2012 Vegetable Production Guide - Cucurbits

CUCURBITS (CUCUMBER, MELONS, PUMPKIN,
SQUASH, ZUCCHINI) Varieties

Cucumber
Slicing: Dasher II, Turbo, Marketmore 76, Daytona, Stonewall.
Pickling: Pioneer, Calypso, Jackson Supreme, Sassy.
Muskmelon
Athena, Aphrodite, Fastbreak.
Pumpkin
Halloween (Orange): Howden, Spirit, Howden Biggie, Magic Lantern, Sorceror, Magician, Gladiator.
White: Lumina, Cotton Candy, Spartan.
Red: Rouge Vif dEtampes (trial).
Miniature: Jack-Be-Little*, Sweetie Pie, Baby Boo (white), Wee-B-Little, LilPumpkemon (striped), Apprentice,
Mystic Plus.
*Not edible.
Hard Shell: Cannonball, Ironman, LilIronsides.
Section 1 CUCURBITS (CUCUMBER, MELONS, PUMPKIN, SQUASH, ZUCCHINI) Varieties
2012 Vegetable Production Guide: Cucurbits
Squash
Summer: Zucchini
Medium green - Ambassador, Zucchini Elite.
Dark green - Raven, Noche, Blackjack.
Yellow - Goldrush, Golden Dawn III, Golden Delight.
Winter: Butternut, Buttercup, Hubbards (Blue, Golden and Green), Table Ace (Acorn), Taybelle (Acorn), Royal Ace (Acorn), Spaghetti squash.
Cucurbits
Miniature (Baby) Squash (harvested immature):

Sunny Delight, Peter Pan, Sunburst.
Last Updated: March 31, 2015
Section 1 CUCURBITS (CUCUMBER, MELONS, PUMPKIN, SQUASH, ZUCCHINI) Varieties
Watermelon
Sugar Baby, Yellow Baby, Sweet Favourite.
Cucurbits
See your seed dealer for the most recent variety recommendations.
Section 2 Seed Treatment
Seed Treatment
Cucurbits
Buy seed treated with Thiram or captan seed protectants.
Soil Temperatures
Cucurbits
The minimum soil temperature required for germination of these crops is 16C with the optimum range
between 21 and 35C.
Section 3 Soil Temperatures
Planting
Slicing-cucumbers and zucchini are often started in plug trays in greenhouses 3 to 4 weeks before transplanting outdoors. Approximately 2.25 kg of seed will provide enough transplants to plant 1 ha (0.9 kg/acre). Do not
transplant until all danger of frost has passed unless row covers are used.
Section 4 Planting
For direct-seeding of cucumbers, 4.5 to 5.5 kg/ha (1.8 to 2.2 kg/acre) of seed are required if seeding is to be
done in the field without the use of a precision seeder.
Pickling cucumber varieties are usually direct-seeded, but transplants may be used where earliness is important. Seed at a depth of 1.5 to 2.5 cm depending on soil moisture, and use 2.25 to 2.75 kg/ha (0.9 to 1.1 kg/
acre) of seed.
Muskmelons and watermelons are usually started in greenhouses 5 weeks prior to the date for transplanting.
Pumpkins and squash are usually direct-seeded when all danger of frost has passed.
Growing cucurbits using plasticulture provides many benefits. See Plasticulture, Planting section of this guide.
Between
Rows
Within Row
Slicing cucumbers
1.2 to 1.8 m
30cm
Pickling
cucumbers
1.2 to 1.5 m
20cm
Muskmelons
1.5 to 1.8 m
90cm
Watermelons
1.8 to 2.4 m
120cm
Pumpkins
1.8 to 2.4 m
90cm
Squash
1.8 to 2.4 m
90cm
Cucurbits
FINAL SPACING
Fertilizer
A soil test is necessary to determine lime, phosphate and potash requirements. See Nutrient Management
section of this guide for recommendations based on soil test results.
Section 5 Fertilizer
The optimum pH range is 5.87.0.
Prior to planting, broadcast and disc in 70 kg/ha (28 kg/acre) nitrogen and all of the required potash and phosphate. Alternatively, all of the phosphate and up to 100 kg/ha (40 kg/acre) in total of nitrogen plus potash may
be banded at planting with the balance broadcast before planting.
Cucurbits
Just before vines begin to spread, side-dress with 40 kg/ ha (16 kg/acre) of nitrogen or if mulching and trickle
irrigation are used, nutrients should be delivered by fertigation. See Fertigation, Planting section of this
guide.
Pollination
Cucurbits
Vine crops bear both male and female flowers. Only the female flowers set fruit. Bees transfer pollen from
male flowers to female flowers, making fruit set possible. In small plantings there are often enough native
bees to ensure adequate pollination. In larger plantings, it is often necessary to introduce one honey bee
colony per hectare at bloom. See Bee Poisoning warning Pest Management section of this guide.
Section 6 Pollination
Weed Control
A black plastic or wavelength selective mulch provides excellent weed control and other benefits. See Plastic
Mulches, Planting section of this guide.
Broadleaf weed control with herbicides is very difficult in vine crops. Growers should consider using the stale
seedbed technique in the Planting section of this guide to provide control of the first flush of weeds. The herbicides listed in Table 1 are also registered, but have a very limited broadleaf weed spectrum. See also the foldout chart inside the back cover.
Section 7 Weed Control
Cucurbits
As these crops are usually planted in wide rows, herbicides can be applied in a narrow band over the row (e.g.
30 cm) to reduce chemical cost. Cultivation can be used to control weeds between the rows.
Insect Control
Aphids
Aphids are soft-bodied, sucking insects, yellowish-green to black in colour, clustered on growing tips of plants
or under leaves. Severe infestations cause premature death of plants, resulting in lack of sizing of pumpkins
and squash. Aphids excrete honeydew, causing growth of sooty mould. They can also transmit viruses.
Section 8 Insect Control
Control
For chemical controls, see Table 2, Cucurbits Insect Control.
Cutworms
Fleshy caterpillars of various colours cut off plants at or below ground level in spring.
Control
If damage is expected, or at first sign of damage, treat soil surface with one of the products in Table 2, Cucurbits Insect Control.
Spidermites
Spidermites are tiny, 8-legged, spider-like animals. Their feeding causes leaves to become dry and bronzed
with yellow and brown spots and covered with a fine webbing. Mites increase in number rapidly during hot, dry
weather. There are several native predators, but these may not build up fast enough to keep mite levels in
check.
Control
See Table 2, Cucurbits Insect Control.
Springtails
Springtails are small, black, white, or gray, wingless insects. They have a forked appendage attached under
the rear end of the abdomen, which is held there by a clasp. When this appendage is released the insect
jumps like a flea. Normally, springtails remain in the soil, near the roots or plant crown, as they feed on organic matter. Their feeding on young cucumber plants causes brown spots on the leaves; sometimes the plants
are stunted.
Control
Cucurbits
While springtails do not usually cause economic damage, Malathion 25W applied for aphid control may also
control springtails.
Thrips
Cucurbits
Small (1 mm), slender insects which feed on leaves causing speckling leaves. Good weed control prevents
heavy buildup of thrips. Chemical control is not generally required.
Section 8 Insect Control
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Disease Control
Alternaria Leaf Spot
This disease occurs after cool, wet spells and causes numerous small, round, dead spots on leaves. It is most
prevalent during hot, dry days combined with dewy nights. Leaves and stems may be killed but there is no
spotting of fruit.
Section 9 Disease Control
Control
Beginning when the disease is first observed and at 7 to 14 day intervals thereafter, apply one of the products
listed in Table 3, Cucurbits Disease Control. Bravo 500 sprayed for scab and powdery mildew may also control Alternaria leaf spot.
Angular Leaf Spot

