Tolerance of 12 Sugarbeet Varieties to Applications ofs-Metolachlor and Dimethenamid-P

Sugarbeet varieties vary in their response to herbicides.s-Metolachlor and dimethenamid-P were recently registered for use in sugarbeet. Field trials were conducted in Michigan in 2004, 2005, and 2006 to evaluate the response of 12 sugarbeet varieties tos-metolachlor and dimethenamid-P applied PRE and POST to two-leaf and four-leaf stage sugarbeet.s-Metolachlor and dimethenamid-P reduced sugarbeet density when rainfall occurred within 7 d of the PRE applications. Dimethenamid-P PRE caused the most injury across all varieties followed bys-metolachlor PRE. Applying dimethenamid-P POST to two-leaf sugarbeet injured plants more thans-metolachlor applied POST to two- and four-leaf stage sugarbeet. The least amount of sugarbeet injury from dimethenamid-P was from POST applications at the four-leaf stage. Sugarbeet varietal differences were most pronounced from PRE applications of both herbicides and from the POST two-leaf application of dimethenamid-P. Of the 12 sugarbeet varieties evaluated, Hilleshog 2771RZ and Beta 5833R were the most tolerant, whereas Hilleshog 7172RZ was typically the most sensitive variety to these herbicides. Growers will probably not choose varieties based on herbicide tolerance alone, but instead base variety selection on sugar yield and disease resistance. However, if a grower has chosen a particular variety, this information could assist in assessing the risk of usings-metolachlor or dimethenamid-P for weed control.

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Integrated Control of Rhizoctonia Crown and Root Rot of Sugar Beet with Fungicides and Antagonistic Bacteria

Plant Disease ◽

10.1094/pdis.2001.85.7.718 ◽

2001 ◽

Vol 85 (7) ◽

pp. 718-722 ◽

Cited By ~ 61

Author(s):

Sebastian Kiewnick ◽

Barry J. Jacobsen ◽

Andrea Braun-Kiewnick ◽

Joyce L. A. Eckhoff ◽

Jerry W. Bergman

Keyword(s):

Sugar Beet ◽

Root Rot ◽

Integrated Control ◽

The United States ◽

Field Trials ◽

Sugar Yield ◽

Economic Losses ◽

Yield Increase ◽

Leaf Stage ◽

Crown And Root Rot

Rhizoctonia crown and root rot, caused by the fungus Rhizoctonia solani AG 2-2, is one of the most damaging sugar beet diseases worldwide and causes significant economic losses in more than 25% of the sugar beet production area in the United States. We report on field trials in the years 1996 to 1999 testing both experimental fungicides and antagonistic Bacillus sp. for their potential to reduce disease severity and increase sugar yield in trials inoculated with R. solani AG 2-2. Fungicides were applied as in-furrow sprays at planting or as band sprays directed at the crown at the four-leaf stage, or four- plus eight-leaf stage, while bacteria were applied at the four-leaf stage only. The fungicides azoxystrobin and tebuconazole reduced crown and root rot disease by 50 to 90% over 3 years when used at rates of 76 to 304 g a.i./ha and 250 g a.i./ha, respectively. The disease index at harvest was reduced and the root and sugar yield increased with azoxystrobin compared with tebuconazole. The combination of azoxystrobin applied at 76 g a.i./ha and the Bacillus isolate MSU-127 resulted in best disease reduction and greatest root and sucrose yield increase.

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Onion and Weed Response to Mustard (Sinapis alba) Seed Meal

Weed Science ◽

10.1614/ws-d-10-00185.1 ◽

2011 ◽

Vol 59 (4) ◽

pp. 546-552 ◽

Cited By ~ 21

Author(s):

Rick A. Boydston ◽

Matt J. Morra ◽

Vladimir Borek ◽

Lydia Clayton ◽

Steven F. Vaughn

Keyword(s):

