Vol. 16—1962 - NorthEastern Weed Science Society

Vol. 16—1962 - NorthEastern Weed Science Society Vol. 16—1962 - NorthEastern Weed Science Society

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528 Pre- andpost ..emergejljCec:rabgrass contHi in lawn' turf l 'i t .... "., - R. B,. ~~'~C. R. Skog~~ If man could find a cheap,*,fticfent andsaf~;bbeinical to control the' "d"""""'" '~""I"'" ,',' conrnoncrabgrasses', Digitaria l'cblt*mwn and D " ungulntUs, tu,;f, t:ech~ nicians would be able to solve many chronic compla' 's. The crabgrasses"he ' versatile in that they grow vigorously under the various cutting heights normally employed for turfgrassesi'!~ 3/16 inches;,,:r~~er unmowedconditions, they grow into robust plants often reaching three feet in height. Because of their sun..loving hab,it and heat,to+uance they ~f..1~,t,and grow under ~ry high temperatures whel) basic l~~ ~asses fail. 1JlIae, grasses can aho :N~y adapt to fmile or infertile soil conditions var~9 greatly in reac:ti~ All of these factors may need to be c:onsidered in attempting to develop a themical control. Methpd§ and Hatedals , ~ ". ' :l All rates of applicationare,'iven in pounds '-. acre. Injury reJdinS. are read aSI 0 = no 'injury, 5= complete kill. Plant counts were made,p'¥,: counting crabgrass plants in two one-foot squares per plot. The average of plant counts was calculated and uS,ad to compute t~~ ~rcent control over check. Pre-ernergEince site The area selected for the pre-emergence tria!F.was a level, well-d:l'aned on Bridgehampton silt loam. The grass stand was several years old and consisted" ~nd.iJll1n1shing ordef"9f Col onialbentlW~ss, Kentucky bluegrass and Red fescue,. ,',_, " :/,:: " ' ,j--"""".' (.•.. ::"-'" '.·',-·Jr~""J In order to provide a untform stand of crabgraas'the test area was overseeded with crabgrass seed in November of 1960. Seed from 1959 and 1960 was mixed and broadcast over the entl'nLarea' inch and scarified with a verticut. J,' " after it< hlld been mowedto 3/4 of an '~.i: ,F'. Throughout ibe :1961 growin9('~~'$on the 9raS$,:JI8,~owed as neede,d at ,a, height of 3/40:f~ninch. Hea~~c:~ippings we~e ~~~, ,Frequent 11gh1

529 The chemicals were applied May3 •. The day was: clear and windy with 'an air temperature of 50 0F. The soil was wet and cold. Injury to the basic grasses was recorded threti'tiJnes throughout tl)e,season and crabgrass coverage estimates were made on August 11th and September J~th. C.rabgrass counts were made on September 19th. ',' I " The chemicals included, the rete of applicati~h, and the companies sOPPlying the materials are as follows: 1) Triflural1n (N,N-di-n-prOJ'¥l-2,6-dinitro";'4: trifluromethylanilinel 2, 4 S. 6 lb. Eli L11ly Company." . ,if . . at 2) Dipropal1n (N,N-di-n-propyl ..2,6-dinitro-4'lrnethylaniline) at 2,.4.& 8 lb. Eli Lilly Company.' .[' '. ,~' 3) Diphenatrlle (diphenylaoetonitr11e) at 30 Llb, Eli Lilly Company'Cat 26 lb, Agrico Crabgrass Killer; at 30 lb, International Minerals and Chemical Company. 4) Dacthal G-l.5 (Dimethyl' ester of tetra 10 S. 15 lb. Diamond Alkali Cheniical Company. chlbroterephthalic ,,, acid)l}t5, ;;' 5) Dacthal W-50 (Dimethyl ester of tetra chloroterephthalic acid) at 9.8 (Rid), at 10.8 (Vitogrow) - Swift Chemical Company. 6) Niagara 6370 experimental at 6 lb. Niagara Chemical Machinery and Chemical Corporation. . Division, ,Food 7) Bandane E.C. (pOlychlorodicyclopentadiene isomer) Velsicol Chemical Company. ',1 at 10, 20 S. 30 lb. 8) PEWCF-l08 (Chlordane and polychlorodicyctbpentadiene isomer) at'47 lb. O. M. Scott Company. 9) FEVCF-lll (Chlordane and pol ychlorodicyclbpentadiene isomer) at 57.5 lb. O. M. Scott Company. 10) FEVCF-1l3 (diphenylacetonitrile) 37 lb. O. M. Scott Company. 11) FEWCF-114 (polychlorodicyclopentadiene ·iibmer). O. M. Scott ~ompany. 12) HaltSF-2b (Chlordane) at 59.6 lb. O. M.~co.tt Company. ' . 13) Tricalc!um arsenate (Pur~e) at 355 lb. A~oW Seed Company. . 14) Calcium propyl arsonate (No Crab) at 40 11:>. Amchem. . 15) Zytron (o-(2-4-dichlorophenyl)0-methyl iS~~OPYl-phophoromidoth~~te) at 15 lb. Dow Chezn.ical Company.... .:, ' . 16) Corenco 106 (DiPhenYlacet..o.nitrile and DiS~ ... 1'1 methyl arsonate.Hex a­ hydrate) at 31.1 and 5.4 l.b respectively. Consolidate Rendering Company. 17) SD 6623 (Tri methyl sulfonium chloride) at 6 b. Shell Oil Co~pany. lb. 18) 75'){,Bandane and 25'){,Chlordane at 15 and 5,.20 and 6.6, and 30 arid 10 Velsicol Chemical Company. I, ": . . Post-emergence This area was located on asaridy loam s01l th~ was heavily infeste~,with smooth crabgrass. The stand of turf was thin andcpnslsted of Colonial bentgrass, creeping red fescue and Kentucky bluegrass~th,the former being the most prevalent. The soil in the test area was oflbw fertility and the turf was mowed regularly at a height of 1 1/2 inches.

