Weed control and sweet maize (Zea mays L.) yield as affected by pyroxasulfone dose |
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Authors: | Robert E. Nurse Peter H. SikkemaDarren E. Robinson |
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Affiliation: | a Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, 2585 County Rd. 20 R.R. #2, Harrow, ON N0R 1G0, Canada b University of Guelph, Ridgetown Campus, Ridgetown, ON N0P 2C0, Canada |
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Abstract: | Pyroxasulfone is a new herbicide being considered for registration in sweet maize in Canada; however, there is still little information on the doses required to provide 90% control of annual grass and broadleaved weeds found in southwestern Ontario. The objective of this study was to determine pyroxasulfone doses that would provide at least 90% control of several economically important weeds, without impacting final sweet maize yield by more than 5% in comparison to a weed-free control. Six field trials were conducted over a two-year period (2007 and 2008) at three Ontario locations to evaluate the effectiveness of pyroxasulfone at doses ranging from 31.25 to 1000 g a.i. ha−1. The doses required to reduce weed biomass by at least 90% (I90) varied by weed species. Doses of 93, 499, and 111 g a.i. ha−1 were required to reduce the biomass by 90% of redroot pigweed, common lambsquarters and green foxtail, respectively. There was greater than 95% control of velvetleaf, large crabgrass and barnyardgrass with 31.25 g a.i. ha−1, the lowest dose tested. Sweet maize yield could not be consistently maintained within 5% of the weed-free control. There are several factors that may have contributed to the reduced yield, including soil texture effects, competition as a result of poor common lambsquarters control, and hybrid sensitivity. These results show that biologically effective weed control with pyroxasulfone may be achieved at lower than proposed doses for several weed species; it remains unclear if this is economically sustainable due to the potential impacts on yield. |
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Keywords: | Integrated weed management Biologically effective Weed dry matter |
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