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1 July 2010 Environment and Soil Conditions Influence Pre- and Postemergence Herbicide Efficacy in Soybean
Christie L. Stewart, Robert E. Nurse, Allan S. Hamill, Peter H. Sikkema
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Abstract

Deciding on the most efficacious PRE and POST herbicide options and their ideal application timing can be challenging for soybean producers. Climatic events during the 14 d before and after herbicide application can further complicate decisions because of their influence on herbicide effectiveness. Nine field trials were conducted at three locations in southwestern Ontario from 2003 to 2006, to determine the most effective PRE and POST soybean herbicides for control of common lambsquarters, common ragweed, green foxtail, and redroot pigweed. When precipitation was low at least 7 d before and after herbicide application weed control was reduced in treatments that included imazethapyr (PRE or POST) or flumetsulam/S-metolachlor (a premix formulation) (PRE). Cumulative precipitation during the 12 d after PRE application that exceeded the monthly average by at least 60% reduced common lambsquarters control when metribuzin was applied and green foxtail control when imazethapyr was applied. Delaying application of imazethapyr bentazon to a later soybean growth stage decreased control of common lambsquarters and green foxtail; however, environmental conditions appeared to influence these results. Precipitation on the day of application decreased control of common ragweed and redroot pigweed more with quizalofop-p-ethyl thifensulfuron-methyl bentazon compared with imazethapyr bentazon. Soybean yield varied among POST herbicide treatments because of reduced weed control. This research confirms that environmental conditions pre- and postapplication, as well as application timing, influence herbicide efficacy and should be considered by growers when selecting an herbicide program.

Nomenclature: Bentazon; cloransulam-methyl; flumetsulam; glyphosate; imazethapyr; linuron; metribuzin; quizalofop-p-ethyl; S-metolachlor; thifensulfuron-methyl; redroot pigweed, Amaranthus retroflexusL.; common ragweed, Ambrosia artemisiifolia L.; common lambsquarters, Chenopodium album L.; green foxtail, Setaria viridis (L.) Beauv.; soybean, Glycine max L.

Christie L. Stewart, Robert E. Nurse, Allan S. Hamill, and Peter H. Sikkema "Environment and Soil Conditions Influence Pre- and Postemergence Herbicide Efficacy in Soybean," Weed Technology 24(3), 234-243, (1 July 2010). https://doi.org/10.1614/WT-09-009.1
Received: 26 January 2009; Accepted: 1 February 2010; Published: 1 July 2010
KEYWORDS
Herbicide application timing
POST herbicides
PRE herbicides
tank-mixture
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