不同除草剂对空心莲子草的控制作用评价

采用盆栽试验,测定了氯氟吡氧乙酸、草甘膦和五氟磺草胺对不同生育期空心莲子草的控制作用,以株防效、鲜重防效和再生抑制率为指标,评价了不同除草剂对空心莲子草的控制效果。结果表明,药后7 d,氯氟吡氧乙酸、草甘膦和五氟磺草胺对不同生育期空心莲子草的株防效,均低于15%;药后15 d,氯氟吡氧乙酸和草甘膦对不同生育期的空心莲子草的株防效、鲜重防效均达100%,但五氟磺草胺对不同生育期的空心莲子草的株防效较差。药后30 d,氯氟吡氧乙酸和五氟磺草胺对不同生育期空心莲子草的再生抑制作用较强,抑制效果达74%以上;草甘膦对生长后期的再生抑制作用达81.3%。空心莲子草苗期对不同除草剂的反应最为敏感。氯氟吡氧乙酸可以作为水生环境和旱生环境下防除空心莲子草的重点药剂,草甘膦可用于旱地空心莲子草的防除,五氟磺草胺可作为水生环境条件下防除空心莲子草的主要药剂之一。     

Control of the invasive liana, Hiptage benghalensis

The liana, hiptage ( Hiptage benghalensis ), is currently invading the wet tropics of northern Queensland and remnant bushland in south-eastern Queensland, Australia. Trials using seven herbicides and three application methods (foliar, basal bark, and cut stump) were undertaken at a site in north Queensland (158 700 hiptage plants ha⁻¹). The foliar-applied herbicides were only effective in controlling the hiptage seedlings. Of the foliar herbicides trialed, dicamba, fluroxypyr, and triclopyr/picloram controlled >75% of the treated seedlings. On the larger plants, the cut stump applications were more effective than the basal bark treatments. Kills of >95% were obtained when the plants were cut close to ground level (5 cm) and treated with herbicides that were mixed with diesel (fluroxypyr and triclopyr/picloram), with water (glyphosate), or were applied neat (picloram). The costings for the cut stump treatment of a hiptage infestation (85 000 plants ha⁻¹), excluding labor, would be $A14 324 ha⁻¹ using picloram and $A5294 ha⁻¹ and $A2676 ha⁻¹, respectively, using glyphosate and fluroxypyr. Foliar application using dicamba for seedling control would cost $A1830 ha⁻¹. The costs range from 2–17 cents per plant depending on the treatment. A lack of hiptage seeds below the soil surface, a high germinability (>98%) of the viable seeds, a low viability (0%) of 2 year old, laboratory-stored fruit, and a seedling density of 0.1 seedlings m⁻² 12 months after a control program indicate that hiptage might have a short-term seed bank. Protracted recolonization from the seed bank would therefore be unlikely after established seed-producing plants have been controlled.     

三氯吡氧乙酸、氯氟吡氧乙酸、2甲4氯和草甘膦对葎草的防除活性比较

本文通过温室整株生物测定法比较研究了三氯吡氧乙酸、氯氟吡氧乙酸、2甲4氯钠和草甘膦异丙胺盐4种常用于水稻、小麦种植区防控大龄阔叶杂草的茎叶处理除草剂对6～8叶期葎草Humulus scandens的防除活性。结果表明,在210 g/hm~2剂量下,三氯吡氧乙酸和氯氟吡氧乙酸可完全杀灭供试葎草植株,在420 g/hm~2剂量下,2甲4氯钠对葎草的鲜重抑制率达到95.25%,而草甘膦异丙胺盐840 g/hm~2剂量处理对葎草的鲜重抑制率仍不足80%。进一步通过Logistic曲线模型分析除草剂对葎草鲜重抑制率达到50%和90%的剂量(GR_(50)和GR_(90)剂量)发现,三氯吡氧乙酸、氯氟吡氧乙酸、2甲4氯钠和草甘膦异丙胺盐相应的GR_(50)分别为58.74、76.96、182.52和272.82 g/hm~2; GR_(90)分别为143.97、202.83、678.27和2 980.11 g/hm~2。结论:对于水稻、小麦种植区葎草危害,优先推荐使用三氯吡氧乙酸防除,其次是氯氟吡氧乙酸;使用2甲4氯防控效果不够理想,使用草甘膦无法有效控制。     