(Pseudomonas)
This bacterial disease causes angular yellow spots on leaves and fruit which turn tan in colour. Droplets of
gummy ooze form on the lower surfaces of leaves under humid conditions.
Control
1. If possible, buy seed grown in a dry area where angular leaf-spot is not common.
2. Follow a three-year crop rotation.
3. If the disease appears after planting, spray with one of the products in Table 3, Cucurbits Disease
Control.
4. Incorporate the vines immediately after harvest.
5. Seed catalogues list varieties with tolerance to angular leaf-spot.
Cladosporium Scab
(Coast)
Gray, sunken, disfiguring spots on fruits exuding sticky droplets. Spots deepen and turn dark green or
blackish.
Control
Cucurbits
1. Sanitation is the key to control. Destroy all crop refuse at the end of the season.
2. Rotate fields out of cucumbers for at least two years.
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3. Seed catalogues list varieties with tolerance to scab.
4. If sprays are necessary use one of the products in Table 3, Cucurbits Disease Control.
Fusarium Root Rot and Wilt

Vines gradually wilt and die. The fungus lives in soil and is carried on seed.
Control
1. Sterilize soil, flats and greenhouse benches (see Planting section of this guide).
2. Use seed treated with Thiram seed protectant.
3. Avoid overwatering.
4. Maintain or build up soil humus.
5. Do not grow cucurbits continuously in the same field.
Powdery Mildew
Leaves develop a white powdery growth. Under severe conditions plants are completely defoliated by midAugust.
Control
1. Avoid fields which tend to have heavy dews and prolonged morning mists.
2. Select resistant varieties when possible. Earlisweet muskmelon has some tolerance.
3. Bravo is somewhat effective. Applications must commence prior to onset of the disease. Late
applications would have to be applied by aircraft due to runnering of the plants. The results may not justify
the expense of the spray program. Do not apply Bravo within 1 day of harvest.
Verticillium Wilt
The causal fungus is soil or seed-borne. First, lower leaves wilt and drop, then petioles turn yellow and wither
and, finally, the entire plant may wilt. It is usually worse on light, sandy soils in the Interior, and where root lesion nematodes are also present.
Control
Cucurbits
1. Disinfect used seedling trays prior to use (see Planting section of this guide).
2. Grow seedlings in sterilized soil or soilless mix.
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3. Use seed treated with Thiram seed protectant.
4. Follow a four-year rotation plan, avoiding crops susceptible to Verticillium wilt (e.g. potatoes, tomatoes,
peppers and eggplants).
5. Choose a soil that is well-drained and not underlain by hardpan.
6. Do not plant out until soil temperature has reached 14C or, if possible, 16C.
7. Avoid over-watering and maintain a high humus content in the soil.
8. Select resistant varieties.
White Mould
(Sclerotinia)
Fruit becomes covered with white cottony mould, and later small black hard bodies (sclerotia) appear in the
rotting tissue. Stems can also be blighted; older vines are more often affected.
Control
1. Rotate crops and deep plow to bury sclerotia.
2. If only a few plants are infected, remove them from the field and destroy; do not dump cull fruit back on
the field.
Root Rot
RootShield WP (Trichoderma harzianum Rifai strain KRL-AG2) is a biological fungicide for the suppression of
Root Rot in greenhouse vegetable transplants. When applied to transplants, greenhouse planting mix or soil,
the product grows into plant roots as they develop to protect roots against Pythium, Rhizoctonia and
Fusarium.
Suppression
1. Suspend RootShield WP using a spray volume of 30 to 45 g/100 L and apply at the rate of 55 to 110 g
per cubic metre (loose) of greenhouse potting mix, soil or planting beds.
2. Apply using hand-held backpack or ground spray equipment.
3. Becomes active when soil temperatures are above 10 degrees C and is not effective while soils remain
cold.
4. More effective at suppression of root rot in neutral or acidic soils.
Cucurbits
5. Should be used within 12 months of the date of manufacture.

