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Selective and effective control of field dodder (Cuscuta campestris) in chickpea with granular pendimethalin

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  24 May 2019

Yaakov Goldwasser Open the ORCID record for Yaakov Goldwasser [Opens in a new window] ,
Onn Rabinovitz ,
Elad Hayut ,
Hadar Kuzikaro ,
Moshe Sibony  and
Baruch Rubin
Yaakov Goldwasser*
Affiliation:
Researcher, Institute of Plant Science & Genetics in Agriculture, Faculty of Agriculture, Food and Environment, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Rehovot, Israel
Onn Rabinovitz
Affiliation:
Extension Researcher, Agricultural Extension Service of Israel, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, Beit Dagan, Israel
Elad Hayut
Affiliation:
Agronomist, Gadot Agro, Kidron, Israel
Hadar Kuzikaro
Affiliation:
M.Sc Student, Institute of Plant Science & Genetics in Agriculture, Faculty of Agriculture, Food and Environment, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Rehovot, Israel
Moshe Sibony
Affiliation:
Researcher, Institute of Plant Science & Genetics in Agriculture, Faculty of Agriculture, Food and Environment, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Rehovot, Israel
Baruch Rubin
Affiliation:
Professor, Institute of Plant Science and Genetics in Agriculture, Faculty of Agriculture, Food and Environment, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Rehovot, Israel
*
Author for correspondence: Yaakov Goldwasser, Institute of Plant Science and Genetics in Agriculture, Faculty of Agriculture, Food and Environment, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, P.O. Box 12, Rehovot, Israel 76100. (Email: yaakov.goldwasser@mail.huji.ac.il
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Abstract

Field dodder is an obligatory stem and leaf plant parasite that causes significant damage in field and vegetable crops in all agricultural regions of the globe. Selective and effective measures to control the parasite are extremely limited. In recent studies, we have shown that granular formulations of dinitroaniline cell division–inhibiting herbicides applied after crop establishment and before dodder germination fit our dodder control strategy and kill the parasite effectively and selectively. The aim of our study conducted from 2014 to 2018 was to evaluate the efficacy and selectivity of granular pendimethalin for dodder control in chickpea under laboratory, greenhouse, and field conditions. Petri dish experiments revealed that the herbicide reduces dodder seed germination while its main effect is a restriction of shoot elongation. Greenhouse experiments demonstrated that the inhibition and distortion of dodder shoot growth impede shoot twining and prevent attachment to the host plant. In dose–response experiments conducted in the greenhouse, we observed that half the recommended rate of granular pendimethalin provides efficient dodder control with no damage to chickpea seedlings. In 3 yr of chickpea field trials, GPM applied across the seeding bed at the recommended rate resulted in high crop yields that were not significantly different from those observed for the untreated no-dodder control, while half of the recommended dose efficiently controlled dodder and other weeds with no damage to the crop, resulting in significantly increased chickpea yields and profitability. These studies indicate that GPM can provide efficient and selective dodder control in chickpea.

Keywords

Prashant Jha, Montana State UniversityPendimethalinfield dodderCuscuta campestris Yuncker CVCCAsyn. Cuscuta pentagona Engelm.chickpeaCicer arietinum L.Chemical controlCuscutaceadinitroaniline herbicidesformulationlegumeparasitic plants
Type
Research Article
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Weed Technology , Volume 33 , Issue 4 , August 2019 , pp. 586 - 594
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© Weed Science Society of America, 2019 

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