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Reversal of Cation-Induced Reduction in Glyphosate Activity by EDTA

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  12 June 2017

Patrick J. Shea  and
Duane R. Tupy
Patrick J. Shea
Affiliation:
Dep. Agron., Univ. of Nebraska, Lincoln, NB 68583
Duane R. Tupy
Affiliation:
Dep. Agron., Univ. of Nebraska, Lincoln, NB 68583
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Abstract

Glyphosate [N-(phosphonomethyl)glycine] phytotoxicity to greenhouse-grown wheat (Triticum aestivum L. ‘Centurk’) was greatly reduced by Ca2+ in the carrier solution. Addition of ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid (EDTA) restored glyphosate phytotoxicity in hard water and increased phytotoxicity in deionized water. The phytotoxicity of 0.1 kg ae/ha glyphosate plus 1.0% (w/v) EDTA was equal to that observed for 0.2 kg/ha of the herbicide alone in deionized water or 0.4 kg/ha in water containing 200 ppm Ca2+. EDTA was more compatible with glyphosate in combination with X-77 or MON-0011 nonionic surfactant than with cationic surfactant (contained in a commercial formulation). Phytotoxicity could be increased by adding EDTA and nonionic surfactant to the latter formulation. EDTA increased glyphosate phytotoxicity to wheat when applied in water that contained high levels of calcium and bicarbonate. Glyphosate activity was greater at pH 4 than at pH 6 or 10, but EDTA was equally effective at pH 4, 6, or 10 for all levels of calcium tested up to 800 ppm. NaHCO3 probably reduced phytotoxicity by increasing the pH of the glyphosate solution.

Keywords

Additiveschelateshard watersequestrants
Type
Weed Control and Herbicide Technology
Information
Weed Science , Volume 32 , Issue 6 , November 1984 , pp. 802 - 806
Copyright
Copyright © 1984 by the Weed Science Society of America 

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