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Vol. 51—1997 - NorthEastern Weed Science Society

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Effect OfPO~T ApplicationTimingof FiveHerbicideson BurcucumberControl in Com.<br />

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D.T. Messersmithand W.S. Curran'<br />

ABSTRACT<br />

Burc~umber (SiC. yo. angulatusL.) isbecomingan increasinglydifficultto control<br />

weed in agro omic crops throughout the Northeast. Severalnew postemergencecom<br />

(Zea mays L. herbicidesmaybe effectiveon burcucumber,however specificdata on<br />

burcucumber ontrol is lacking.<br />

A pos emergencetimingstudywas conductedon establishedpopulationsof<br />

burcucumber n com at two Pennsylvanialocationsin 1995and againin 1996.<br />

Prosulfuron, rimisulfuron,halosulfuron,and flumichloracwere appliedat a singlerate<br />

(0.036,0.036 0.063,.and 0.040 lb ai/Arespectively)and two postemergencetimings. A<br />

prosulfuron primisulfurontreatment (0.036Ib ai/A)was added to the study in 1996.<br />

Crop oil con ntrate was includedwith alltreatmentsat 1.0%(v/v) except flumichlorac<br />

which receiv d non-ionicsurfactantat 0.25% (v/v). Treatmentswere applied 10to 14<br />

days apart eit er earlypostemergenceto 3-leafcom and cotyledonaryto 2-leaf<br />

burcucumberlorlate postemergenceto 6-leafcom and 5-leafburcucumber. Individual<br />

plot size mea§red 10by 25 feet, and treatmentswere arrangedin a randomizedcomplete<br />

block design ith 4 replications. Parametersmeasuredincludedburcucumberdensity,<br />

visual estima es of burcucumbercontrol, and burcucumberbiomassproduction.<br />

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Burcfumber emergencestarted in earlyMay and continuedthrough mid-August<br />

each year in e untreated plots. EarlyJune burcucumberdensityacross all locations<br />

ranged from; to 1 plant/squarefoot and averaged0.35 plants/squarefoot. Regardlessof<br />

June burcucumberdensity,untreated plots were over run withburcucumberby late<br />

season. Prosulfuron provided98 and 96% controlof burcucumberin 1995and 1996,<br />

respectively.IControl with primisulfuronwas 85% in 1995and 93% in 1996,and<br />

differencesbetween prosulfuronand primisulfuronwere seldomsignificant.Burcucumber<br />

biomassproduction in tbe prosulfuronand primisulfurontreatmentswas not differentin<br />

either year. jhe prosulfuron+ primisulfuroncombinationwas similarto eitherproduct<br />

alone. Flumichloracand halosulfuronwere ineffectiveat providingSeasonlong control of<br />

burcucumbenin both years of the study. The late postemergencetreatmentsappearedto<br />

provide better late season control of burcucumber,especiallyin 1996,althoughthe<br />

differences~ere not significant. This study suggeststhat prosulfuron,primisulfuron,and<br />

prosulfurontprimisulfuroncan be effectivefor managingburcucurhberin com.<br />

However, m re research is neededto identifyoptimumpostemergenceapplicationtiming.<br />

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