528<br />

Pre- andpost ..emergejljCec:rabgrass contHi in lawn' turf l<br />

'i t .... "., -<br />

R. B,. ~~'~C. R. Skog~~<br />

If man could find a cheap,*,fticfent andsaf~;bbeinical to control the'<br />

"d"""""'" '~""I"'" ,','<br />

conrnoncrabgrasses', Digitaria l'cblt*mwn and D " ungulntUs, tu,;f, t:ech~<br />

nicians would be able to solve many chronic compla' 's. The crabgrasses"he '<br />

versatile in that they grow vigorously under the various cutting heights normally<br />

employed for turfgrassesi'!~ 3/16 inches;,,:r~~er unmowedconditions,<br />

they grow into robust plants often reaching three feet in height. Because of<br />

their sun..loving hab,it and heat,to+uance they ~f..1~,t,and grow under ~ry<br />

high temperatures whel) basic l~~ ~asses fail. 1JlIae, grasses can aho :N~y<br />

adapt to fmile or infertile soil conditions var~9 greatly in reac:ti~ All<br />

of these factors may need to be c:onsidered in attempting to develop a themical<br />

control.<br />

Methpd§ and Hatedals<br />

, ~ ". ' :l<br />

All rates of applicationare,'iven in pounds '-. acre. Injury reJdinS.<br />

are read aSI 0 = no 'injury, 5= complete kill. Plant counts were made,p'¥,:<br />

counting crabgrass plants in two one-foot squares per plot. The average of<br />

plant counts was calculated and uS,ad to compute t~~ ~rcent control over check.<br />

Pre-ernergEince<br />

site<br />

The area selected for the pre-emergence tria!F.was a level, well-d:l'aned<br />

on Bridgehampton silt loam. The grass stand was several years old and<br />

consisted" ~nd.iJll1n1shing ordef"9f Col onialbentlW~ss, Kentucky bluegrass and<br />

Red fescue,. ,',_, " :/,:: " '<br />

,j--"""".' (.•.. ::"-'" '.·',-·Jr~""J<br />

In order to provide a untform stand of crabgraas'the test area was overseeded<br />

with crabgrass seed in November of 1960. Seed from 1959 and 1960 was<br />

mixed and broadcast over the entl'nLarea'<br />

inch and scarified with a verticut.<br />

J,' "<br />

after it< hlld been mowedto 3/4 of an<br />

'~.i: ,F'.<br />

Throughout ibe :1961 growin9('~~'$on the 9raS$,:JI8,~owed as neede,d at ,a,<br />

height of 3/40:f~ninch. Hea~~c:~ippings we~e ~~~, ,Frequent 11gh1

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