Effect of some Herbicides on Oil Seed Rape (Brassica Napus L.) and Associated Weeds

Two field experiments were conducted during 1984/1985 and 1985/1986 seasons to study the effect of Alachlor, Metolachlor, Pendimethalin, Diphenamid, CGA 10832 and Oxadiazon as pre-emergence herbicides and EPTC as presowing herbicide at two doses as well as hand-hoeing treatment on weed spread and rapeseed yield under Egyptian conditions. All the tested herbicides except "Oxadiazon" gave satisfactorily good annual grass weed control up to harvest time. While, Oxadiazon and Diphenamid at both doses controlled adequately the growth of annual broad-leaved weeds. The highest rapeseed yield was achieved under the application of Metolachlor at 2.4 and 3.6, Pendimethalin at 1.8, Diphenamid at 1.8, CGA 10832 at 2.4 and Oxadiazon at 1.2 kg a.i./ha. While, Pendimethalin at 2.4, Diphenamid at 2.4, CGA 10832 at 3.6, Oxadiazon at 1.8 and EPTC at 5.5 kg a.i./ha exhibited an obvious phytotoxic effect on rapeseed plants.