紫茎泽兰化学防除试验

为探究低毒、低残留、高效的药剂防除紫茎泽兰的方法,选用50%特丁赛草隆、75%苄.草苷、41%草甘膦异丙胺盐、50%草甘膦等4种药剂,在紫茎泽兰生长期和非生长期实施叶片正反面喷施试验。结果表明,以41%草甘膦异丙胺盐水剂、50%草甘膦可湿性粉剂效果较好。41%草甘膦异丙胺盐水剂150 mL＋水125 00 g（浓度为1.16%）株防效达100%,50%草甘膦按50 g＋洗衣粉10 g＋水12 500 g株防效达75.33%。同种药剂生长期较非生长期防除效果好,41%草甘膦异丙胺盐水剂在生长期浓度达1.16%时株防效达100%,而在非生长期浓度为1.6%时株防效仅达62.6%。     

除草剂防治宽叶酢浆草的田间药效评价

宽叶酢浆草为近年来入侵云南夏秋玉米地和马铃薯地的外来检疫性杂草。利用田间小区试验评价了几种除草剂对玉米地和马铃薯地宽叶酢浆草的控制效果。结果表明,土壤处理剂对玉米地和马铃薯地的宽叶酢浆草的防除效果均较差,药剂处理45d后,株防效和鲜重防效均低于30%。玉米地茎叶处理剂的防除效果明显优于土壤处理剂,其中,41%草甘膦异丙胺盐水剂对宽叶酢浆草的45d株防效和鲜重防效均超过98%,除40g/L烟嘧磺隆OD,其他除草剂株防效和鲜重防效均低于80%,具体的株防效顺序为:41%草甘膦异丙胺盐AS40g/L烟嘧磺隆OD200g/L氯氟吡氧乙酸EC30%苯唑草酮SC13%2甲4氯钠AS。马铃薯地茎叶处理剂的防除效果较差,鲜重防效高于株防效,但均低于30%。45d的株防效和鲜重防效顺序均为13%砜嘧·精喹OD480g/L灭草松AS25%砜嘧磺隆WG。     

An integrated approach to control glyphosate‐resistant Ambrosia trifida with tillage and herbicides in glyphosate‐resistant maize

Glyphosate‐resistant Ambrosia trifida is a competitive and difficult‐to‐control annual broad‐leaved weed in several agronomic crops in the Midwestern United States and Ontario, Canada. The objectives of this study were to compare treatments for control of glyphosate‐resistant A. trifida with tillage followed by pre‐emergence (PRE) and/or post‐emergence (POST) herbicides in glyphosate‐resistant maize and to determine the impact of A. trifida escapes on maize yield. Field experiments were conducted in 2013 and 2014 in grower fields infested with glyphosate‐resistant A. trifida. Tillage prior to maize sowing resulted in 80–85% control compared with no tillage. Tillage followed by PRE application of saflufenacil plus dimethenamid‐P with or without atrazine resulted in 99% control compared with ≤86 and 96% control with PRE herbicides alone at 7 and 21 days after application respectively. Tillage or POST‐only herbicides resulted in 4–14 A. trifida plants m^?2, whereas a PRE and POST programme had <3 plants m^?2. Maize yield was greatest (13.1–14.2 tonnes ha^?1) with tillage followed by PRE and POST herbicide programme. The relationship between maize yield and late‐season density of A. trifida escapes showed a 50% maize yield reduction irrespective of control measures when A. trifida density was 8.4 plants m^?2. It was concluded that the combination of tillage with PRE and/or POST herbicides reduced A. trifida density and biomass accumulation early in the season and provided an integrated approach for effective management.     

