Hj. Tassara et al., JOHNSONGRASS (SORGHUM-HALEPENSE) CONTROL WITH IMAZETHAPYR AND HALOXYFOP IN CONVENTIONAL AND VERTICAL-TILLED SOYBEAN (GLYCINE-MAX), Weed science, 44(2), 1996, pp. 345-349
Field studies in conventional and vertical-tilled soybeans were conduc
ted in 1992/93 and 1993/94 at four locations in Argentina to compare t
he efficacy of imazethapyr and haloxyfop for johnsongrass control, Con
trol was evaluated by measuring frequency of johnsongrass-infested are
as at the beginning of the 1992/93 and 1993/94 growing seasons, Relati
ve johnsongrass leaf area and number of rhizome phytomers within infes
ted areas also was evaluated, Herbicide application reduced frequency
of infested areas in the 1992/93 growing season, Frequency of infested
areas increased in check plots. No differences were found among herbi
cide treatments, suggesting that the effect of imazethapyr was as high
as that observed for specific graminicides. Reduction in frequency of
infested areas caused by herbicide treatments was accompanied to some
extent by a decrease in intensity of infestation within infested patc
hes assessed by measuring johnsongrass relative leaf area, Phytomer po
pulation levels, on the other hand, were reduced only after two consec
utive years of herbicide application, No differences were found among
herbicide treatments in terms of impact on both measures of weed abund
ance, Johnsongrass responded similarly to all treatments regardless of
tillage system.