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Basis for Interactions of Ethofumesate1 and Desmedipham on Sugarbeets and Weeds

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  12 June 2017

Y. Eshel
Affiliation:
Weed Res. Lab., Dep. Bot. and Plant Path., Colorado State Univ., Fort Collins, CO 80523
R.L. Zimdahl
Affiliation:
Weed Res. Lab., Dep. Bot. and Plant Path., Colorado State Univ., Fort Collins, CO 80523
E.E. Schweizer
Affiliation:
Western Region, Agr. Res. Serv., U.S. Dep. Agr., Crops Res. Lab., Colorado State Univ., Fort Collins, CO 80523

Abstract

A synergistic interaction occurred when sugarbeets (Beta vulgaris L. ‘Mono-Hy Al’) were treated with mixtures of ethofumesate (2-ethoxy-2,3-dihydro-3,3-dimethyl-5-benzofuranyl methanesulphonate) and desmedipham [ethyl m-hydroxycarbanilate carbanilate (ester)]. Depending on the stage of weed growth synergistic interactions were also observed on two weed species: wild mustard [Brassica kaber (DC.) L.C. Wheeler ‘pinnatifida’ (Stokes) L.C. Wheeler] and wild oat (Avena fatua L.). Desmedipham penetrated the foliage more slowly than did ethofumesate. The rate of desmedipham penetration was positively correlated with the concentration of its formulants (solvents and adjuvants) in the spraying emulsion, and to a lesser extent with the formulants of ethofumesate. Increasing the spray volume also increased desmedipham penetration. None of these factors affected penetration by ethofumesate. 14C-labeled ethofumesate and desmedipham did not translocate out of treated leaves regardless of the concentration of formulants or active ingredients. These data suggest that the synergistic interaction is mainly due to the increased penetration by desmedipham when applied with ethofumesate.

Type
Research Article
Copyright
Copyright © 1977 by the Weed Science Society of America 

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