Weed Control ◽

Total Yield ◽

Dry Weight ◽

Field Trials ◽

Sinapis Alba ◽

Organic Production ◽

Seed Meal ◽

Mustard Seed ◽

Glucosinolate Content ◽

Leaf Stage

Weed control in organic onion production is often difficult and expensive, requiring numerous cultivations and extensive hand weeding. Onion safety and weed control with mustard seed meal (MSM) derived from Sinapis alba was evaluated in greenhouse and field trials. MSM applied at 110, 220, and 440 g m−2 severely injured onions and reduced onion stand by 25% or more when applied from planting to the one-leaf stage of onions in greenhouse trials. MSM derived from mustard cultivars ‘IdaGold’ and ‘AC Pennant’ reduced plant dry weight of redroot pigweed with an effective dose that provided 90% weed control (ED90) of 14.5 and 3.2 g m−2, respectively, in greenhouse trials, whereas the ED90 of MSM from a low-glucosinolate cultivar ‘00RN29D10’ was 128 g m−2, suggesting that glucosinolate content and ionic thiocyanate (SCN−) production contribute to phytotoxicity of MSM. In field trials, weed emergence, onion injury, and onion yield were recorded following single or three sequential applications of MSM from 1.1 to 4.5 MT ha−1 beginning at the two-leaf stage of onions in 2008, 2009, and 2010. By 8 wk after treatment (WAT), onion injury following MSM sequential applications was 10% or less in all 3 yr. Combined over 2008 and 2009, 48 and 68% fewer weeds emerged 3 WAT with MSM at 2.2 and 4.5 MT ha−1, respectively. In 2010, MSM at 2.2 and 4.5 MT ha−1 reduced the number of weeds emerged 4 WAT by 91 and 76%, respectively. MSM treatment did not significantly affect onion yield or size in 2008 and 2009, but in 2010 onion total yield was reduced by 29% by three sequential applications of MSM at 2.2 MT ha−1. MSM has potential to be used as a weed-suppressive amendment in organic production systems, but the risk of crop injury is substantial.

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CHEMICAL WEED MANAGEMENT IN GRAIN SORGHUM AND SELECTIVITY OF ATRAZINE + S-METOLACHLOR TO DIFFERENT HYBRIDS

Revista Brasileira de Milho e Sorgo ◽

10.18512/1980-6477/rbms.v17n3p460-473 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 17 (3) ◽

pp. 460

Author(s):

HUDSON KAGUEYAMA TAKANO ◽

AUGUSTO KALSING ◽

DAURI APARECIDO FADIN ◽

ROGERIO SILVA RUBIN ◽

RODRIGO NEVES ◽

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Keyword(s):