Effects of herbicide mixtures and additives on Rhododendron ponticum

The possibility of increasing the activity of glyphosate, imazapyr, sulfonylurea herbicides and triclopyr against Rhododendron ponticum L. was investigated using container-grown plants. Glyphosate, imazapyr and triclopyr alone and metsulfuron-methyl with added surfactant were all phytotoxic, imazapyr and triclopyr being the most effective at the doses used. Thifensulfuron-methyl and tribenuron-methyl with ‘Mixture B’ were ineffective. The surfactants ‘Mixture B’ and ‘Silwet L77’ consistently increased the activity of imazapyr and metsulfuron-methyl. Mixtures of the herbicides did not lead to synergistic activity, and mixing imazapyr and triclopyr depressed the activity of each component. There was some enhancement of activity on R. ponticum when imazapyr and metsulfuron-methyl were applied sequentially, 48 h apart. Effets de mélanges d'herbicides et d'adjuvants au Rhododendron ponticum La possibilité d'accroître l'activité du glyphosate, de l'imazapyr, des sulfonylurées et du triclopyr contre Rhododendron ponticum a étéétudiée en utilisant des plantes cultivées en containers. Le glyphosate, l'imazapyr et le triclopyr seuls et le metsulfuron-methyl additionné d'un surfactant ont tous été phytotoxiques: l'imazapyr et le triclopyr étant les plus efficaces aux doses utilisées. Le thifensulfuron-méthyl et le tribenuron-methyl avec ‘Mixture B’ ont été inefficaces. Les surfactants ‘Mixture B’ et‘Silwet L 77’ ont considérablement augmenté l'activité de l'imazapyr et metsulfuron-methyl. Les mélanges des herbicides n'a pas abouti à une activité synergistique et les mélanges avec l'imazapyr et le triclopyr ont diminué l'activité de chaque composé. Il y a eu un certain renforcement de l'activité sur R. ponticum quand l'imazapyr et le métsulfuron-méthyl étaient appliqués de façon séquentielle, à 48 heures d'intervalle. Wirkung von Herbizidmischungen und Additiven auf Rhododendron ponticum An Container-Pflanzen von Rhododendron ponticum L. wurden versucht, die Wirksamkeit von Glyphosat, Imazapyr und Sulfonylharn-stoff-Herbiziden zu verstärken. Glyphosat, Imazapyr und Triclopyr allein und Metsulfuron-methyl nach Zugabe von Netzmitteln waren phytotoxisch, besonders Imazapyr und Triclopyr. Thifensulfuronmethyl und Tribenuron-methyl waren mit dem Netzmittel ‘Mixture B’ wirkungslos. Die Netzmittel ‘Mixture B’ und ‘Silwet L77’ erhöhten die Wirksamkeit von Imazapyr und Metsulfuron-methyl durchweg. Mischungen der Herbizide ließen keinen Synergismus erkennen, und die Mischung von Imazapyr mit Triclopyr verringerte die Wirksamkeit der Einzelkomponenten. Die Wirkung auf R. ponticum ließ sich erhöhen, wenn Imazapyr und Metsulfuron-methyl 48 h nacheinander angewandt wurden.     

Simulating evolution of glyphosate resistance in Lolium rigidum I: population biology of a rare resistance trait

Despite frequent use for the past 25 years, resistance to glyphosate has evolved in few weed biotypes. The propensity for evolution of resistance is not the same for all herbicides, and glyphosate has a relatively low resistance risk. The reasons for these differences are not entirely understood. A previously published two‐herbicide resistance model has been modified to explore biological and management factors that account for observed rates of evolution of glyphosate resistance. Resistance to a post‐emergence herbicide was predicted to evolve more rapidly than it did to glyphosate, even when both were applied every year and had the same control efficacy. Glyphosate is applied earlier in the growing season when fewer weeds have emerged and hence exerts less selection pressure on populations. The evolution of glyphosate resistance was predicted to arise more rapidly when glyphosate applications were later in the growing season. In simulations that assumed resistance to the post‐emergence herbicide did not evolve, the evolution of glyphosate resistance was less rapid, because post‐emergence herbicides were effectively controlling rare glyphosate‐resistant individuals. On their own, these management‐related factors could not entirely account for rates of evolution of resistance to glyphosate observed in the field. In subsequent analyses, population genetic parameter values (initial allele frequency, dominance and fitness) were selected on the basis of empirical data from a glyphosate‐resistant Lolium rigidum population. Predicted rates of evolution of resistance were similar to those observed in the field. Together, the timing of glyphosate applications, the rarity of glyphosate‐resistant mutants, the incomplete dominance of glyphosate‐resistant alleles and pleiotropic fitness costs associated with glyphosate resistance, all contribute to its relatively slow evolution in the field.     

