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Effects of a New Herbicide (Aminocyclopyrachlor) on Buffalograss and Forbs in Shortgrass Prairie

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  20 January 2017

Keith R. Harmoney ,
Phillip W. Stahlman ,
Patrick W. Geier  and
Robert Rupp
Keith R. Harmoney*
Affiliation:
Western Kansas Agricultural Research Center, Kansas State University, Hays, KS 67601
Phillip W. Stahlman
Affiliation:
Western Kansas Agricultural Research Center, Kansas State University, Hays, KS 67601
Patrick W. Geier
Affiliation:
Western Kansas Agricultural Research Center, Kansas State University, Hays, KS 67601
Robert Rupp
Affiliation:
Dupont Crop Protection, Field Development, 5813 Sandsage Drive, Edmond, OK 73034
*
Corresponding author's E-mail: kharmone@ksu.edu
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Abstract

Herbicides used to control many forb species in pastures may injure desirable native grass species. Buffalograss, a major component of shortgrass rangeland, often is injured by some growth regulator herbicides, such as 2,4-D and dicamba. Aminocyclopyrachlor (formerly known as DPX-MAT28 and herein termed ACPCR), a new synthetic auxin herbicide chemistry for control of broadleaf weeds, was investigated for injury to buffalograss and control of forbs in shortgrass prairie at varying rates of application. In the season of application, ACPCR at rates of 140 g ai ha−1 or less caused buffalograss injury that was either negligible or short-lived, and visual estimates of grass injury were 8% or less at the end of the growing season. At ACPCR rates of 280 g ha−1, more injury was evident at 3 wk after treatment (WAT) than at the end of the season if adequate precipitation was available for new leaf growth. When precipitation was lacking, evidence of injury persisted through to the end of the season when treated at the greatest rate of ACPCR. Buffalograss injury was mainly in the form of browned leaf tips, but total buffalograss dry matter yield was not different between any treatments in either year. The year after treatment, no buffalograss injury was evident from any of the herbicide rates. Final forb control was 97% or greater each year for ACPCR at the 140 and 280 g ha−1 rates. In this experiment, rates as low as ACPCR at 140 g ha−1 provided excellent forb control and maintained buffalograss productivity.

Los herbicidas usados en pastizales para el control de muchas especies herbáceas de hoja ancha podrían dañar especies deseables de zacates nativos. El zacate Bouteloua dactyloides, uno de los principales componentes en pastizales de zacates cortos, es dañado frecuentemente por algunos herbicidas reguladores de crecimiento. Aminocyclopyrachlor (anteriormente conocido como DPX-MAT28 y aquí nombrado como ACPCR), un nuevo herbicida del grupo químico de las auxinas sintéticas utilizado para el control de malezas de hoja ancha, fue investigado para determinar el daño que ocasiona a B. dactyloides y el control de especies herbáceas de hoja ancha en praderas de zacates cortos a diferentes dosis de aplicación. En la temporada de la aplicación, las dosis de ACPCR de 140 g ia ha−1 o menos causaron un daño insignificante o de corta duración al zacate, y las estimaciones visuales de daño fueron 8% o menos al final de la temporada. El ACPCR a dosis de 280 g ha−1, tuvo un daño más evidente a las tres semanas después del tratamiento (WAT) que al final de la temporada, cuando hubo una adecuada precipitación para el crecimiento de hojas nuevas. Cuando faltó la precipitación y se aplicó la mayor dosis de ACPCR, la evidencia del daño persistió hasta el fin de la estación. El daño al zacate B. dactyloides se manifestó principalmente como un marchitamiento en las puntas de las hojas, pero el rendimiento total de materia seca del zacate no fue diferente entre los tratamientos en ninguno de los años. El año posterior al tratamiento, no hubo daño evidente en el zacate con ninguna dosis de herbicida. El control final de las especies herbáceas de hoja ancha fue de 97% o mayor para cada año con dosis de ACPCR de 140 y 280 g ha−1. En este experimento, dosis tan bajas de ACPCR como 140 g ha−1 proporcionaron excelente control y mantuvieron la productividad del zacate B. dactyloides.

Keywords

2,4-Daminocyclopyrachlordicambabuffalograss, Bouteloua dactyloides (Nutt.) J.T. Columbus BUCDADry matter yieldinjuryrangeland
Type
Weed Management—Other Crops/AREAS
Information
Weed Technology , Volume 26 , Issue 3 , September 2012 , pp. 455 - 459
Copyright
Copyright © Weed Science Society of America 

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