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Bentazon Applied Postemergence for Economical Control of Common Cocklebur in Soybeans

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  12 June 2017

C. G. McWhorter  and
J. M. Anderson
C. G. McWhorter
Affiliation:
S. Weed Sci. Lab., Agr. Res. Serv., U.S. Dep. Agr., Stoneville, MS 38776
J. M. Anderson
Affiliation:
Delta Branch, Mississippi Agr., Stoneville, MS 38776
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Abstract

Effectiveness of bentazon [3-isopropyl-1H-2,1,3-benzothiadiazin-(4)3H-one 2,2-dioxide] for control of common cocklebur (Xanthium pensylvanicum Wallr.) in soybeans [Glycine max (L.) Merr.] was evaluated in field research over a 3-yr period. Bentazon, applied over-the-top at 0.6 to 1.1 kg/ha, controlled common cocklebur more effectively than over-the-top or directed applications of dinoseb (2-sec-butyl-4,6-dinitrophenol) at 0.8 to 1.7 kg/ha or 2,4-DB [4-(2,4-dichlorophenoxy)butyric acid] at 0.2 kg/ha. Single applications of bentazon were highly effective for control of common cocklebur, but multiple applications usually provided the best control and highest soybean yields. A preemergence treatment of metribuzin [4-amino-6-tert-butyl-3-(methylthio)-as-triazine-5(4H)one] at 1.1 kg/ha and a postemergence application of bentazon at 1.1 kg/ha provided 92 to 99% control of common cocklebur. Control of common cocklebur with bentazon reduced discounts in harvested soybean seed caused by excessive moisture content and foreign material. The reduction in discounts improved soybean seed grades.

Type
Research Article
Information
Weed Science , Volume 24 , Issue 4 , July 1976 , pp. 391 - 396
Copyright
Copyright © 1976 by the Weed Science Society of America 

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