This has proven to be a very challenging year to manage Palmer amaranth. Continue reading
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Jul
2015
All posts by Larry Steckel, Extension Weed Specialist
25
Jun
2015
Managing PPO Herbicide Application Time of Day Effect on Palmer Amaranth Control in Soybean
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Jun
2015
Managing PPO herbicide Time of Day Effect on Palmer Amaranth with Garret Montgomery Continue reading
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Jun
2015
Managing Liberty Application Time of Day Effect on Palmer Amaranth Control in Soybean
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Jun
2015
Managing Liberty Application Time of Day Effect in Soybean with Garret Montgomery Continue reading
25
Jun
2015
Palmer Amaranth Control Issues in Soybean and Managment
25
Jun
2015
Compared to the past couple of springs Palmer amaranth control is not near as good in soybean. There have been quite a few reports of PRE applied herbicides not performing well. In more recent planted soybeans, poor tillage or burndown of large Palmer before planting has allowed a large infestation of Palmer amaranth to become established in soybeans. Continue reading
20
Jun
2015
Controlling Large Palmer amaranth
20
Jun
2015
The recent hot, dry spell has finally afforded many Tennessee producers the opportunity to get in the field. Unfortunately, this weather has also been very conducive to pigweed growth. In this weather, the window of opportunity for POST control of Palmer amaranth while it is < 3 inches tall is narrow. These conditions have led to an increase in the number of calls about how to control large Palmer amaranth. In soybeans there are no silver bullets, but there are still some options.
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Jun
2015
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Jun
2015
Weed Tour – Wednesday June 24
11
Jun
2015
The University of Tennessee Weed Tour will be held Wednesday, June 24 at the West Tennessee Research & Education Center in Jackson, TN (605 Airways Blvd). Continue reading
08
Jun
2015
Herbicide POST Application Burn on Soybean and Cotton
08
Jun
2015
There have been a number of calls with concerns on how much burn soybean and cotton are showing from POST herbicide applications.