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Influence of Norflurazon Placement on Yellow Nutsedge (Cyperus esculentus)

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  20 January 2017

Henry S. McLean
Affiliation:
Coastal Plain Experiment Station, Department of Crop and Soil Science, Box 748, University of Georgia, Tifton, GA 31793-0748
John S. Richburg III
Affiliation:
Coastal Plain Experiment Station, Department of Crop and Soil Science, Box 748, University of Georgia, Tifton, GA 31793-0748
John W. Wilcut*
Affiliation:
Coastal Plain Experiment Station, Department of Crop and Soil Science, Box 748, University of Georgia, Tifton, GA 31793-0748
Albert E. Smith
Affiliation:
Department of Crop and Soil Sciences, University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602
*
Corresponding author's E-mail: john_wilcut@ncsu.edu.

Abstract

Greenhouse studies were conducted to determine yellow nutsedge response to selective placement of a 5-cm layer of norflurazon-treated soil above, below, or above plus below pregerminated nutsedge tubers. Norflurazon at 1.68 kg ai/ha applied postemergence (POST) as a foliar, soil, or foliar plus soil treatment was also evaluated. Soil concentrations of norflurazon at 1.5 mg/kg (w/w) applied below or above plus below nutsedge tubers reduced yellow nutsedge shoot numbers at least 69%, shoot height at least 71%, shoot dry weights at least 77%, and root tuber dry weights at least 89%. Yellow nutsedge growth reduction with norflurazon was greatest when norflurazon was placed in the soil profile below or above plus below the yellow nutsedge tubers. Placement of norflurazon above yellow nutsedge tubers did not reduce shoot number, height, or dry weight until the foliar portion of plants were removed 39 d after treatment. POST application of norflurazon did not reduce initial yellow nutsedge shoot number regardless of application method. Foliar-only POST application of norflurazon was less effective for reducing numbers of emerged yellow nutsedge than application to soil only or soil plus foliage.

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Copyright © Weed Science Society of America 

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