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Bromus Control in Winter Wheat (Triticum aestivum) with the Ethylthio Analog of Metribuzin

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  12 June 2017

Randall L. Ratliff
Affiliation:
Dep. Agron., Oklahoma State Univ., Stillwater, OK 74078
Thomas F. Peeper
Affiliation:
Dep. Agron., Oklahoma State Univ., Stillwater, OK 74078

Abstract

Twenty field experiments were conducted in Oklahoma from 1983 through 1986 to evaluate the ethylthio analog of metribuzin [4-amino-6-(1,1-dimethylethyl)-3-(ethylthio)-1,2,4-triazin-5(4H)-one] for selective control of cheat (Bromus secalinus L. #3 BROSE), downy brome (Bromus tectorum L. # BROTE), and rescuegrass (Bromus catharticus Vahl. # BROCA) in winter wheat (Triticum aestivum L.). The ethylthio analog of metribuzin applied postemergence at 1.1 kg ai/ha before the weeds tillered controlled 91 to 100% of these Bromus spp. in winter wheat. Control of tillered Bromus spp. was less consistent. As Bromus spp. control increased, wheat yields increased, and dockage decreased. The herbicide was selective on wheat over a wide range of soils, including sands. Adding surfactant to very early postemergence applications of 0.6 kg ai/ha increased cheat control but injured wheat slightly. Surfactant use had little or no effect on dockage reduction and yields.

Type
Research
Copyright
Copyright © 1987 by the Weed Science Society of America 

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