Effect of ammonium sulphate and related salts on the phytotoxicity of dichlorprop and other herbicides used for broadleaved weed control in cereals

In glasshouse experiments, additions of 10–100 g 1^?1 ammonium sulphate enhanced the phytotoxicity to broadleaved weeds and cereals of several water-soluble herbicides applied post-emergence in 75–300 1 ha^?1 with hydraulic nozzles. Studies with dichlorprop potassium salt and chickweed Stellaria media (L.) Vill. examined interactions between ammonium sulphate and environmental, application and formulation factors. Simulated rainfall immediately after spraying greatly reduced dichlorprop activity, whether or not ammonium sulphate was present. However, when there was an interval of 2–24 h between spraying and rainfall, the additive increased phytotoxicity. Surfactants tended to reduce dichlorprop phytotoxicity to Stellaria media, both in the presence and absence of ammonium sulphate. Certain other inorganic salts including sodium sulphate also enhanced phytotoxicity. Applications by rotary atomizer in very low spray volume (15 1 ha^?1, 250–280 μm drops) were less effective than conventional 150 1 ha^?1 applications. When very low volume application was used, addition of ammonium sulphate or nitrate tended to reduce activity further. In the field, ammonium sulphate significantly increased the effects against weeds of a commercial dichlorprop potassium salt formulation applied conventionally in 200 1 ha^?1 spray volume. Neutralized phosphoric acid had a similar effect but a mixture of this additive and ammonium sulphate reduced phytotoxicity. Both additives slightly increased dichlorprop injury to barley.     

内蒙古皇甫川流域作物生长期气候旬变异特征及其对作物产量效应分析

皇甫川流域地处我国北方半干旱区,作物生产对气候变化具有明显的脆弱性。利用该流域1961—2000年生长季(5~9月)的降水、气温数据、农作物播种面积和产量数据,深入分析作物生产对旬尺度降水、气温变异的响应。研究表明,排除社会经济因素影响,皇甫川流域农作物生产对旬尺度降水、气温变异有明显响应,但不同农作物的响应程度不同,同一种农作物对不同旬的响应亦不同;8月上旬降水量的丰缺对糜黍、玉米、薯类和谷子等农作物的气候产量有明显正效应,6月下旬和7月上旬降水量的多少对高粱的气候产量有决定性的影响;5月中旬最高气温和7、8月份各旬平均气温、最低气温和最高气温的升高,都可能使农作物的气候产量不同程度降低。因此,加强生态环境建设特别是生长季(尤其是7、8月份)旱作区的田间管理,降低农业生产对气候变化的敏感性,显得尤为重要和必要。     

