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HERBICIDELABLEC
HERBICIDELABLEC
Pesticide Usage
Lab 3
Outline
¥ Grower observation
—test product prior to
application
Herbicide Selectivity
Carotenoid
Command Clomazone Unclassified
synthesis inhibitor
Photosynthesis
Sencor Metribuzin Triazinone
inhibitor
Photosynthesis
Atrazine Atrazine Triazine
inhibitor
Metolachlor
¥ Seedling growth inhibitor
¥ Good crop safety- corn, soybean, peanut
¥ Controls grasses, small-seeded broadleaves
Pendimethalin
¥ Mitosis inhibitor ¥ Good crop safety
¥ Primary effects on roots —corn, cotton, soybean,
vegetables, tobacco
¥ Translocation limited
Clomazone
¥ Pigment inhibitor
¥ Xylem mobile
¥ Bleaching
¥ Volatile
¥ Carry-over
¥ Soybean, cucurbits
Metribuzin
¥ Photosynthesis inhibitor
¥ PRE or POST applications
¥ Some annual broadleaves and grasses
¥ Xylem mobile
¥ Soybean, corn,
tomato, alfalfa
Atrazine
¥ Photosynthesis inhibitor
¥ PRE or POST
¥ Primarily broadleaf herbicide
¥ Xylem mobile
¥ Carry-over
¥ Resistance
POST Herbicides —Non-Selective
Membrane
Gramoxone Paraquat Bipyridilium
disruptor
Glyphosate
¥ Phloem mobile, systemic
¥ Amino Acid Synthesis inhibitor (EPSPS)
¥ Usually slow death 10 — 14 DAT
¥ Symptoms appear in new growth first
—Chlorosis, Necrosis
¥ Burndown, harvest aid
¥ Resistance — Crops and Weeds
Paraquat
¥ Cell membrane ¥ Burndown, harvest
disruptors aid, directed sprays
¥ Contact herbicide ¥ Rapid necrosis
POST Herbicides - Selective
Trade Common Chemical Mode of
Name Name Family Action
Lipid synthesis
Poast Sethoxydim Cyclohexanedione
inhibitor
Accent Nicosulfuron Sulfonylurea ALS inhibitor
Pursuit Imazethapyr Imidazolinone ALS inhibitor
Phenoxy Acetic Growth
2,4-D amine 2,4-D
Acid regulator
Phenoxy Acetic Growth
Butyrac 200 2,4-DB
Acid regulator
Reflex Fomesafen Diphenylether PPO inhibitor
Photosynthesis
Buctril Bromoxynil Nitrile
inhibitor
Sethoxydim
¥ Graminicide
¥ Lipid synthesis
inhibitor (ACCase)
¥ Kills growing point
of grasses
¥ Slow injury (7-14
days)
¥ Soybeans, alfalfa
Nicosulfuron
¥ ALS — inhibitor ¥ Safe to humans,
¥ Sulfonylurea wildlife
¥ Low use rates ¥ Perennial and annual
¥ Systemic grass control
Imazethapyr
¥ ALS — inhibitor
¥ Imidazolinone
¥ Use in soybeans,
alfalfa, IMI corn
¥ Controls broadleaves
2,4-D
¥ Growth regulator
¥ Used on grass crops
— corn, wheat
¥ Control of
broadleaves
¥ High volatility —
injures sensitive
crops
2,4-DB
¥ Growth regulator
¥ Crop use: soybeans, alfalfa
¥ Controls broadleaves
¥ Symptoms similar to 2,4 - D
Fomesafen
¥ Diphenylether
¥ Membrane disruptor
¥ Contact herbicide
¥ Bronzing
¥ Crop injury
Bromoxynil
¥ Photosynthesis inhibitor
¥ Contact herbicide
¥ Corn, wheat, alfalfa, BXN cotton
PROCEDURES
¥ Crop species
—Corn, soybean, wheat,
sorghum, alfalfa,
Kentucky bluegrass
¥ Weed species
—Velvetleaf, redroot
pigweed, jimsonweed,
giant foxtail, large
crabgrass, annual
bluegrass
PROCEDURES — cont.
¥ POST flats ¥ PRE flats
— Planted 1/9/03 — Planted 1/29/03
— Treated 2/3/03 at label — Treated 1/30/03 at label
rates rates
¥ Application
— Table sprayer
— 25 GPA
— 18 at 0.95 mph
— TeeJet 8001EVS
— Mix Size: 1 liter
— 1:1 mix of potting soil and
field soil
ASSIGNMENT
¥ Evaluate effect of each herbicide on each
crop and weed species
¥ Compare to untreated control
¥ Observations:
—Weed control and crop injury ratings
—Common symptoms of each herbicide
—Rate of activity
—Determine typical use in cropping situation
Visual Injury Ratings
100
90
80
70
Control (%)
60
50
40
30
20
10
0
No Effect Slight Effect Moderate Severe Complete
Effect Effect Effect