6. Contains the allergens wheat and sulfites.
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Cucurbits
7. Approved for use in organics.
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Section 10 Table 1 Cucurbit Weed Control
Table 1 Cucurbit Weed Control

Table 1 Cucurbit Weed Control
Product
Rate
PHI*
Comments
N/A
Registered on cucumbers.
Pre-plant Incorporation
Prefar 4.8-E
(bensulide)
Group 8
12 to 14 L/ha
(4.9 to 5.7 L/acre)
Controls barnyard grass,

crabgrass, and foxtail.
Apply in 100 to 500 L/ha

(40 to 200 L/acre) of
water
Does not control emerged

weeds.
Do not make more than 1
application per year.
Rotate only to cucurbits,
peppers, cole crops, carrots,
lettuce, or tomatoes.
Use on mineral soils only.
Apply as broadcast spray to
well worked soil that is dry
enough to permit thorough
incorporation.
Incorporate to depth of 2.5 to 5
cm before planting.
(halosulfuron)
Group 2
cucumbers, cantaloupes, honeydews,

Crenshaw melons:
35 to 70 g/ha (14.2
to 28.3 g/acre)
watermelon, pumpkins &
winter squash:
35 to 52.5 g/ha (14.2
to 21.2 g/acre)
30: cucumbers, pumpkins & winter squash

57: watermelon, cantaloupes, honeydews & Crenshaw
melons
Pre-Seeding or Pre-Transplant:
See Pre-emergence and Postemergence sections of this
table for additional uses.
Do not use pre-plant for directseeded pumpkins and winter
squash.
Water volume rates vary.
Check label.
Apply as a pre-plant (except for
pumpkins and winter squash) or
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Cucurbits
Sandea
pre-tranplant application to bare

ground or under plastic mulch.
If using plastic mulch, apply
following final bed shaping and
just prior to installation of the
plastic mulch.
Seed or transplant crop into the
treated area no sooner than 7
days after application and the
installation of plastic mulch (if
using plastic mulch).
Use lower rate on lighter

textured soils with low organic
matter.
For watermelon, pumpkin and
winter squash, do not apply
more than 70 g/ha (28
g/acre) of product per season.
For cucumbers, cantaloupes,
honeydews and Crenshaw
melons do not apply more than
140 g/ha (57 g/acre) of product
per season.
Sandea-treated soil in the
transplant hole may result in
crop injury. Care should be
taken to limit movement of soil
during transplanting.
Can be applied as a broadcast
or band application.
For band applications, use
proportionally less spray
mixture based on the area
actually sprayed so that a full
rate is not concentrated into the
band.
Cucurbits
Controls labelled broadleaf

weeds including ladysthumb,
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wild mustard and redroot

pigweed.
Suppresses nutsedge.
Will not control ALS-inhibitor
resistant weeds.
Applications should be made to
actively growing weeds at the
heights defined in the "USE
RATE GUIDE" section of the
label.
Observe plantback interval of

15 months for cabbage and
carrots, 18 months for broccoli
and cauliflower, 24 months for
spinach and 36 months for
beets. See label for other crops
listed.
Do not enter treated area for 12
hours.
Pre-emergence
DF
2.24 to 4.5 kg/ha

(0.9 to 1.8 kg/acre
(napropamide)

(80 to 365 L/acre) water
Devrinol 50
Group 15
N/A
Registered on direct-seeded
pumpkins and squash.
Apply only once per season.
Use the lower rate on light soils.
Do not use on soils with more
than 10% organic matter.
Some rainfall or irrigation after
application is necessary for
adequate weed control.

hours.
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Cucurbits
There is a 12 month plant back

restriction for crops not on the
label.
Dual II
Magnum
1.15 1.75 L/ha

(460 mL- 780mL/acre)
65: pumpkins, squash

60: cantaloupes
pumpkins and winter squash
and transplanted cantaloupe.
(s-metalochlor)
Use low rate only on pumpkins

and winter squash.
Group 15
Water volume varies with crop.

Check label.
Maximum of 1 application per
year.
Do not use post-emerge on
pumpkins and winter squash
if pre-emerge application is
made (see below).
Controls nightshade and annual

grasses.
Suppresses redroot pigweed.
For cantaloupe, apply prior to
transplanting or within 48 hours
after transplanting.
Post-transplant applications
have significant potential to
cause crop injury. Minimize
cantaloupe contact with Dual II
Magnum.
Rain is required within 10 days
of application, or a shallow
cultivation.
Do not apply to soils with less
than 1% or more than 10%
organic matter.
May result in crop injury
including stand loss, delayed
maturity and loss of yield.
Cucurbits
Do not enter treated areas for

12 hours.
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Reflex
1.0 L/ha
(0.40 mL/acre)
(fomesafen)
Apply in 200 L/ha (80

L/acre) of water
Group 14
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Registered on cucumbers
only.
Controls labelled broadleaf
weeds including redroot
pigweed, wild mustard, lady'sthumb and Eastern black
nightshade.
Suppresses lamb's-quarters.
If target weeds have emerged,
apply with a non-ionic adjuvant
(Agral 90 or Citowett at 0.1%
v/v of spray solution).
Do not apply to any field more
often than once every two
years.
Make a banded application to
row middles just after seeding
but prior to crop emergence; or
just prior to transplanting.
Adjust the rate according to
band and row width.
Do not apply directly to plants.
Crop injury may result if
application is made too close to
the plants.
Some varieties are more
tolerant to Reflex than others.
Test a small area before
applying to the entire crop.
Do not re-enter treated area for

12 hours.
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Cucurbits
Reflex can remain active in the

soil for several months after
application and the residues
present a potential carry-over
damage to certain crops. See
label for details.
Sandea
(halosulfuron)
Group 2
cucumbers, cantaloupes, honeydews &

Crenshaw melons:
35 to 70 g/ha (14.2
to 28.3 g/acre)
watermelon, pumpkins &
winter squash:
35 to 52.5 g/ha (14.2
to 21.2 g/acre)
30: summer squash for

processing, cucumbers,
pumpkins & winter
squash
57: watermelon, cantaloupes, honeydews & Crenshaw
melons

