Weeds ◽  
Annual Weeds

Methiozolin is a new isoxazoline herbicide that has scarcely been tested in Kentucky bluegrass turf. A field trial was conducted in Blacksburg, VA, to determine response of 110 Kentucky bluegrass varieties and winter annual weeds to sequential fall applications of methiozolin. At 1.5 and 6 mo after initial treatment (MAIT), Kentucky bluegrass injury I30values (predicted methiozolin rate that causes 30% Kentucky bluegrass injury) ranged between 3.4 to more than 10 times the recommended methiozolin rate for annual bluegrass control. Methiozolin at all rates reduced cover of annual bluegrass, common chickweed, corn speedwell, hairy bittercress, mouseear chickweed, and Persian speedwell but increased cover of parsley-piert. For all varieties, methiozolin at 2 kg ai ha−1increased Kentucky bluegrass cover, turf quality, and turf normalized difference vegetation index (NDVI) relative to the nontreated check at 6 MAIT. Kentucky bluegrass relative cover change (RCC) was attributed primarily to weed control but was inversely correlated with methiozolin rates because of increased weed control and reduced Kentucky bluegrass growth. Despite the decline in RCC with increasing methiozolin rates, most Kentucky bluegrass varieties treated with the highest methiozolin rate (6 kg ha−1) still had greater Kentucky bluegrass cover than the nontreated check at 6 MAIT. Results from this study indicate that two fall applications of methiozolin at rates beyond that previously reported for annual bluegrass control can safely be applied to a broad range of Kentucky bluegrass varieties spanning most of the known genetic classifications.

scholarly journals Turf Response to Urease Inhibitors and Cationic Materials Applied in Combination with Urea

HortScience ◽  
1991 ◽  
Vol 26 (5) ◽  
pp. 537-539 ◽  
Author(s):  
Young K. Joo ◽  
Nick E. Christians ◽  
John M. Bremner
Keyword(s):  
Field Experiment ◽  
Field Study ◽  
Late Summer ◽  
Kentucky Bluegrass ◽  
Climatic Conditions ◽  
Urease Inhibitors ◽  
Ammonium Thiosulfate ◽  
Turf Quality ◽  
Cationic Materials

We evaluated the response of Kentucky bluegrass (Pea pratensis L.) turf to urea amended with the urease inhibitors PPD, NBPT, and ATS and with the cations K+ (KCl) and Mg+2 (MgCl2). Treatments for the 2-year field experiment included liquid urea applied monthly in June to Sept. 1985 and 1986 at 49 kg N/ha with PPD (1%, 2%, 3% by weight of applied N), NBPT (0.5%, 1%, 2%), ATS (5%, 15%, 25%), K+ (5%, 15%, 25%), and Mg+2 (5%, 15%, 25%). The NBPT was included only in the 1986 field study. The Mg+2 and K+ reduced foliar burn and increased turf quality during mid- and late Summer 1985 at the 5% rate, but clipping yield was not affected by any treatment. In 1986, under milder climatic conditions, PPD and NBPT increased clipping yield by 13.2% and 15.2%, respectively. At the 15% rate, ATS increased clipping yield by 15.1%, but, on average, PPD and NBPT were much more effective. Chemical names used: phenylphosphorodiamidate (PPD), N-(n -butyl) thiophosphoric triamide (NBPT), and ammonium thiosulfate (ATS).

Species Succession and Turf Quality of Tall Fescue and Kentucky Bluegrass Mixtures as Affected By Mowing Height

Crop Science ◽  
2014 ◽  
Vol 54 (3) ◽  
pp. 1220-1226 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stefano Macolino ◽  
Guido Pignata ◽  
Maurizio Giolo ◽  
Michael D. Richardson
Keyword(s):  
Tall Fescue ◽  
Kentucky Bluegrass ◽  
Species Succession ◽  
Turf Quality

scholarly journals Salt Stress-induced Injury is Associated with Hormonal Alteration in Kentucky Bluegrass

HortScience ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 53 (1) ◽  
pp. 97-101 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xunzhong Zhang ◽  
Wenli Wu ◽  
Erik H. Ervin ◽  
Chao Shang ◽  
Kim Harich
Keyword(s):  
Salt Stress ◽  
Cell Membrane ◽  
Poa Pratensis ◽  
Membrane Damage ◽  
Kentucky Bluegrass ◽  
Zeatin Riboside ◽  
Cool Season ◽  
Cell Membrane Damage ◽  
Turf Quality ◽  
Isopentenyl Adenosine