A comparison of herbicide bioassays in cell cultures and whole plants

Dose-response curves were established for the herbicides chlorsulfuron, metsulfuron-methyl, ethametsulfuron-methyl, imazamethabenz and glyphosate. The plant species were Daucus carota L. and Triticum aestivum L. in cell culture assays, and D. carota L., T. aestivum L., Stellariamedia L., Chenopodium album L. and Avena sativa L., in whole plant assays. Potency ranking of herbicides were similar in the two assays. Low doses of herbicide stimulated growth in both assays, but stimulation was greater in cell cultures. Image processing measured growth in cell cultures and was more sensitive to small differences in responses than manual counts of cell colonies. Dose-response curves had the same shape in both assays, but cell cultures were more sensitive than were whole plants. Comparaison d'essais biologiques d'herbicides effectués sur cultures de cellules et sur plantes entiéres Des courbes dose-effet ont étéétablies pour les herbicides metsulfuron-methyl, ethametsulfuron-methyl, imazamethabenz et glyphosate. Les espèces végétales étaient Daucus carota L. et Triticum aestivum L. en cultures de cellules, et D. carota L., T. aestivum L., Stellaria media L., Chenopodium album L. et Avena sativa L. dans les essais sur plantes entières. Le classement d'efficacité des herbicides était le meme dans les deux types d'essais. Les faibles doses d'herbicides stimulaient la croissance dans les deux essais mais la stimulation était plus importante en cultures de cellules. La mesure par analyse d'image de la croissance des cultures de cellules était plus sensible à de faibles différences que le comptage manuel des colonies. Les courbes dose-effet avaient la meme forme dans les deux essais mais les cultures de cellules étaient plus sensibles que les plantes entières. Vergleich von Herbizid-Biotests mit Zellkulturen und ganzen Pflanzen Fur die Herbizide Chlorsulfuron, Metsulfuronmethyl, Ethametsulfuron-methyl, Imazamethabenz und Glyphosat wurden Dosis/Wirkungs-Kurven erstellt. Die in den Zellkulturen verwendeten Pflanzenarten waren Daucus carota L. und Triticum aestivum L., und bei den Tests mit ganzen Pflanzen D. carota L., T. aestivum L., Stellaria media L., Chenopodium album L. und Avena sativa L. Die Reihenfolge der Herbizide hinsichtlich ihrer Wirksankeit war in beiden Tests ahnlich. Niedrige Herbiziddosen steigerten in beiden Tests das Wachstum, in den Zellkulturen jedoch deutlicher. Bei den Zellkulturen war die Bildanalyse-Messung fur das Erkennen geringer Unterschiede empfindlicher als das Auszahlen der Zellkolonien. Die Dosis/Wirkungs-Kurven hatten fur beide Testmethoden den gleichen Verlauf, aber auch hier erwiesen sich die Zellkulturen empfindlicher als die ganzen Pflanzen.     

苏门白酒草对草甘膦等除草剂的多抗性检测及防治药剂筛选

苏门白酒草Conyza sumatrensis是中国华南地区常见的阔叶杂草,在果园和非耕地常造成严重危害。本研究采用整株剂量反应法,明确了采自广东省广州市的苏门白酒草疑似抗性种群 (GZ-R) 对草甘膦、百草枯和敌草快的抗性水平,比对了GZ-R种群和采自广东省清远市的敏感对照种群 (QY-S) 的草甘膦靶标酶基因EPSPS2片段的差异,并测定了灭草松、氯氟吡氧乙酸等5种茎叶处理剂对不同叶龄苏门白酒草的室内防除效果。结果表明:GZ-R种群对草甘膦和百草枯分别产生了中等水平和高水平抗性,并已对敌草快产生交互抗性,3种药剂对GZ-R种群的LD₅₀值分别是对QY-S种群LD₅₀值的7.2、72.3和6.6倍;与QY-S种群相比,GZ-R种群的EPSPS2基因106位由脯氨酸突变为苏氨酸。在灭草松、氯氟吡氧乙酸或2甲4氯钠推荐剂量下,于4~5叶期施药,苏门白酒草死亡率均为100%,但于6~7叶期和10~12叶期施药,苏门白酒草死亡率显著下降至44.4%~91.7%;而在草铵膦或苯嘧磺草胺推荐剂量下,不同叶龄期施药苏门白酒草的死亡率均为100%,因此在植株生长早期可使用草铵膦和苯嘧磺草胺防除已对草甘膦和百草枯等除草剂产生抗性的苏门白酒草。     

Influence of straw management, nitrogen fertilization and dosage rates on the dissipation of five sulfonylureas in soil

The dissipation behaviour of metsulfuron-methyl, tribenuron-methyl, thifensulfuron-methyl, triasulfuron and amidosulfuron were studied in soil following post-emergence spring applications to cereal crops. Incorporation or removal of straw and different fertilizer applications had no influence on the disappearance time (DT₅₀) of the herbicides. However, in laboratory trials dissipation of metsulfuron-methyl, triasulfuron and amidosulfuron at higher application rates was accelerated after incorporation of straw into the soil. The addition of straw decreases soil pH thereby causing faster hydrolysis of the compounds. Addition of nitrogen fertilizer increased the half-lives (t_1/2) of the herbicides. Combination of both straw and N fertilizer, however, had no effect. Neither straw nor N influenced the degradation of tribenuron-methyl and thifensulfuron-methyl.
The DT₅₀ of all herbicides investigated varied from 6 to 17 days in the field trials. Except for amidosulfuron, herbicides could not be detected 38–68 days after application. In the laboratory, t_1/2 values were higher than those in the field at 75 days (amidosulfuron), 63 days (metsulfuron-methyl), 35 days (triasulfuron) and 13 days (tribenuron-methyl). Only the t_1/2 of thifensulfuron-methyl was at 29 h faster under laboratory conditions. T_1/2 values of all herbicides were influenced by their initial concentration. The t_1/2 values of amidosulfuron and tribenuron-methyl at 1 mg a.i. kg⁻¹ soil were 2–2.5 times higher than at the recommended field application rate of 42 μg a.i. kg⁻¹ soil.     