Check label.
See PPI and Post-Emergence
sections of this table for
additional uses.
If weeds are present, use with a
nonionic adjuvant or crop oil
concentrate.
Apply after seeding, but prior to
soil cracking.
For watermelon, where soil is

fumigated prior to planting,
allow at least 5 days after soil
fumigation before applying.
Incorporate with 0.5 to 1.25
cm irrigation to improve weed
control.
For processing pumpkins and
processing winter squash,
use the cucumber rate.
Use lower rate on lighter
textured soils with low organic
matter.
For pumpkins and winter
squash, apply 3 to 5 cm of
sprinkler irrigation to settle the
soil after planting and prior to
application.
For summer squash for
processing, use the rate of 47
to 70 g/ha (19 to 28.3 g/acre).
processing do not apply more
than 140 g/ha (57 g/acre) of
product per season.
Cucurbits
See PPI section of this table

for total maximum product
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allowed for application per

season on other crops listed.
Can be applied as a broadcast
or band application.
For band applications, use
proportionally less spray
mixture based on the area
actually sprayed so that a full
rate is not concentrated into the
band.

for weeds controlled and
suppressed, plantback interval
precautions and re-entry
interval.
label.
May cause temporary stunting
in summer squash for
processing, pumpkins and
winter squash.
Post-emergence
Venture L
(fluazifop-Pbutyl)
Group 1
0.8 to 2.0 L/ha

(320 to 800 mL/acre)
(20 to 80L/acre) of water
at 200 to 300 kPa
30
Registered on cucumbers.
Use the lowest rate for barnyard
grass at the 2 to 5 leaf stage.
Use 1.4 L/ha (0.565 L/acre) for
green and yellow foxtail at the 2
to 4 leaf stage.
Use 2.0 L/ha (0.8 L/acre) for
quackgrass at the 3 to 5 leaf
stage.
Cucurbits
Apply once per season.
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Warning: Women capable of

bearing children should avoid
exposure to Venture.
Assure II
(quizalofop-Pethyl)
380 mL to 750 mL/ha

(150 to 300 mL/acre)
30
Registered on cantaloupe.
Apply with Merge at 5 to 10
litres per 1000 litres of spray
solution, or Sure-Mix at 0.5%
(0.5 L per 100 L of spray
solution).
Apply in 100 L/ha (40

L/acre) of water.
Group 1
Apply at the 2 to 6 crop leaf

stage.
Apply at the 2 to 5 leaf stage of
annual grasses and up to the 3
leaf stage of quackgrass.
year.
Rainfall within 1 hour of
application may reduce
effectiveness.
After applying a broadleaf
herbicide not listed on the label
as a tankmix, wait at least 7
days before making an
application of Assure.
days.
(halosulfuron)
Group 2
cucumbers, cantaloupes, honeydews,

Crenshaw melons &
watermelon:
35 to 70 g/ha (14.2
to 28.3 g/acre)
pumpkins & winter
squash: 35 to 52.5 g/ha
(14.2 to 21.2 g/acre)
30: summer squash for

processing, cucumbers,
pumpkins & winter
squash
57: watermelon, cantaloupes, honeydews &
Crenshaw melons

Check label.
See PPI and Pre-emergence
sections of this table
for additional uses.
A sequential application may be
necessary for some annual and
perennial weeds.
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Cucurbits
Sandea
For all crops listed except

summer squash for
processing, do not apply more
than two times per season.
Repeat using a 21 day interval.
for total maximum product
allowed for application per
season.
For pumpkins and winter
squash, apply 3 to 5 cm of
sprinkler irrigation to settle the
soil after planting and prior to
application.
Wait to overhead sprinkler

irrigate for 2 to 3 days after
application.
If a timely soil cultivation is
necessary to improve control,
wait 7 to 10 days after
treatment.
Post transplant:
Do not use this post-transplant
method for watermelon.
Apply to transplants that are
estabished and actively growing
and in the 3- to 5-leaf stage or
no sooner than 14 days after
transplanting, but before first
flowers appear.
Apply as an over-the-top
application, a directed spray or
with crop shields to minimize
contact of the herbicide with the
crop.
Cucurbits
If plastic mulch is used,

additional phytotoxicity may
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occur when applications are

made over plastic due to
concentration of product in the
transplant hole.
(Direct Seeded and Transplant)
Row Middle/Furrow Applications:
processing, pumpkins and
winter squash, use the
cucumber rate.
Row middle/furrow
application method may be
used for cucurbit crops
listed, including watermelon.
May be applied between rows
of crop.
Avoid contact of the herbicide
with the planted crop.
If plastic is used on the planted
row, adjust equipment to keep
the application off the plastic.
Reduce rate and spray volume
in proportion to area actually
sprayed.
Other comments:
Controls broadleaf weeds
including ladysthumb, wild
mustard, yellow nutsedge
and redroot pigweed.
Suppresses horsetail,
shepherd's purse and
smartweed.

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Cucurbits
Will not control ALS-inhibitor

resistant weeds.

label.
Treat actively growing nutsedge
plants at the 3 to 5 leaf stage.
Heavy infestations may require
sequential applications.
See comments in PPI section
of this table for plantback
interval details and re-entry.
Poast Ultra plus Merge at the following rates:
Poast
Ultra
Merge
Annual
grasses (incl
volunteer
cereals)
320 mL/ha
(130 mL/
ac)
0.5 - 1.0
L/ha
(0.2-0.4
L/acre)
Annual
grasses &
quackgrass
suppression
470 mL/ha
(190 mL/
ac)
0.5 - 1.0
L/ha
(0.2-0.4
L/acre)
Quackgrass
1.1L/ha
(445 mL/
ac)
1.02.0
L/ha
(0.4-0.8
L/acre)
30
Do not use on melons.

Annual bluegrass is not
controlled.
Apply when annual weeds are
in the 1 to 6 leaf stage and
when quackgrass is in the 1 to
3 leaf stage.
Apply in 50 to 200 L/ha (20 to
80 L/acre) of water.
Pressure varies with different
water volumes see label for
detail.
Group 1 herbicide.
hours.
There is a 30 day plant back
restriction on crops not found
on the label.
(s-metalochlor)

(60 to 80 L/acre) of
water
65: pumpkins, squash

32: cucumbers
cucumber , pumpkins and
winter squash.
Do not use post-emerge on
pumpkins and winter squash if
Cucurbits
Magnum
1.15 L/ha
(460 mL/acre)
Dual II
Group 15
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pre-emerge application is made

(see above).
Use early post-emergence (1 to
2 leaf crop, prior to weed
emergence).
Water volume varies with crop.
Check label.
year.
Controls nightshade and annual
grasses.
Suppresses redroot pigweed.