Sorghum Bicolor ◽

Weed Control ◽

Weed Management ◽

Herbicide Tolerance ◽

Field Trials ◽

Grain Sorghum ◽

Efficacy And Safety ◽

Cereal Crop ◽

Weed Interference ◽

Herbicide Alternatives

ABSTRACT - Grain sorghum (Sorghum bicolor) is one cereal crop that faces huge problems with weed interference mostly because the lack of selective herbicides. This study aimed to assess the efficacy and safety of herbicide alternatives for weed control in grain sorghum as well as the selectivity of atrazine + s-metolachlor to different hybrids. Three field trials were designed as a randomized complete block with four replications. All experiments were conducted in Jardinópolis-SP and Mogi Mirim-SP during the 2015/16 growing season. Two trials included acetochlor, flumioxazin, fluroxypyr, mesotrione and s-metolachlor, applied in pre or post-emergence, in association or not with atrazine. A third trial was carried out with rates of the premix containing atrazine + s-metolachlor applied to the following hybrids: 1G100, 1G220, 1G230, 1G244, 1G282, 50A10, 50A40, 50A50 and 50A70. The pre‑emergence herbicides that exhibited satisfactory efficacy of weed control and selectivity to sorghum crop were flumioxazin, atrazine + mesotrione and atrazine + s-metolachlor. For post‑emergence, atrazine, atrazine + acetochlor, atrazine + s-metolachlor and atrazine + fluroxypyr were the best treatments for both efficacy and selectivity. The application of atrazine + s-metolachlor at the evaluated rates was considered selective to the nine hybrids assessed.Keywords: acetochlor, fluroxypyr, mesotrione, herbicide tolerance, weed control. MANEJO QUÍMICO DE PLANTAS DANINHAS EM SORGO GRANÍFERO E SELETIVIDADE DE ATRAZINE + S-METOLACHLOR PARA DIFERENTES HÍBRIDOS RESUMO – O sorgo granífero (Sorghum bicolor) é um dos cereais de verão que mais enfrenta problemas com plantas daninhas em razão da interferência destas espécies e carência de herbicidas para controlá-las. O objetivo deste estudo foi avaliar a eficácia e segurança de herbicidas alternativos no controle de plantas daninhas em sorgo granífero, assim como a seletividade de atrazine + s-metolachlor para diferentes híbridos. Três experimentos foram realizados em campo com delineamento de blocos ao acaso e quatro repetições, sendo conduzidos em Jardinópolis-SP e/ou Mogi Mirim-SP, ao longo da safra 2015/16. Em dois experimentos, acetochlor, flumioxazin, fluroxypyr, mesotrione e s-metolachlor foram avaliados em pré e/ou pós-emergência da cultura, em associação ou não (isolados) com atrazine. O terceiro experimento foi realizado com doses crescentes de atrazine + s-metolachlor e os híbridos de sorgo granífero 1G100, 1G220, 1G230, 1G244, 1G282, 50A10, 50A40, 50A50 e 50A70. Os tratamentos com controle satisfatório de plantas daninhas e seletividade à cultura, em pré-emergência, foram flumioxazin, atrazine + mesotrione e atrazine + s-metolachlor. Em pós-emergência, eles foram atrazine, atrazine + acetochlor, atrazine + s-metolachlor e atrazine + fluroxipyr. A aplicação de atrazine + s-metolachlor nas doses testadas foi seletiva para os nove híbridos avaliados.Palavras-chave: acetochlor, fluroxypyr, mesotrione, tolerância a herbicidas, controle de plantas daninhas. metolachlor at the evaluated rates was selective to the nine hybrids assessed.

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Grass weed control and herbicide tolerance in cereals

New Zealand Plant Protection ◽

10.30843/nzpp.2003.56.6095 ◽

2003 ◽

Vol 56 ◽

pp. 220-226

Author(s):

M.P. Rolston ◽

W.J. Archie ◽

K. Reddy ◽

F. Dastgheib

Keyword(s):

Weed Control ◽

Perennial Ryegrass ◽

Herbicide Tolerance ◽

Field Trials ◽

Italian Ryegrass ◽

Cereal Crops ◽

Good Tolerance ◽

Prairie Grass ◽

Control Options ◽

Grass Weed

Field trials were undertaken over three years to determine herbicide options for grass weed control in cereal crops (wheat and barley) The susceptibility of phalaris perennial ryegrass Italian ryegrass prairie grass and soft brome to a range of herbicides were evaluated at fixed rates and with a logarithmic sprayer Wheat and barley damage and grain yield were also assessed and in general good tolerance was found in the 11 cultivars evaluated The trials identified a number of control options for grass weeds in wheat and barley in particular preemergence mixtures of cyanazine terbuthylazine; chlorsulfuron terbuthylazine; or metribuzin alone Brome species were the most difficult to control and further research is required

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Experiments on the effect of hormone weedkillers on sugar beet

The Journal of Agricultural Science ◽

10.1017/s0021859600065072 ◽

1976 ◽

Vol 86 (1) ◽

pp. 135-139 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

W. J. Byford ◽

J. Prince

Keyword(s):

Sugar Beet ◽

Weed Control ◽

Yield Loss ◽

Sugar Yield ◽

Normal Rate ◽

Leaf Stage ◽

Yield Depression

SUMMARYMCPA and 2,4-D sprays at up to 1/20 the dosage normally vised for weed control in cereals severely distorted sugar beet, which subsequently grew at near normal rate but remained distorted. The severity of symptoms and yield depression depended on the stage of growth of the beet when sprayed. Sugar-yield loss was greatest when plants were sprayed at the 6–8 leaf stage.