Plant hormones play an important role in plant adaptation to abiotic stress, but hormonal responses of cool-season turfgrass species to salt stress are not well documented. This study was carried out to investigate the responses of hormones to salt stress and examine if salt stress-induced injury was associated with hormonal alteration in kentucky bluegrass (KBG, Poa pratensis L.). The grass was grown in a growth chamber for 6 weeks and then subjected to salt stress (170 mm NaCl) for 28 days. Salt stress caused cell membrane damage, resulting in photosynthetic rate (Pn), chlorophyll (Chl), and turf quality decline in KBG. Salt stress increased leaf abscisic acid (ABA) and ABA/cytokinin (CK) ratio; reduced trans-zeatin riboside (ZR), isopentenyl adenosine (iPA), and indole-3-acetic acid (IAA), but did not affect gibberellin A4 (GA4). On average, salt stress reduced ZR by 67.4% and IAA by 58.6%, whereas it increased ABA by 398.5%. At the end of the experiment (day 28), turf quality, Pn, and stomatal conductance (gs) were negatively correlated with ABA and ABA/CK ratio, but positively correlated with ZR, iPA, and IAA. Electrolyte leakage (EL) was positively correlated with ABA and ABA/CK and negatively correlated with ZR, iPA, IAA, and GA4. GA4 was also positively correlated with turf quality and gs. The results of this study suggest that salt stress-induced injury of the cell membrane and photosynthetic function may be associated with hormonal alteration and imbalance in KBG.

scholarly journals Weed Control in Spring and Summer After Fall Application of Sulfometuron

1999 ◽  
Vol 14 (2) ◽  
pp. 80-85
Author(s):  
J. Scott Ketchum ◽  
Robin Rose ◽  
Bruce Kelpsas
Keyword(s):  
Weed Control ◽  
Vegetation Cover ◽  
Forest Regeneration ◽  
Coastal Forests ◽  
Late Fall ◽  
Silvicultural Treatment ◽  
Herbicide Treatments ◽  
Fall Application

Abstract This study tested the residual spring and summer efficacy of sulfometuron after fall applications in forest regeneration settings in coastal forests of Oregon. This is the first reporting of results from what is becoming a more widely used silvicultural treatment. Sulfometuron alone (S) and sulfometuron plus imazapyr and glyphosate (SIG) were applied to vegetation on mechanically scarified sites and unscarified sites. The applications were replicated each month through fall 1994. Vegetation cover was assessed in mid-June and mid-August 1995. The SIG treatment controlled the vegetation more than the S treatment did, although cover was significantly lower for both herbicide treatments (9% to 54% for summed cover) compared to the control (64% to 104% for summed cover). On scarified sites, the month of application, early or late fall, did not significantly influence the efficacy of S or SIG treatments. On unscarified sites, however, later applications of the SIG treatment were less effective than earlier treatments were. These results suggest that fall applications of sulfometuron are still effective in spring and may eliminate the need to retreat sites in the spring to achieve effective weed control. West. J. Appl. For. 14(2):80-85.

Weed Control Using an Enclosed Thermal Heating Apparatus

2012 ◽  
Vol 26 (4) ◽  
pp. 699-707 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jared A. Hoyle ◽  
J. Scott McElroy ◽  
J. Jack Rose
Keyword(s):  
Weed Control ◽  
Field Research ◽  
Control Treatment ◽  
Thermal Treatments ◽  
Application Timing ◽  
Yellow Nutsedge ◽  
Virginia Buttonweed ◽  
Turfgrass Establishment ◽  
Fall Application ◽  
Large Crabgrass

Weed control by heat or flaming typically uses flames to burn small weeds, directed away from desired crops. This research studied an enclosed flaming system for weed control before turfgrass establishment. Field research trials were conducted to explore the efficacy of a PL-8750 flame sanitizer at two application timings. Treatments included various application methods of PL-8750 flame sanitizer and common thermal and chemical weed control methods. Data were weed control relative to the control treatment. Species evaluated included carpetweed, Virginia buttonweed, spotted spurge, large crabgrass, goosegrass, old world diamond-flower, cocks-comb kyllinga, and yellow nutsedge. Turfgrass establishment was not successful in summer but was successful in fall. Fall-application timing trials resulted in > 60% tall fescue establishment at 6 wk after seeding (WAS) for all treatments. Summer-application timing trials resulted in unacceptable turfgrass establishment (≤ 18%) for all evaluated turfgrass species at 6 WAS. Broadleaf and grassy weeds were better controlled compared with sedge weeds. Overall, solarization; covered, emerged-weed flaming; and double applications of covered, emerged-weed flaming were the most successful treatments. Solarization controlled carpetweed, Virginia buttonweed, spotted spurge, large crabgrass, and goosegrass > 80% at 6 WAS. Weed control across thermal treatments were equal to or greater than the comparison chemical treatment (dazomet at 389 kg ha−1). Results indicate thermal weed control has potential for reducing weed populations before turfgrass establishment.