Rain is required within 10 days
of application, or a shallow
cultivation.
Do not apply to soils with less
than 1% or more than 10%
organic matter.
May result in crop injury
including stand loss, delayed
maturity and loss of yield.
Do not enter treated areas for
12 hours.
Cucurbits
*PHI = Pre-harvest interval

BUFFERS Refer to product label for buffer requirements. See also Pesticide Regulations and Safety section of this guide.
PESTICIDE GROUP DETAILS see Pesticide Toxicity Table of this guide.
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Table 2 Cucurbit Insect Control

Table 2 Cucurbit Insect Control
Product
Rate
PHI*
Comments
Aphids
Thionex EC
(endosulfan)
1.5 L/ha
(0.6 L/acre)
Thorough coverage of undersides of leaves is essential

for aphid control.
Also controls cucumber beetle.
Section 11 Table 2 Cucurbit Insect Control
Group 2A insecticide.
Maximum 3 applications per season.
Do not enter treated area for 4 days (cucumbers and
melon) or 7 days (pumpkin and squash)
Malathion 25W
4.25 kg/ha
(1.7 kg/acre)
For best results apply when the temperature is 20C or

higher.
(malathion)
Toxic to fish.
Group 1B
Do not apply where runoff is likely to occur.
Movento 240SC
220 to 365 mL/
ha
(spirotetramat)
Group 23
Repeat at 7 day intervals.

Maximum allowed per crop season: 730 mL/ha (295
mL/acre).
(90 to 150 mL/

acre)
Apply in 300
Use with one of the following adjuvants: non-ionic (eg.

Agral 90 or Ag-Surf) or methylated seed oil (eg.
Hasten).
L/ha
(120 L/acre) of
water
Do not enter treated area for 12 hours.

Toxic to bees. Do not apply during crop flowering
period or when flowering weeds are present.
(flonicamid)
Group 9C
120 to 160
g/ha
(50 to 60
g/acre)
Repeat at 7day intervals as needed.

Do not apply more than 3 times per year.
Do not apply more than 480 g/ha (200 g/acre) of
product per season.
Cucurbits
Beleaf
Apply in 94
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L/ha (38L/
acre) of
water.
Exirel
500 to
(cyantraniliprole)
1500 mL/ha
Group 28
(200 to 605 mL/
Also controls cutworm. See section of this table.
acre)
Do not make more than 4 applications per growing

season.
Apply in 100
L/ha (40 L/acre)
Use with an adjuvant such as Hasten NT at a rate of

0.25% v/v or MSO Concentrate with Leci-Tech at a
rate of 0.5% v/v.
of water
Do not apply more than 4.5 L/ha (1.8 L/acre) per

season.
Toxic to bees and certain beneficial insects. Apply early
in the morning or late in the evening when bees are not
active.
Note: Do not tank-mix or apply in sequence with
strobilurin-, copper- or captan-containing fungicides.
Observe a plantback interval of 30 days for legume
vegetables, cereals, grass, crop group 1A (inlcuding
beets, carrots, radish, parsnip, turnip) and crop group 2
(inlcuding beet greens and turnip greens).
Observe a plantback interval of 1 year for crops not on
this label.
Cutworms
(chloropyrifos)
1.2 to 2.4
L/ha
(0.5 to 1.0
L/acre)
Pyrinex 480EC
(chloropyrifos)
Group 1B
Apply in 200
to 400 L/ha
(80 to 160
L/acre) of
water
60
Apply at the seedling (2 to 5 leaf) stage, when damage

first appears.
Best results are obtained when application is made
during the afternoon or early evening.
Registered for use on cucumbers only.
Apply only once per season.
Cucurbits
Lorsban 4E
28
Sevin XLR
2.5 L/ha
(1.0 L/acre)
Registered for climbing cutworms and cucmber beetle.
(carbaryl)
Use sufficient water to wet the soil around the base of

each plant.
Group 1A
Repeat application at 7 to 10 day spray interval.

Sprays should be applied on a warm evening.
Do not apply when foliage is wet or when rain or
excessive humidity is expected during the next 2 days.
Coragen
(chlorantraniliprole)
Group 28
250 mL/ ha
(100 mL/ ac)
Apply to smaller plants or when lower portions of the

plant can receive adequate coverage.
Repeat at 5 day intervals as needed.
Apply in
100L/ha
(40L/acre) of
water
Do not make more than 4 applications per season.

Do not apply more than 1.125 L/ha (455 mL/ac) of per
season.
Exirel
500 to 750 mL/
(cyantraniliprole)
ha
Group 28
(200 to 305 mL/

acre)
Also controls aphids. See section of this table.

season.
Apply in 100
L/ha (40 L/acre)
of water
Do not apply more than 4.5 L/ha (1.8 L/acre) per

season.
For early season control, apply to foliage when rain is
not expected in the next 24 hours.
Ensure adequate coverage to lower portions of plant.
Toxic to bees and certain beneficial insects. Apply early
in the morning or late in the evening when bees are not
active.
See aphid section comments for tank-mix precautions
and plantback intervals.
Cucurbits

Mites
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Oberon
(spiromesifen)
500 to 600
mL/ha
(200 to 240
mL/acre)
(bifenazate)
Group 25
Purespray Green
Spray Oil 13E
(mineral oil)
Approved for use in
Apply in 100 L/ha (40L/acre) of water.

Repeat at 7 day intervals as needed.
Group 23
Acramite 50WS

851 g/ha
(rate is equivalent to 15
pouches per
4 ha)
Controls two spotted spider mite.