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Establishing white clover (Trifolium repens) as a living mulch: weed control and herbicide tolerance

Weed Technology ◽

10.1017/wet.2021.45 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 1-28

Author(s):

Nicholas T. Basinger ◽

Nicholas S. Hill

Keyword(s):

Weed Control ◽

White Clover ◽

Cover Crops ◽

Herbicide Tolerance ◽

Single Application ◽

Weed Species ◽

Living Mulch ◽

Herbicide Resistant ◽

Research And Education ◽

Weed Emergence

Abstract With the increasing focus on herbicide-resistant weeds and the lack of introduction of new modes of action, many producers have turned to annual cover crops as a tool for reducing weed populations. Recent studies have suggested that perennial cover crops such as white clover could be used as living mulch. However, white clover is slow to establish and is susceptible to competition from winter weeds. Therefore, the objective of this study was to determine clover tolerance and weed control in established stands of white clover to several herbicides. Studies were conducted in the fall and winter of 2018 to 2019 and 2019 to 2020 at the J. Phil Campbell Research and Education Center in Watkinsville, GA, and the Southeast Georgia Research and Education Center in Midville, GA. POST applications of imazethapyr, bentazon, or flumetsulam at low and high rates, or in combination with 2,4-D and 2,4-DB, were applied when clover reached 2 to 3 trifoliate stage. Six weeks after the initial POST application, a sequential application of bentazon and flumetsulam individually, and combinations of 2,4-D, 2,4-DB, and flumetsulam were applied over designated plots. Clover biomass was similar across all treatments except where it was reduced by sequential applications of 2,4-D + 2,4-DB + flumetsulam in the 2019 to 2020 season indicating that most treatments were safe for use on establishing living mulch clover. A single application of flumetsulam at the low rate or a single application of 2,4-D + 2,4-DB provided the greatest control of all weed species while minimizing clover injury when compared to the non-treated check. These herbicide options allow for control of problematic winter weeds during clover establishment, maximizing clover biomass and limiting canopy gaps that would allow for summer weed emergence.

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Integrating Economics in the Critical Period for Weed Control Concept in Corn

Weed Science ◽

10.1614/ws-d-13-00184.1 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 62 (4) ◽

pp. 608-618 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Martina Keller ◽

Geoffroy Gantoli ◽

Jens Möhring ◽

Christoph Gutjahr ◽

Roland Gerhards ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Weed Control ◽

Critical Period ◽

Logistic Models ◽

Crop Growth ◽

Growth Stages ◽

Corn Yield ◽

Leaf Stage ◽

Weed Interference ◽

Free Interval ◽

Crop Growth Stages

The effect of weed interference on corn yield and the critical period for weed control (CPWC) were determined in Germany and Benin. Treatments with weed control starting at different crop growth stages and continuously kept weed-free until harvest represented the “weed-infested interval.” Treatments that were kept weed-free from sowing until different crop growth stages represented the “weed-free interval.” Michaelis–Menten, Gompertz, logistic and log–logistic models were employed to model the weed interference on yield. Cross-validation revealed that the log–logistic model fitted the weed-infested interval data equally well as the logistic and slightly better than the Gompertz model fitted the weed-free interval. For Benin, economic calculations considered yield revenue and cost increase due to mechanical weeding operations. Weeding once at the ten-leaf stage of corn resulted already profitable in three out of four cases. One additional weeding operation may optimize and assure profit. Economic calculations for Germany determined a CPWC starting earlier than the four-leaf stage, challenging the decade-long propagated CPWC for corn. Differences between Germany and Benin are probably due to the higher yields and high costs in Germany. This study provides a straightforward method to implement economic data in the determination of the CPWC for chemical and nonchemical weed control strategies.

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Weed Control for Pot-In-Pot Production using Preemergence Herbicides

Journal of Environmental Horticulture ◽

10.24266/0738-2898-23.4.204 ◽

2005 ◽

Vol 23 (4) ◽

pp. 204-211

Author(s):

Donna C. Fare ◽

Patricia Knight ◽

Charles H. Gilliam ◽

James Altland

Keyword(s):

