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Herbicide and Cover Crop Residue Integration for Amaranthus Control in Conservation Agriculture Cotton and Implications for Resistance Management

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  20 January 2017

Andrew J. Price ,
Kip S. Balkcom ,
Leah M. Duzy  and
Jessica A. Kelton
Andrew J. Price*
Affiliation:
U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Services, National Soil Dynamics Laboratory, 411 South Donahue Drive, Auburn, AL 36832
Kip S. Balkcom
Affiliation:
U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Services, National Soil Dynamics Laboratory, 411 South Donahue Drive, Auburn, AL 36832
Leah M. Duzy
Affiliation:
U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Services, National Soil Dynamics Laboratory, 411 South Donahue Drive, Auburn, AL 36832
Jessica A. Kelton
Affiliation:
Department of Agronomy and Soils, Auburn University, 202 Funchess Hall, Auburn University, AL 36849-5412
*
Corresponding author's E-mail: andrew.price@ars.usda.gov
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Abstract

Conservation agriculture (CA) practices are threatened by glyphosate-resistant Palmer amaranth. Integrated control practices including PRE herbicides and high-residue CA systems can decrease Amaranthus emergence. Field experiments were conducted from autumn 2006 through crop harvest in 2009 at two sites in Alabama to evaluate the effect of integrated weed management practices on Amaranthus population density and biomass, cotton yield, and economics in glyphosate-resistant cotton. Horizontal strips included four CA systems with three cereal rye cover crop seeding dates and a winter fallow (WF) CA system compared to a conventional tillage (CT) system. Additionally, vertical strips of four herbicide regimes consisted of: broadcast, banded, or no PRE applications of S-metolachlor (1.12 kg ai ha−1) followed by (fb) glyphosate (1.12 kg ae ha−1) applied POST fb layby applications of diuron (1.12 kg ai ha−1) plus MSMA (2.24 kg ai ha−1) or the LAYBY application alone. Early-season Amaranthus density was reduced in high-residue CA in comparison to the CA WF systems in 2 of 3 yr. Amaranthus densities in herbicide treatments that included a broadcast PRE application were lower at three of five sampling dates compared to banding early-season PRE applications; however, the differences were not significant during the late season and cotton yields were not affected by PRE placement. High-residue conservation tillage yields were 577 to 899 kg ha−1 more than CT, except at one site in 1 yr when CT treatment yields were higher. CA utilizing high-residue cover crops increased net returns over CT by $100 ha−1 or more 2 out of 3 yr at both locations. High-residue cover crop integration into a CA system reduced Amaranthus density and increased yield over WF systems; the inclusion of a broadcast PRE application can increase early-season Amaranthus control and might provide additional control when glyphosate-resistant Amaranthus populations are present.

Las prácticas de agricultura de conservación (CA) están amenazadas por Amaranthus palmeri resistente al glifosato. Las prácticas integradas de control que incluyen herbicidas PRE y sistemas de CA con altos niveles de residuos, pueden disminuir la emergencia de Amaranthus. Se llevaron a cabo experimentos de campo del otoño de 2006 hasta la cosecha del cultivo en 2009 en dos sitios en Alabama para evaluar el efecto de las prácticas integradas de manejo de malezas en la densidad de la población y la biomasa de Amaranthus, en el rendimiento del algodón y en lo económico, en algodón resistente a glyphosate. Bandas horizontales incluyeron cuatro sistemas CA: tres fechas de siembra de centeno como cultivo de cobertura y un sistema CA de barbecho de invierno (WF), comparados a un sistema de labranza convencional (CT). Adicionalmente, bandas verticales de cuatro regímenes de herbicidas, que consistieron en: aplicación general, aplicación en bandas o sin aplicaciones PRE de S-metolachlor (1.12 kg ia ha−1), seguida de (fb) glyphosate (1.12 kg ea ha−1) aplicado POST fb, aplicaciones layby de diuron (1.12 kg ia ha−1) más MSMA (2.24 kg ia ha−1) o solo la aplicación LAYBY. La densidad de Amaranthus, temprano en la temporada de crecimiento, se redujo en sistemas CA de altos residuos en comparación con los sistemas CA de WF en 2 de los 3 años. Las densidades de Amaranthus en tratamientos de herbicidas que incluyeron aplicaciones generales PRE fueron más bajas en tres de las cinco fechas de muestreo, comparadas a las aplicaciones PRE en banda temprano en la temporada; sin embargo, las diferencias no fueron significativas tarde en la temporada y los rendimientos del algodón no se vieron afectados por la ubicación de la aplicación PRE. Los rendimientos derivados de la labranza de conservación de altos residuos fueron de 577 a 899 Kg ha−1 más que CT, excepto en un sitio en un año cuando los rendimientos por tratamientos CT fueron más altos. Las prácticas CA utilizando cultivos de cobertura de altos residuos, incrementaron las utilidades netas por encima de la labranza convencional CT en $100 ha−1 o más, en dos de los tres años en ambos sitios. La integración de un cultivo de cobertura de altos residuos en un sistema CA redujo la densidad de Amaranthus e incrementó el rendimiento por encima de los sistemas WF. La inclusión de una aplicación general PRE puede incrementar el control de Amaranthus temprano en la temporada y también puede proporcionar control adicional cuando hay poblaciones de Amaranthus resistentes a glyphosate presentes.

Keywords

DiuronglyphosateMSMAS-metolachlorPalmer amaranth, Amaranthus palmeri S. Watscotton, Gossypium hirsutum L.rye, Secale cereale L.Conservation tillagepigweedresistance management
Type
Weed Management—Techniques
Information
Weed Technology , Volume 26 , Issue 3 , September 2012 , pp. 490 - 498
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Copyright © Weed Science Society of America 

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