Do not apply more than once per year.
10 L of
product in
1000 L of water (1%
solution)
Suppression only.
Use up to 1000 L/ha (400 L/acre) spray volume to
ensure thorough coverage.
Repeat at 7 to 14 day intervals.
organics
Do not make more than 8 summer spray applications

per growing season.
For first use on a new variety, test spray a small field
area to check for plant tolerance prior to adoption as a
general field practice.
A period of 14 days must elapse before chlorothalonil
(Bravo) is applied before or after an application of
Purespray Green Spray Oil 13E.
Do not apply during periods of drought, when plants
exhibit moisture stress.
Cucumber Beetle
(kaolin)
12.5 to 25 kg/
ha
(5 to 10 kg/
acre)
Apply in 500
L/ha (200
L/acre) of
water
Suppression only.
Apply at 5 to 7 day intervals with first 2 application 3
days apart starting prior to infestation of adult beetles.
During wet weather reapply as soon as foliage is dry to
re-establish coverage.
Cucurbits
Surround WP
30
May alter harvest parameters and may delay maturity.

Matador 120 EC
187 to 233 mL/
ha
(Lambda-cyhalothrin)
Group 3
acre)

season.
Apply in 100 to
(76 to 94 mL/
200 L/ha (40 to

80 L/acre) of
water
Clutch 50 WDG
(clothianidin)
140 g/ha
(57 g/acre)
Clothianidin
(clothianidin)
Suppression only.
Repeat at 7 day interval.
Do not apply more than twice per season.
Toxic to bees. Do not apply to flowering crops if bees
are foraging.
Do not use in areas treated with clothianidin during the
previous season.
Observe a one year plantback interval for leafy, root
and tuber vegetables (except potato).
Do not enter treated areas for 12 hours.
Group 4A insecticides.
*PHI = Pre-harvest interval.
= Very Toxic
Cucurbits
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Section 12 Table 3 Cucurbit Disease Control
Table 3 Cucurbit Disease Control

Table 3 Cucurbit Disease Control
Product
Rate
PHI*
560 to 840 g/ha

(220 to 340
g/acre)
Comments
Alternaria Leaf Spot

Cabrio EG
(pyraclostrobin)
Group 11
Do not apply more than 4 times per season.

After each application, alternate with a fungicide with a
different mode of action.
Apply in at
least 350 L/ha
(142 L/acre) of
water.

Do not enter treated area for hand-harvesting for 3 days
and for all other activities, do not enter for 12 hours.
Do not use treated crop for feed.
Dithane DG
Rainshield NT
(mancozeb)
Dithane F-45
(mancozeb)
Lance WDG
(boscalid)
1.1 to 3.25 kg/

ha
(0.445 to 1.3
kg/acre)
14
Start applications when runners begin to form or at first

sign of disease.
Direct spray for thorough coverage of upper and lower
leaf surfaces.
1.8 to 5.5 L/ha

(0.73 to 2.2
L/acre)
460 g/ha
(186 g/acre)
Repeat at weekly intervals.
Group M fungicides.
0

Also controls gummy stem blight.
Group 7
Cantus WDG
For crops not on the label, observe a plant back interval

of 14 days.
(boscalid)
Group 7
(mancozeb)
Group M
2.253.25 kg/
ha
(0.9 to 1.3 kg/
acre)
14

Cucurbits
Manzate DF
Apply in 200 to 1000 L/ha (80 to 405 L/acre) of water.
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Apply when conditions favour disease development

Penncozeb 75DF
(mancozeb)
Penncozeb 75DF
1.1 to 3.25 kg/

ha
(0.44 to 1.3 kg/
acre)
14

sign of disease.
Raincoat
(mancozeb)
Group M fungicides.
Angular Leaf Spot

Copper 53W
(tri-basic copper
sulphate)
2.5 to 3.0 kg/ha

(1.0 to 1.2 kg/
acre)

Cucumbers: Apply at 7 day interval
Other cucurbits: Apply at a 5 day interval.
Group M
Copper Oxychloride 50
(copper oxychloride)
Group M
Parasol F
(copper hydroxide)
Apply in 1000 L/ha (405 L/acre) of water.
Cucumber: 4.0
kg/ha
(1.6 kg/acre)
Other cucurbits: 3.0 kg/ha
(1.2 kg /acre)
2.3 to 3.12 L/ha

(0.9 to 1.25
L/acre)
Apply in 1000 L/ha (405 L/acre) of water.

Start applications when plants begin to vine.

Group M1
Cladosporium Scab
Bravo 500
(chlorothalonil)
4.8 L/ha
(1.9 L/acre)
Begin application when plants are in first true leaf stage.

Repeat at 7 day intervals
Cucurbits
Group M
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Echo 90DF
(chlorothalonil)
Echo 720
(chlorothalonil)
2.7 kg/ha
(1.1 kg/acre)

Maximum of 8 applications per season.
3.3 L/ha
(1.3 L/acre)

Do not apply within 10 days before or after an oil
application.
Apply in 50 to 1600 L/ha (20 to 650 L/acre) of water
Group M fungicides.
Dithane DG
Rainshield NT
(mancozeb)
1.1 to 3.25 kg/

ha
(0.44 to 1.3 kg/
acre)
14

sign of disease.
Direct spray for thorough coverage of upper and lower
leaf surfaces.
Group M fungicides.
Manzate DF
(mancozeb)
Group M
Penncozeb 75DF
(mancozeb)
Penncozeb 75DF
2.25 to 3.25 kg/

ha
(0.9 to 1.3 kg/
acre)
14
1.1 to 3.25 kg/

ha
(0.44 to 1.3 kg/
acre)
14

Start applications when runners begin to form.

Raincoat
Group M fungicides.
(mancozeb)
Maestro 80DF
(captan)
Supra Captan
2.25 to 4.25 kg/

ha
(0.9 to 1.7 kg/
acre)
80WDG
Registered on cucumbers only.

Group M fungicide.
(captan)
Cucurbits
Powdery Mildew
34
Bravo 500
(chlorothalonil)
Echo 90DF
(chlorothalonil)
Echo 720
(chlorothalonil)
4.8 L/ha
(1.9 L/acre)
2.7 kg/ha
(1.1 kg/acre)

Group M fungicide.