Weed Control ◽

Acer Rubrum ◽

Herbicide Tolerance ◽

Green Ash ◽

Red Maple ◽

Weed Species ◽

Magnolia Grandiflora ◽

Pyrus Calleryana ◽

Local Site ◽

Preemergence Herbicides

Abstract Four experiments were conducted to investigate herbicides currently labeled for field and/or container production for use in pot-in-pot production. Southern magnolia (Magnolia grandiflora L.), red maple (Acer rubrum Spach. ‘Autumn Flame’ and ‘Franksred’), ornamental pear (Pyrus calleryana Decne. ‘Bradford’ and ‘Cleveland Select’), river birch (Betula nigra L.), green ash (Fraxinus pennsylvanica Marsh. and F. pennsylvanica Marsh.‘Marshall's Seedless’), and zelkova (Zelkova serrata Spach ‘Village Green’) were evaluated for herbicide tolerance. Barricade 65WG, Surflan 4AS, and Pendulum 60WDG, used alone or in combination with Princep and Gallery 75 DF, had no adverse effect on tree shoot growth or trunk caliper growth when applied as a directed band application. Weed control varied depending upon local site conditions, herbicide rate and weed species.

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Alternatives to Atrazine for Weed Management in Processing Sweet Corn

Weed Science ◽

10.1614/ws-d-16-00001.1 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 64 (3) ◽

pp. 531-539 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Zubeyde Filiz Arslan ◽

Martin M. Williams ◽

Roger Becker ◽

Vincent A. Fritz ◽

R. Ed Peachey ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Weed Control ◽

Weed Management ◽

Sweet Corn ◽

Crop Yields ◽

Production Systems ◽

Field Trials ◽

Management Systems ◽

Weed Species ◽

Application Timing ◽

Production Areas

Atrazine has been the most widely used herbicide in North American processing sweet corn for decades; however, increased restrictions in recent years have reduced or eliminated atrazine use in certain production areas. The objective of this study was to identify the best stakeholder-derived weed management alternatives to atrazine in processing sweet corn. In field trials throughout the major production areas of processing sweet corn, including three states over 4 yr, 12 atrazine-free weed management treatments were compared to three standard atrazine-containing treatments and a weed-free check. Treatments varied with respect to herbicide mode of action, herbicide application timing, and interrow cultivation. All treatments included a PRE application of dimethenamid. No single weed species occurred across all sites; however, weeds observed in two or more sites included common lambsquarters, giant ragweed, morningglory species, velvetleaf, and wild-proso millet. Standard treatments containing both atrazine and mesotrione POST provided the most efficacious weed control among treatments and resulted in crop yields comparable to the weed-free check, thus demonstrating the value of atrazine in sweet corn production systems. Timely interrow cultivation in atrazine-free treatments did not consistently improve weed control. Only two atrazine-free treatments consistently resulted in weed control and crop yield comparable to standard treatments with atrazine POST: treatments with tembotrione POST either with or without interrow cultivation. Additional atrazine-free treatments with topramezone applied POST worked well in Oregon where small-seeded weed species were prevalent. This work demonstrates that certain atrazine-free weed management systems, based on input from the sweet corn growers and processors who would adopt this technology, are comparable in performance to standard atrazine-containing weed management systems.

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Statistical methods for analysis of multi-harvest data from perennial pasture variety selection trials

Crop and Pasture Science ◽

10.1071/cp14312 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 66 (9) ◽

pp. 947 ◽

Cited By ~ 10

Author(s):

Joanne De Faveri ◽

Arūnas P. Verbyla ◽

Wayne S. Pitchford ◽

Shoba Venkatanagappa ◽

Brian R. Cullis

Keyword(s):

Statistical Methods ◽

Temporal Correlation ◽

Field Trials ◽

Model Fit ◽

Natural Sources ◽

Variety Selection ◽

Sources Of Variation ◽

Harvest Data ◽

Insight Into

Variety selection in perennial pasture crops involves identifying best varieties from data collected from multiple harvest times in field trials. For accurate selection, the statistical methods for analysing such data need to account for the spatial and temporal correlation typically present. This paper provides an approach for analysing multi-harvest data from variety selection trials in which there may be a large number of harvest times. Methods are presented for modelling the variety by harvest effects while accounting for the spatial and temporal correlation between observations. These methods provide an improvement in model fit compared to separate analyses for each harvest, and provide insight into variety by harvest interactions. The approach is illustrated using two traits from a lucerne variety selection trial. The proposed method provides variety predictions allowing for the natural sources of variation and correlation in multi-harvest data.

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