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Efficacy of Controlled-Release Formulation of Trifluralin in No-Till Soybeans (Glycine max)

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  12 June 2017

Marvin M. Schreiber
Affiliation:
Res. Agron., U.S. Dep. Agric, Agric. Res. Serv., Purdue Univ., W. Lafayette, IN 47907
Michael D. White
Affiliation:
Dep. Bot. and Plant Pathol., Purdue Univ., W. Lafayette, IN 47907
Baruch S. Shasha
Affiliation:
U.S. Dep. Agric., Agric. Res. Serv., North. Reg. Res. Ctr., Peoria, IL 61604

Abstract

A series of experiments were conducted from 1983 through 1986 to determine the efficacy of encapsulated starch formulations of trifluralin [2,6-dinitro-N,N-dipropyl-4-(trifluoromethyl)benzenamine] in conventional and no-till soybean [Glycine max (L.) Merr.] production. The encapsulated starch formulations remaining on the soil surface were significantly more effective than the emulsifiable concentrate when applied in February, March, or April. Encapsulated trifluralin products prepared by both the starch xanthate and starch borate processes were as effective as the emulsifiable concentrate even when used in conventional-tillage systems for weed control and for maintaining soybean yields. Our data indicate that an effective and economical herbicide such as trifluralin need not be lost in no-till soybean production if new controlled-release formulation technology is used by the agricultural industry.

Type
Weed Control and Herbicide Technology
Copyright
Copyright © 1987 by the Weed Science Society of America 

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