Control of Ailanthus altissima using cut stump and basal bark herbicide applications in an eighteenth-century fortress

The Cittadella di Alessandria (Italy) is a military fortification that was built in the 18th century. The site has recently been abandoned and is now colonised by weeds, including the invasive Ailanthus altissima. The aim of the study was to compare the efficacy of different herbicides (glyphosate, a mixture of aminopyralid + fluroxypyr and triclopyr + fluroxypyr) applied to cut stumps or to the basal bark of A. altissima. For the cut stump application, plants were first cut at the base and then immediately sprayed and for the basal bark application, the lower 50 cm of the plants was sprayed with the herbicides; untreated cut plants were used as a control, for comparison. Two runs per study were carried out (in summer 2015 and in spring 2016). Efficacy was assessed up to 2018 by counting the resprouts and their height in the cut stump application and, for the basal bark treatment, by measuring the variation in the plant circumference after treatment. The cut stump treatment carried out in summer greatly reduced the number of resprouts, compared to the spring treatment, to less than one sprout per plant when aminopyralid + fluroxypyr was used, and its efficacy lasted for about two years. The basal bark treatment did not control the species, but lower levels of variation in circumference and greater mortality were detected in plants treated with aminopyralid + fluroxypyr. Considering the high level of infestation of the site and the high risk of plant resprouting, repeated cut stump treatments with aminopyralid + fluroxypyr would be preferable to eradicate this invasive species.     

Seed germination behavior of glyphosate‐resistant and susceptible Italian ryegrass (Lolium multiflorum Lam.)

Ryegrass (Lolium multiflorum Lam.) is one of the most difficult annual weeds to control in cultivation systems worldwide, especially in temperate regions. The widespread use of herbicides in the past two decades has selected resistant biotypes of ryegrass in crops in Southern Brazil. Ryegrass seeds are dormant when disseminated and germination can be staggered over time (crop‐growing season). Knowledge of the germination behavior of seeds from herbicide‐resistant plants has been little studied, but it would be very useful in integrated weed management. Thus, this study aimed to characterize the dynamics of the soil seed bank of two biotypes of L. multiflorum, one glyphosate‐resistant and the other glyphosate‐susceptible, under a no‐tillage system. The treatments were arranged in a bifactorial scheme, using seeds from biotypes (glyphosate‐resistant and glyphosate‐susceptible) with monthly periods of removal from field (one to 12 months). Seeds of each biotype were placed on the soil surface and covered with soil and straw to simulate no‐till conditions. The percentage of germinated, dormant, and dead seeds was evaluated every 30 days. The ryegrass seed bank of glyphosate‐susceptible and glyphosate‐resistant biotypes was reduced to 11 and 15% of dormant seeds, respectively, at the end of 12 months. However, there was no variation in germination, dormancy, and seed mortality between susceptible and glyphosate‐resistant ryegrass. Seeds of glyphosate‐resistant biotype and susceptible showed germination behavior with similar dynamics in the soil over a period of 12 months.     

