Category Archives: Weeds

Planting Soybean after Leadoff in burndown

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We still have miles to go before all of our corn is in the ground, but some folks are turning to planting soybeans this week.  Some acres are behind Leadoff in the burndown program.  Leadoff at 1.5 ounces of product per acre has a 30 day plant back to soybeans.  In most years, 30 days along with some rain is enough time for the material to break down in the soil and not cause injury to soybeans.  In 2013, root and plant stunting were observed in soybeans planted at the correct time following Leadoff and this was attributed to an overall cool wet environment causing slower breakdown of rimsulfuron in the soil.  Symptoms were not seen in STS (sulfonylurea tolerant) varieties planted at the same time.  Bottom line, this spring with cooler and wet soil conditions, expect Leadoff breakdown to be slower and unless varieties are sulfonylurea tolerant there may be some stunting observed in non-STS varieties planted early or inside the 30 day window, particularly in end rows and areas where spray overlap occurred.

 


Cover Crop Burndown 2014

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Cereal Rye - Roundup Powermax 32 oz/a - 14 Days After Application
Cereal Rye – Roundup Powermax 32 oz/a – 14 Days After Application

Spring time is finally here and it is time to consider terminating winter-annual cover crops.  Many people have been questioning the timing of cover crop termination.  Much of West Tennessee has encountered a cool and wet spring, which has limited the biomass accumulated by the cover crops when compared to the last several warmer winter/springs.  So do we delay cover crop termination to get more growth or wait? Continue reading


Two-Pass Herbicide Applications in Corn Provides More Consistent Weed Control

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Apparently there has been a little corn planted in West Tennessee this week. I for one believe in early planted corn and am hoping the weather next week cooperates to where we can plant the bulk of the corn in early April. With corn planting in mind, I keep seeing an advertisement on TV about one-pass programs providing season-long weed control.  This advertisement might be true in some places but not in our neck of the woods. Continue reading