Response of Broccoli (Brassica oleracea) Cultivars to Post-Transplant Oxyfluorfen

1995 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 385-391 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mark W. Farnham ◽  
Howard F. Harrison
Keyword(s):  
Field Study ◽  
Brassica Oleracea ◽  
Weed Control ◽  
Differential Response ◽  
Equal Weight ◽  
Yield Losses ◽  
Post Transplant ◽  
Application Rates ◽  
Early Maturing

Broccoli cultivars were evaluated for differential response to oxyfluorfen applied postemergence (0.1 to 1.6 kg ai/ha) in the greenhouse and post-transplant (0.125 to 1.0 kg/ha) in a spring and a fall field study. One cultivar, ‘Green Goliath,’ was injured more by oxyfluorfen than other cultivars in all environments. ‘Pinnacle,’ was consistently less injured than others. ‘Early Dawn’ and ‘Emerald City’ were intermediate in response to oxyfluorfen. At application rates of 0.25 kg/ha or less, all cultivars recovered sufficiently from injury to produce broccoli heads of equal weight and quality as controls. Cultivars differed in their tolerance of oxyfluorfen at rates above 0.25 kg/ha. Late-maturing cultivars (i.e., Pinnacle) usually recovered from injury to yield similarly to hand-weeded plots while early-maturing cultivars were more likely to show yield losses. Broccoli cultivars possess sufficient tolerance to oxyfluorfen applied post-transplant for weed control. Appropriate choice of cultivar will enhance its utility.

Chemical and Cultural Methods for Bermudagrass (Cynodon dactylon) Control in Cotton (Gossypium hirsutum)

Weed Science ◽  
1982 ◽  
Vol 30 (5) ◽  
pp. 481-484 ◽  
Author(s):  
Robert Frans ◽  
Marilyn McClelland ◽  
Sandra Kennedy
Keyword(s):  
Gossypium Hirsutum ◽  
Field Study ◽  
Cynodon Dactylon ◽  
Chemical Methods ◽  
Cultural Methods ◽  
Control Options ◽  
Magnesium Salts ◽  
Over The Top ◽  
Fall Application ◽  
Moldboard Plow

A field study was conducted to develop systems using cultural and chemical methods for control of bermudagrass (Cynodon dactylonL.) in cotton (Gossypium hirsutumL.). Several control options were promising. On areas prepared either with a moldboard plow or a disk, the sodium and magnesium salts of dalapon (2,2-dichloropropionic acid) at 4.7 kg/ha directed to 25-cm-high cotton and repeated at the 40-cm height or the ethyl ester of difenopenten {4-[4-[4-(trifluoromethyl)phenoxy] phenoxy]-2-pentenoic acid} directed to 15-cm-high cotton and repeated at the 30-cm height, with either standard or close cultivation as needed, provided good bermudagrass control. On areas prepared with a moldboard plow, the isopropyl amine salt of glyphosate [N-(phosphonomethyl)glycine] at 4.4 kg/ha over-the-top as a fall application with cultivation as needed was promising.

Effects of Compost Topdressing on Turf Quality and Growth of Kentucky Bluegrass

2006 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 0 ◽  
Author(s):  
G. A. Johnson ◽  
Y. L. Qian ◽  
J. G. Davis
Keyword(s):  
Kentucky Bluegrass ◽  
Turf Quality

Control of Annual Bluegrass (Poa annua) in Kentucky Bluegrass (Poa pratensis) Turf with Linuron

1992 ◽  
Vol 6 (4) ◽  
pp. 852-857 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. Christopher Hall ◽  
C. Ken Carey
Keyword(s):  
Field Experiments ◽  
Poa Pratensis ◽  
Stand Density ◽  
Normal Growth ◽  
Dry Weight ◽  
Kentucky Bluegrass ◽  
Controlled Environment ◽  
Annual Bluegrass ◽  
Turf Quality ◽  
Severe Reduction

Effects of linuron on annual bluegrass control and Kentucky bluegrass cultivar tolerance were studied in field and growth chamber experiments. In controlled environment experiments, linuron at 0.06, 0.12, 0.25, 0.50, and 0.75 kg ai ha-1 was applied to pure stands of annual bluegrass and eight Kentucky bluegrass cultivars. Linuron at the two highest rates controlled annual bluegrass, reducing the clipping dry weight by more than 85% 4 wk after treatment, and by 65 to 92% 6 wk after treatment. Growth of Kentucky bluegrass was reduced with the most severe reduction occurring 2 wk after linuron application. All cultivars exhibited normal growth 8 wk after treatment. In field experiments, linuron at rates from 1.5 to 2.0 kg ai ha-1 controlled annual bluegrass in old (> 5 yr) Kentucky bluegrass stands, and in 16 cultivars of 1-yr and 2-yr-old Kentucky bluegrass stands, with little or no damage. At rates of 1.5, 2.0, and 2.5 kg ai ha-1 linuron, damage to newly seeded cultivars was moderate to severe. However, 6 to 7 wk after linuron application to newly seeded cultivars, stand density and turf quality were equivalent to untreated checks.

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