低量化学除草剂对菌株QZ-97a侵染波斯婆婆纳的影响

为探索提高真菌除草剂防效的途径,研究了胶孢炭疽菌菌株QZ-97a与低剂量化学除草剂混用的互作效果。结果表明,菌株QZ-97a孢子悬浮液与低剂量的化学除草剂氯氟吡氧乙酸(Fluroxypyr,氯氟吡氧乙酸)混用可显著提高对波斯婆婆纳的防效。1.0×10~8个孢子/ml的菌株QZ-97a孢子悬浮液与常规剂量1/10的氯氟吡氧乙酸混用可在波斯婆婆纳危害时的田间条件下经保湿24～72h后使子叶期波斯婆婆纳死亡。可见,该菌与常用的防除波斯婆婆纳的化学除草剂配合性好,具有被开发为防除波斯婆婆纳的真菌除草剂的潜力。     

Modelling different cultivation and herbicide strategies for their effect on herbicide resistance in Alopecurus myosuroides

A single dominant mutation conferring resistance to aryloxyphenoxypropionate (AOPP) and cyclohexanedione (CHD) herbicides was incorporated into a quantitative model for the population development of Alopecurus myosuroide s Huds. The model predicts that from an initial seedbank of 100 seed m^–2, 10^–6 of which mutate to resistance each generation, and annual use of AOPP/CHD herbicides which kill 90% of susceptible but no resistant plants, a threshold of 10 plants m^–2 surviving herbicides ('field resistance') will develop: in 9–10 years if all tillage is by tine cultivation to 10 cm deep; after 28–30 years of annual ploughing; in 12 years if tine cultivations are interspersed with ploughing once every 4 years. If AOPP/CHD herbicides are alternated with herbicides with different modes of action, outcomes depend on the annual kill rate: with 95% kill (of susceptible plants by AOPP/CHDs and all plants by alternative herbicides) and tine cultivation, field resistance develops in 22 years; however, resistance can be delayed for 45 years if AOPP/CHDs are rotated with two additional herbicides, each with a different mode of action. The model predictions on the number of years required for field resistance to develop are not highly sensitive to the density of the seedbank or the initial frequency of resistance.     

Degradation of the sulfonylurea herbicides chlorsulfuron and triasulfuron in a high-organic-matter volcanic soil

The degradation rates of two sulfonylurea herbicides, chlorsulfuron and triasulfuron, were determined at two application rates, 15 and 30 g a.i. ha^–1, in a sandy loam soil of volcanic origin under controlled environment and field conditions. Residues were measured using a modified gas chromatographic (gc) determination method. Both herbicides degraded rapidly in the acidic soil (pH 5.7) with high organic matter levels (7.3% o.m.), generally according to first-order rate kinetics. The respective half-lives ranged from 22 to 38 d for chlorsulfuron and from 31 to 44 d for triasulfuron under five controlled temperature/soil moisture regimens, ranging from 10 to 30 °C and between 40% and 80% maximum water-holding capacity. Half-lives in the field were considerably shorter (13 d for chlorsulfuron and 12–13 d for triasulfuron). The degradation rates of the herbicides were influenced more by soil temperature than by soil moisture content. Bioassays using white mustard ( Sinapis alba L.) and forage sorghum [ Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench] were also used to determine the persistence of phytotoxic residues of both herbicides in the field, and the results showed that the effects of chlorsulfuron disappeared within 8 weeks. Triasulfuron residues disappeared within 9 and 14 weeks for the 15 and 30 g a.i. ha^–1 rates respectively.     

