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Quackgrass (Agropyron repens) Control with Fall-Applied Glyphosate and Other Herbicides

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  12 June 2017

J. A. Ivany
J. A. Ivany*
Affiliation:
Res. Stn., Agric. Canada, Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada C1A 7M8
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Abstract

The herbicides glyphosate [N-(phosphonomethyl)glycine], hexazinone [3-cyclohexyl-6-(dimethylamino)-1-methyl-1,3,5-triazine-2,4(1H,3H)-dione], and pronamide [3,5-dichloro(N-1,1-dimethyl-2-propynl)benzamide] were evaluated for effectiveness in quackgrass (Agropyron repens L. Beauv.) control when applied in the fall, a time that is desirable in a short-growing-season area such as Atlantic Canada. Glyphosate at 1.12 kg/ha applied to quackgrass in grain stubble gave good control. Glyphosate at 1.12 kg/ha in late October gave better control than the same rate applied in late September. At low rates of 0.56 and 1.12 kg/ha, glyphosate gave better quackgrass control when fall-applied than when spring-applied. No differences were noted between seasons at the 2.24-kg/ha rate of glyphosate. Pre-treatment with nitrogen at 35 kg/ha 30 or 15 days before application, or on the day of application, did not improve quackgrass control with glyphosate. Pronamide gave fair to good control. Hexazinone at 2.24, 4.48, or 6.72 kg/ha gave poor control when fall-applied, but excellent control when spring-applied.

Keywords

Hexazinonenitrogenpronamide
Type
Research Article
Information
Weed Science , Volume 29 , Issue 4 , July 1981 , pp. 382 - 386
Copyright
Copyright © 1981 by the Weed Science Society of America 

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