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Influence of planting date and herbicide program on Amaranthus palmeri control in dry bean

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  08 November 2021

Clint W. Beiermann
Affiliation:
Former Graduate Research Assistant, Department of Agronomy and Horticulture, University of Nebraska–Lincoln, Lincoln, NE, USA; current: Assistant Professor, Department of Research Centers, Montana State University, Northwestern Ag Research Center, Kalispell, MT, USA
Cody F. Creech
Affiliation:
Associate Professor, Department of Agronomy and Horticulture, University of Nebraska–Lincoln, Panhandle Research and Extension Center, Scottsbluff, NE, USA
Stevan Z. Knezevic
Affiliation:
Professor, Department of Agronomy and Horticulture, University of Nebraska–Lincoln, Lincoln, NE, USA
Amit J. Jhala
Affiliation:
Associate Professor, Department of Agronomy and Horticulture, University of Nebraska–Lincoln, Lincoln, NE, USA
Robert Harveson
Affiliation:
Professor, Department of Plant Pathology, University of Nebraska–Lincoln, Panhandle Research and Extension Center, Scottsbluff, NE, USA
Nevin C. Lawrence*
Affiliation:
Associate Professor, Department of Agronomy and Horticulture, University of Nebraska–Lincoln, Panhandle Research and Extension Center, Scottsbluff, NE, USA
*
Author for correspondence: Nevin Lawrence, University of Nebraska–Lincoln, Panhandle Research and Extension Center, 4502 Avenue I, Scottsbluff, NE, 69361. (Email: nlawrence2@unl.edu)
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Abstract

Late-emerging summer annual weeds are difficult to control in dry bean production fields. Dry bean is a poor competitor with weeds, due to its slow rate of growth and delayed canopy formation. Palmer amaranth is particularly difficult to control due to season-long emergence and resistance to acetolactate synthase (ALS)-inhibiting herbicides. Dry bean growers rely on PPI and preemergence residual herbicides for the foundation of their weed control programs; however, postemergence herbicides are often needed for season-long weed control. The objective of this experiment was to evaluate effect of planting date and herbicide program on late-season weed control in dry bean in western Nebraska. Field experiments were conducted in 2017 and 2018 near Scottsbluff, NE. The experiment was arranged in a split-plot design, with planting date and herbicide program as main-plot and subplot factors, respectively. Delayed planting was represented by a delay of 15 d after standard planting time. The treatments EPTC + ethalfluralin, EPTC + ethalfluralin followed by (fb) imazamox + bentazon, and pendimethalin + dimethenamid-P fb imazamox + bentazon, resulted in the lowest Palmer amaranth density at 3 wk after treatment and the highest dry bean yield. The imazamox + bentazon treatment provided poor Palmer amaranth control and did not consistently result in Palmer amaranth density and biomass reduction compared with the nontreated control. In 2018, the delayed planting treatment had reduced Palmer amaranth biomass with the pendimethalin + dimethenamid-P treatment, as compared with standard planting. Delaying planting did not reduce dry bean yield and had limited benefit in improving weed control in dry bean.

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Table 1. Herbicide products and application rates for field experiments conducted near Scottsbluff, NE, in 2017 and 2018.a

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Table 2. Significance of main effects analyzed with ANOVA in experiments conducted near Scottsbluff, NE, in 2017 and 2018.a

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Table 3. Effect of herbicide program on control of Palmer amaranth at 3 wk after treatment and at dry bean harvest in field experiments conducted near Scottsbluff, NE, in 2017 and 2018.a

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Table 4. Significance of main effects analyzed with generalized linear mixed model in experiments conducted near Scottsbluff, NE, in 2017 and 2018.a

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Table 5. Effect of planting date and herbicide program on Palmer amaranth density and biomass in dry bean in field experiments conducted near Scottsbluff, NE, in 2017 and 2018.a

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Table 6. Effect herbicide program on dry bean yield in 2017 in field experiments conducted near Scottsbluff, NE.

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Table 7. Effect of planting date and herbicide program on dry bean yield in 2018 in field experiments conducted near Scottsbluff, NE.