BROOMRAPE (OROBANCHE CRENATA) CONTROL WITH IMAZETHAPYR APPLIED TO PEA(PISUM-SATIVUM) SEED

Studies were conducted from 1993 through 1995 to determine broomrape c ontrol from imazethapyr applied to pea seeds. Soaking seeds for 1 to 1 0 min in 0.0001% to 1% imazethapyr (Pursuit-10) solutions or coating s eeds with imazethapyr at 0.025 to 0.30 mg/g (herbicide/seed, equivalen t to 5 to 60 g/ha for a seeding rate of 200 kg/ha) did not affect seed germination or crop emergence and growth. Broomrape control with imaz ethapyr applied by coating seed at 0.1 to 0.2 mg/g (herbicide/seed, 20 to 40 g/ha) or by soaking seeds for 5 min in 0.1% to 1% imazethapyr s olution was from 75 to 80% and 50 to 70%, respectively. Pea biomass an d seed yield increased, compared to broomrape-infested nontreated cont rol, when pea seeds were treated with imazethapyr and imazapyr at 5 g/ ha was applied late postemergence, as a result of the excellent broomr ape control.