Purple Nutsedge (Cyperus Rotundus L.) and Yellow Nutsedge (Cyperus Esculentus L.) Management with Tillage and the Herbicides Imazapic and Imazethapyr
Purple Nutsedge (Cyperus Rotundus L.) and Yellow Nutsedge (Cyperus Esculentus L.) Management with Tillage and the Herbicides Imazapic and Imazethapyr

Author: Derek Duane Horrall

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Published: 2010

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Alternating tillage operations with glyphosate applications resulted in the greatest reduction in tuber number, weight, and viability at mid- and late-season sampling dates. In an herbicide screening study conducted for both purple and yellow nutsedge in the field, imazapic applied at the rate of 71g ha-1 early postemergence (EPOST) resulted in the greatest reduction of tuber numbers and tuber dry weights by July and September. Greenhouse studies indicated that EPOST applications of imazapic and imazethapyr 2 weeks after emergence (WAE) were more effective than those applied to purple and yellow nutsedge 4 and 6 WAE. Foliar-only treatments of purple and yellow nutsedge 2, 4, and 6 WAE provided better shoot control than soil-applied treatments. The greatest control of nutsedge, however, regardless of plant age, was obtained by treating both the foliage and soil. It was determined at the conclusion of a year-long greenhouse study that soil-applied imazapic provided better residual control of purple nutsedge than imazethapyr.