Maximum of 8 applications per season.
3.3 L/ha
(1.3 L/acre)

Do not apply within 10 days before or after an oil
application.
Group M fungicide.
Cabrio EG
(pyraclostrobin)
Group 11
Quintec
(Quinoxyfen)
Group 13
560 to 840 g/ha

(220 to 340
g/acre)

Do not enter treated area for hand-harvesting for 3 days
and for all other activities, do not enter for 12 hours.
Apply in at
least 350 L/ha
(140 L/acre) of
water.
300 to 440 mL/
ha
(120 to 180
mL/acre)
Do not use treated crop for feed.
REGISTERED ON MELON, PUMPKINS AND WINTER

SQUASH.
Apply at 10 to 14 day intervals.
Observe plant back interval of 1 year for cereals, all other
crops not on label maybe be planted 30 days after last
application.
Toxic to bees; do not apply to flowering crop.
(potassium bicarbonate)
Approved for
use in organics
2.8 to 5.6 kg/ha

(1.13 to 2.27
kg/acre)
Suppression only.
Start application at first sign of disease.
Apply in 1000
L/ha (400
Cucurbits
MilStop
35
L/acre) of
water.
Actinovate
(Streptomyces
lydicus)
Serenade Max
(Bacillus subtilis)
420 g/ha
(170 g/acre)
Do not enter treated area for 4 hours

0
Suppression only.
3.0 to 6.0 kg/ha

(1.2 to 2.4 kg/
acre)
Suppression only.
Begin applications soon after emergence or transplant.
Repeat applications using 7 to 10 day intervals
Approved for use in organics.
Inspire
(difenoconazole)
512 mL/ha
(207 mL/acre)
Also suppresses gummy stem blight.

Apply at 7 to 10 day intervals.
Maximum 2.04 L/ha (825 mL/acre) per crop per season.
Group 3
Water volume varies for diseases. See label for details.

May be tankmixed with Revus or Bravo 500
for labeled diseases. Follow most restrictive directions
including rate, PHI, maximum applications and re-entry
interval.
Quadris Top
(azoxystrobin/
difenoconazole)
Group 11 & 3
710 to 1000 mL/
ha
Also suppresses gummy stem blight.
acre)
For gummy stem blight, apply in at least 190 L/ha (80

L/acre) of water.
Apply in at least
Repeat at 7 to 14 day intervals
(287 to 405 mL/
150 L/ha (60
L/acre) of water.
Do not re-enter treated areas for 12 hours.

Observe a plant back interval of 60 days for crops not
listed on this label or the Inspire label.
(penthiopyrad)
Group 7
1.25 L/ha
(500 L/acre)

Do not apply more than 4.9 L/ha (2.0 L/acre) per season.
Apply in 110
36
Cucurbits
Fontelis
L/ha (45
L/acre) of water
(Citric acid & lactic acid)
8% dilution in
water solution
Do not re-enter for 12 hours.

0
USE ONLY ON SQUASH AND PUMPKINS.

Fermentation
products of Lactobacillus casei
strain LPT-111
Regalia Maxx
(extract of Reynoutria sachalinensis)
Treoris
(penthiopyrad/
chlorothalonil)
Group 7M
Nova 40W
(myclobutanil)

Shake well before using.
Do not re-enter until spray has dried.
0.125 to 0.25%
v/v
1.5 to 2.5 L/ha

(600 to 1000
mL/acre)
175 g/ha (70

g/acre)
Proline 480 SC
210 to 420 mL/

ha (85 to 170
mL/acre)
Apply in 100
L/ha (40
L/acre) of water at 275 kPa
Suppression only.
Approved for use in organics.

Do not apply more than 9.8 L/ha (4.0 L/acre) per season.
Apply in 110
L/ha (45
L/acre) of water
Apply in 250
L/ha (100
L/acre) of water
Group 3
in 500 to 1000
L/ha (200 to
400 L/acre) of
water
Group 3
(prothioconazole)
Suppression only.
Do not re-enter treated area for 12 hours.
Repeat at a 10 to 14 day interval.

Do not re-enter treated areas for 12 areas.
Also controls gummy stem blight.

Apply with a non-ionic surfactant, AgSurf or Agral 90 at
0.125% v/v.
Do not exceed 1.26 L/ha ( 510 mL/acre) per crop year.
Gummy stem blight:
Use the high rate.
Cucurbits
Tivano
Apply once as a soil drench.
37
Follow soil drench with foliar applications at 5 to 10 day

intervals
Powdery mildew:
Apply as a foliar spray.
Influence WP
(garlic powder)
6.9 to 8.0 kg/ha

(2.8 to 3.2 kg/
acre)
Suppression only.
Registered on cucumbers, pumpkins, winter and
summer squash.
Apply in 700
L/ha (280
L/acre) of
water.
Repeat at 7 to14 day intervals.

Individuals who are sensitive or allegic to garlic should
avoid handling this product.
Do not re-enter treated area until spray is dried.
Vivando SC
(metrafenone)
Group U8
0.750 to 1.12
L/ha (300 to
450 mL/acre)
Apply in 500
L/ha (200
L/acre) of
water.
Use with a non-ionic surfactant according to the adjuvant

label.
Repeat at 7 to14 day intervals.
Do not apply more than 3.36 L/ha per season.
Avoid using Vivando SC if it has been used on the area
during the previous season.
Purespray
Green Spray Oil
13E
10 L of product
in 1000 L of
water (1%
solution)
(mineral oil)
Approved for use
Use up to 1000 L/ha (400 L/acre) spray volume to ensure

thorough coverage.
Do not make more than 8 summer spray applications per
growing season.
Cucurbits
in organics
Suppression only.
38
For first use on a new variety, test spray a small field

area to check for plant tolerance prior to adoption as a
A period of 14 days must elapse before chlorothalonil
(Bravo) is applied before or after an application of
Purespray Green Spray Oil 13E.
Do not apply during periods of drought, when plants
exhibit moisture stress.
Downy Mildew
Bravo 500
(chlorothalonil)
4.8 L/ha
(1.9 L/acre)