Complexing agents as herbicide additives

In not experiments with Agropyron repens, Stellaria media and dwarf bean (Phaseolus vulgaris), several acids which are complexing agents enhanced the effects of glyphosate and dichlorprop. Both herbicides were activated by orthophosphoric citric, tartaric, lactic, oxalic and glycollic acids. Other acids which are not complexing agents had little or no effect. Sodium or ammonium salts often acted like the parent acids. Glyphosate activity was increased by EDTA while dichlorprop effects were enhanced by FDTA, NTA and polyphosphates. It is suggested that activation was due to interactions with calcium or other metallic ions, which would otherwise immobilize the herbicides. In field experiments, orthophosphoric or oxalic acids increased the effects of glyphosate on Agrophron bud viability. Ammonium sulphate had a similar effect. However, in contrast to glasshouse experiments, most three-way mixtures of an acid, ammonium sulphate glyphosate wer antagonistic. Les agents complexants en tant qu adjuvants pour les herbicides Dans des experiences en pots avec Agropyron repens, Stellariamedia et des haricots (Phaseolus vulgaris), plusieurs acides qui sont des agents complexants out augmenté l'activitié du glyphosate et du dichlorprop. Ces deux herbicides ont été activés par les acides orthophosphorique, citrique, tartrique, lactique, oxalique et glycollique. D'autres acides, qui ne sont pas des agents complexants, n'ont eu que peu ou pasd'effet. Les sels de sodium ou d'ammonium présentent souvent la méme activité que les acides don't ils dérivent. L'activite du glyphosate a été accrue par l'EDTA, cependant que les effets du dichloprop ont augmenté avec l'EDTA, le NTA et les polyphosphates. II est suggéré que cette activation était due aux interactions avec le calcium ou d'autres ions métalliques qui pourraient, par ailleurs, immobiliser les herbicides. Dans des expériences au champ, les acides orthophosphorique ou oxalique ont augmenté les effets du glyphosate sur la viabilité des bourgeons d'Agropyron. Le sulfate d'ammonium a eu en effet similaire. Toutefois, en opposition avec les expériences en serre, la plupart des mélanges ternaries d'un acide, de sulfate d'ammonium et de glyphosate se sont révélés antagonists. Komplxbildner als Additive für Herbizide In Gefässversuchen mit Agropyron repens, Stellaria media und Phasealus vulgaris wurde die Wirkung von Glyphosat und Diehlorprop durch komplexbildende Säuren verstärkt. Beide Herbizide wurden a tiviert durch: ortho-Phosphor. Zitronen, Wein, Milch-, Oxal- und Glykolsäure. Andere Säuren, die micht komplexbildend sind, wirkten nur schwach oder gar nicht. Natrium-oder Ammoniumsalze wirkten häufig wie die entsprechenden Säuren. Die Aktivität von Glyphosat wurde durch EDTA verstärkt, während die Wirkung von Dichlorprop durch EDTA, NTA und durch Polyphosphate verbessert wurde. Es wird vermutet, dass die bessere Wirkung in Interaklionen mit Kalzium oder anderern Metallionen zu suchen ist, die sonst die Herbizide immobilisieren. In Feldversuchen wurde durch ortho-Phosphorsäure und Oxalsäure die Wirkung von Glyphosat auf die Lebensfähigkeit von Agropyron-Knospen erhöht. Ammoniumsulfat wirkte ähnlich Im Gegensatz zu Versuchen im Gewächshaus wirkien aber die meisten Dreikomponenten Mischungen von Säure. Ammoniumsulfat und Glyphosat, antagonistisch     

Interaction between glyphosate and various herbicides for broadleaved weed control

The effects of several herbicides for broadleaved weed control on glyphosate (n-phosphonomethyl glycine) phytotoxicity to wheat (Triticum aestivum L.), barley (Hordeum vulgare L.) and wild oats (Avena fatua L.) were studied in the greenhouse. In tank mixtures, dicamba (3,6-dichloro-o-anisic acid), 2,4-D (2,4-dichlorophenoxy-acetic acid) and bromoxynil (3,5-dibromo-4-hydroxy benzonitrile) reduced the phytotoxicity of threshold rates of glyphosate on all three species. With increasing rates of the herbicides for broadleaved weed control relative to a fixed rate of glyphosate, there was a general trend towards increased antagonism. Increasing glyphosate rates above the threshold level in mixtures containing a fixed rate of herbicides for broadleaved weed control overcame the antagonism. Both the inert and active ingredients of 2,4-D amine and ester appeared to be involved in the antagonism. There was no reduction in glyphosate phytotoxicity on the annual grasses when 2,4-D or bromoxynil were sprayed sequentially at various times in relation to glyphosate. When droplets of bromoxynil and glyphosate were placed side by side on a leaf, glyphosate phytotoxicity was not reduced, whereas when the two herbicides were mixed and applied as one droplet, considerable reduction in glyphosate phytotoxicity occurred. These results suggest that the reduction in glyphosate phytotoxicity caused by tank mixing with herbicides such as 2,4-D, bromoxynil and dicamba may be due to a physical or chemical incompatability within the tank mixture rather than to a biological interaction in the plant.