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Control of Honey Mesquite (Prosopis juliflora var. glandulosa) and Macartney Rose (Rosa bracteata) with Soil-Applied Herbicides

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  12 June 2017

R. E. Meyer  and
R. W. Bovey
R. E. Meyer
Affiliation:
Agric. Res., Sci. Ed. Admin., U.S. Dep. Agric., Dep. Range Sci., Tex. A&M Univ., College Station, TX 77843
R. W. Bovey
Affiliation:
Agric. Res., Sci. Ed. Admin., U.S. Dep. Agric., Dep. Range Sci., Tex. A&M Univ., College Station, TX 77843
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Abstract

Seven herbicides were applied to the soil surface or subsurface for control of honey mesquite [Prosopis juliflora (Swartz) DC. var. glandulosa (Torr.) Cockerell] and Macartney rose (Rosa bracteata Wendl.). Liquid formulations were applied in bands about 1 cm wide, 1.2 m or more apart, and granule or sphere formulations were applied on the soil surface either broadcast or in rows 1.2 m or more apart. On honey mesquite, karbutilate [tert-butylcarbamic acid ester with 3(m-hydroxy-phenyl)-1,1-dimethylurea] and tebuthiuron {N-[5-(1,1-dimethyl)-1,3,4-thiadiazol-2-yl]-N,N′-dimethylurea} were the most effective herbicides with subsurface spray injections being generally more effective than surface applications. On honey mesquite, differences among row spacing treatments with liquid, granule, or sphere formulations of karbutilate were generally either small or insignificant. Roller chopping reduced the honey mesquite canopy but did not influence the percentage of plants killed by karbutilate at rates of 4.5 kg/ha and below. Bromacil (5-bromo-3-sec-butyl-6-methyluracil), diuron [3-(3,4-dichlorophenyl)-1,1-dimethylurea], picloram (4-amino-3,5,6-trichloropicolinic acid), prometon [2,4-bis(isopropylamino)-6-methoxy-s-triazine], and 2,3,6-TBA (2,3,6-trichlorobenzoic acid) generally were ineffective as soil treatments for controlling honey mesquite. Of all the herbicides evaluated on Macartney rose, only picloram at 4.5 kg/ha and tebuthiuron at 2.2 and 4.5 kg/ha, as soil treatments, killed a significant number of plants.

Keywords

Bromacildiuronkarbutilatepicloramprometontebuthiuron
Type
Research Article
Information
Weed Science , Volume 27 , Issue 3 , May 1979 , pp. 280 - 284
Copyright
Copyright © 1979 by the Weed Science Society of America 

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