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WEED CONTROL!. One of the Most Serious Vegetable Production Problem in Texas. HERBICIDES CLASSIFIED BASED ON TIME OF APPLICATION. Preplant Preplant Incorporated Preemergence Postemergence Post-transplant. Preplant.
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WEED CONTROL! One of the Most Serious Vegetable Production Problem in Texas
HERBICIDES CLASSIFIED BASED ON TIME OF APPLICATION • Preplant • Preplant Incorporated • Preemergence • Postemergence • Post-transplant
Preplant Any treatment of soil, seed, or reproductive vegetable material before the crop is planted
Preplant Incorporated Any treatment of soil, seed, or reproductive vegetable material before crop is planted and soil incorporated
Preemergence Any treatment made at planting or after a crop is established but before it emerges or before weeds emerge
Postemergence Any treatment made after the crop or the weeds emerge from the soil
Post-Transplant Application made after seedlings have been transplanted into a field, irrespective of the weed stage
GOAL OF ANY EFFECTIVE WEED CONTROL PROGRAM IS TO REDUCE OR ELIMINATE THE WEED SEED BANK
Weed Management Approaches • Prevention • Eradication • Control
Prevention Stopping a weed species from contaminating a field
Contamination or Introduction of New Seed • Birds and animals • Contaminated crop seed • Transplants • Irrigation water • Farm machinery
2. Eradication The complete elimination of all living weed plants, plant parts, and seed from a field
3. Control The process of limiting the economical impact of weeds
Major Methods Of Weed Control • Mechanical • Cultural • Biological • Chemical
Mechanical Control • Cultivation • Mulching • Solarization • Flooding • Flaming • Mowing
Keys To Successful Cultivation • Proper Equipment & Adjustment • Proper Depth • Root pruning can be more detrimental than weed presence • Timing
Timing Critical period for weed control in a cropping seasonis the first 40 days.
Timing Preplant Irrigation / Cultivation • Bed land up 2-3 weeks prior to planting • Irrigate • Cultivate emerging weeds (prior to 2-3 true leaf stage)
Timing Stale Bed Culture • Similar to preplant irrigation/cultivation except is done well advance of planting or on fallow fields • Spray with a PRE herbicide, or systemic (Roundup) after weeds emerge and don’t disturb soil until planting (min. disturbance at planting also suggested)
Cultural Control • Smother Crops • Competitive Crops • Crop Rotation • Allelopathy • Beneficial Animals
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Importance ofEfficient Herbicide Use Few product available Few new products New products very costly Environmental concerns & use regulations
Success Of Chemical Weed Control • Determined by: • How well label is read • How well the ‘use pattern’ is followed
Keys To Good Chemical Control • Well Prepared Seed Beds • Free from clods • Free plant residue • Good Soil Moisture • Uniform and Thorough Coverage • Good Incorporation (if required)
REMEMBER!CHEMICAL WEED CONTROL • Is only as good as: • the applicator • the application equipment • the chemical applied
Reminder: Dry Material • 1 tbsp is equal to 3 tsp • 1 cup is equal to 16 tbsp or 48 tsp Liquid Material • 1 gal is equal to 128 fl.oz. • 1 fl.oz. is equal to 6 tsp • 1 tsp is equal to 5 ml
Useful websites Web Soil Survey • http://websoilsurvey.nrcs.usda.gov/app/ Home Use Pesticide Database: • http://wsprod.colostate.edu/cwis487/hup/Browse.aspx Biorationals Pesticide Database: • http://attra.ncat.org/attra-pub/biorationals/biorationals_main_srch.php?