Field studies were conducted to assess the tolerance of seashore paspalum (‘Salam’) to postemergence (POST) herbicides in Florida in 2000 and 2001. POST applications of bentazon (2,200 g/ha), clopyralid (420 g/ha), dicamba (280 g/ha), halosulfuron (70 g/ha), imazaquin (420 g/ha), mecoprop + 2,4-D + dicamba (160 + 180 + 40 g/ha), metsulfuron (30 g/ha), and quinclorac (1,700 g/ha) resulted in ≤10% injury 7 and 15 d after treatment (DAT), indicating their safety for POST application. Clethodim (280 g/ha) and sethoxydim (310 g/ha) caused 67 and 46% injury, respectively, 15 DAT averaged across 2000 and 2001. Ethofumesate was inconsistent between years, causing 30 and 60% injury 7 and 15 DAT, respectively, in 2000, but only 5 and 13% 7 and 15 DAT, respectively, in 2001. Imazapic and trifloxysulfuron-sodium caused an average of 47% injury 7 DAT in 2000 and 45% injury 15 DAT in 2001. Clethodim, ethofumesate, imazapic, sethoxydim, and trifloxysulfuron-sodium can not be safely applied POST to Salam seashore paspalum; however, bentazon, clopyralid, dicamba, halosulfuron, imazaquin, mecoprop + 2,4-D + dicamba, metsulfuron, and quinclorac are safe.

Lawn burweed is a serious problem in warm-season golf courses, sports fields, and residential turfgrass. Field studies were conducted at three sites in Florida to evaluate herbicides applied postemergence for control of lawn burweed. Mecoprop + 2,4-D + dicamba provided > 95% control of lawn burweed when evaluated 47 to 55 d after treatment (DAT). MCPA + triclopyr + dicamba in either ester or amine forms, 2,4-D + triclopyr + dicamba, triclopyr, 2,4-D, and bromoxynil provided 88 to 100% control 40 to 55 DAT. Although triclopyr + clopyralid provided > 90% control in one study, it was not consistent and controlled < 75% of the lawn burweed present in another experiment. Simazine was unacceptable for lawn burweed control. Bermudagrass turf was not injured by any of the treatments evaluated. Mecoprop + 2,4-D + dicamba caused minimal short-term injury to centipedegrass.