Group M fungicide.
(mancozeb)
Penncozeb 75DF
1.1 to 3.25 kg/

ha
(0.44 to 1.3 kg/
acre)
14

sign of disease.
Raincoat
(mancozeb)
Group M fungicides.
Cyazofamid
400SC (formerly
Ranman 400SC
150 to 200 mL/

ha
(60 to 80 mL/
acre)

Tank mix with Sylgard 309 surfactant at 150 mL/ha (60
mL/acre).
(cyazofamid)
Torrent 400 SC
(cyazofamid)
Reason 500SC
(fenamidone)
Apply in 200 to
600 L/ha (80 to
240 L/acre) of
water.
400 mL/ha
(160 mL/acre)
Group 11
Observe a 30 day plant back interval.

Group 21 fungicides.
14

Cucurbits
Penncozeb 75DF
Do not enter treated area until residues have dried.
39
Apply in 300 to 600 L/ha(120 to 240 L/acre) of water.

Revus
(mandipropamid)
Group 40
400 to 600 mL/

ha
(160 to 240
mL/acre )
Suppression only.
Use a non-ionic adjuvant (0.125% v/v).
Apply in at
least 100 L/ha
(40 L/acre) of
water
May be tank-mixed with Bravo 500. Check Bravo Label

for PHI and re-entry intervals.
Do not apply to greenhouse-grown seedlings to be
transplanted in the field, until after they have been
transplanted out.
Acrobat 50 WP
(dimethomorph)
Group 40
450 g/ha
(182 /acre)
Apply in at
least 200 L/ha
(80 L/acre) of
water.
Apply as a tank mix with another fungicide in this table

that is active against downy mildew. Observe most
restrictive directions including rate, PHI and re-entry
interval.
Repeat at 5 to 10 day spray intervals.
Maximum of 5 applications per season
Observe a plant back restriction of 120 days for a new
crop in the treated area.
Do not re-enter to perform hand-harvesting, hand
pruning, thinning, leaf-pulling or turning activities for 2
days.
Serenade Max
(Bacillus subtilis)
1.0 to 3.0 kg/ha

(0.40 to 1.2 kg/
acre)
Suppression only.
Begin applications soon after emergence or transplant.
Repeat applications on 7 to 10 day intervals.
Approved for use in organics
(fluopicolide)
Group 43
220 to 292 mL/

ha
(89 to 118 mL/
acre)
Tank-mix with a product that has a different mode of

action listed in this table for downy mildew, such as
Bravo 500. Follow most restrictive directions including
rate, PHI and re-entry interval.
Cucurbits
Presidio
40
Apply in 200 to
1000 L/ha (81
to 405 L/acre)
of water
Zampro
(ametoctradin &
dimethomorph)
Group 40 & 45
0.8 to 1.0 L/ha

(300 to 400
mL /acre)

Maximum of 880 mL/ha (356 mL/acre) per season
Do not enter treated for 12 hours
1

Use a spreading/penetrating adjuvant.
Apply in at
least 200 L/ha
(80 L/acre) of
water.
Do not re-enter for hand harvesting, pruning or

thinning for 1 day. For all other activities, do not re-enter
for 12 hours.
Do not use in greenhouses.

Observe a plantback interval of 30 days for all crops not
on the label.
Phostrol
(mono- and dibasic
sodium, potassium,
and ammonium
phosphites)
2.9 to 5.8 L/ha
(1.2 to 2.3 L/acre)
Supression only.
Apply in 225 L/ha
(90 L/acre) of
water.
Group 33
Confine
Extra
3 to 5 L/ha
(1.2 to 2.0 L /
acre)
Apply in 100 L/ha
(mono- and di-po-
(40 L/acre) of
tassium salts of
water.
phosphorous acid)
Group 33
Suppression only.
season.
First use should be limited to a small area of each
variety, to confirm tolerance prior to adoption as a
Tankmixing with pesticide products containing a metal
base and/or micronutrients may not be compatible and
could potentially cause plant injury. See label for details.
Cucurbits
Root Rot
41
Cyazofamid
400SC (formerly
30 mL/100L
water
60
Ranman 400SC)
REGISTERED ON GREENHOUSE CUCUMBER

TRANSPLANTS.
Controls Pythium damping-off and Root Rot
(Pythium spp.)
(cyazofamid)
Apply once in the greenhouse as a soil drench to

thoroughly wet the growing medium immediately after
seeding.
Torrent 400 SC
(cyazofamid)
Do not use a surfactant.

Group 21 fungicides.
Serenade Soil
(QST 713 strain of
dried Bacillus
2.7 to 14 L/ha
(1.1 to 5.7
L/acre)
Suppresses Fusarium Root Rot.

Transplant drench:
subtilis)
Apply as a drench at the time of transplanting.
Approved for use
Apply at a rate to thoroughly soak the growing media

through the root zone or asa drench or directed spray
using sufficient water to soak the root zone.
in organics.
Post-plant applications:
Additional applications may be made to the soil as a
drench or spray directed towards the base of the plant.
Irrigate to move material into the seed,
root or transplant zone within 24 hours.
Cucurbits
*PHI = Pre-harvest interval.

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CUCURBITS (CUCUMBER, MELONS, PUMPKIN,

SQUASH, ZUCCHINI) Varieties

Section 1 CUCURBITS (CUCUMBER, MELONS, PUMPKIN, SQUASH, ZUCCHINI) Varieties

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Buy seed treated with Thiram or captan seed protectants.

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The optimum pH range is 5.87.0.

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Section 8 Insect Control

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Section 9 Disease Control

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Angular Leaf Spot

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Fusarium Root Rot and Wilt

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5. Should be used within 12 months of the date of manufacture.

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7. Approved for use in organics.

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Controls barnyard grass,

Apply in 100 to 500 L/ha

Does not control emerged

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Use lower rate on lighter

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Controls labelled broadleaf