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10 February 2020 Response of soybean and corn to halauxifen-methyl
Jessica Quinn, Nader Soltani, Jamshid Ashigh, David C. Hooker, Darren E. Robinson, Peter H. Sikkema
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Abstract

Preplant (PP) herbicide applications are an important tool within an integrated weed management system, specifically in no-till production. An understanding of crop tolerance regarding PP applications is important for effectively integrating a new herbicide into no-till cropping systems. Twelve field trials (six in corn and six in soybean) were conducted over a 2-yr period (2018 and 2019) near Exeter and Ridgetown, ON. The purpose of these studies was to evaluate the tolerance of soybean and corn to halauxifen-methyl applied PP, PRE, or POST at the registered rate (5 g a.i. ha-1) and twice the registered rate (10 g a.i. ha-1), hereafter referred to as the 1× and 2× rate, respectively. All trials were kept weed-free throughout the growing season to remove the confounding effect of weed interference. Halauxifen-methyl applied 14 d preplant (DPP), 7 DPP, 1 DPP, and 5 d after seeding (DAS) at the 1× and 2× rates caused ≤10% visible soybean injury. In contrast, halauxifen-methyl applied POST (cotyledon–unifoliate stage, VE-VC) caused 67% to 87% visible soybean injury, a 50% to 53% reduction in height, 65% to 81% decrease in population, 56% to 67% lower biomass, and 53% to 63% decline in yield. Halauxifen-methyl applied 10 DPP, 5 DPP, 1 DPP, 5 DAS, and POST (spike–one leaf stage, VE-V1) at the 1× and 2× rate caused ≤3% visible corn injury and caused no effect on corn height or biomass. Halauxifen-methyl applied at VE-V1 at the 2× rate reduced corn yield 10%. Based on these studies, the current application restriction of 7 DPP in soybean and 5 DPP in corn is conservative and could be expanded. Expanding the application window of halauxifen-methyl would increase the utility of this herbicide for producers.

Nomenclature: Halauxifen-methyl; corn, Zea mays L.; soybean, Glycine max (L.) Merr

© Weed Science Society of America, 2020.
Jessica Quinn, Nader Soltani, Jamshid Ashigh, David C. Hooker, Darren E. Robinson, and Peter H. Sikkema "Response of soybean and corn to halauxifen-methyl," Weed Technology 34(4), 613-618, (10 February 2020). https://doi.org/10.1017/wet.2020.22
Received: 3 December 2019; Accepted: 25 January 2020; Published: 10 February 2020
KEYWORDS
biomass
Crop injury
density
height
sensitivity
weed control
yield
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