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Managing Tropical Spiderwort ( Commelina benghalensis) In Roundup Ready Cotton

Managing Tropical Spiderwort ( Commelina benghalensis) In Roundup Ready Cotton. A.S. Culpepper, J.T. Flanders, and A.C. York. University of Georgia and N. C. State. 20 oz 0 oz 30 oz 0 oz. 40 oz 0 oz 50 oz 0 oz. Spiderwort response to Roundup UltraMax*.

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Managing Tropical Spiderwort ( Commelina benghalensis) In Roundup Ready Cotton

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  1. Managing Tropical Spiderwort (Commelina benghalensis) In Roundup Ready Cotton A.S. Culpepper, J.T. Flanders, and A.C. York University of Georgia and N. C. State

  2. 20 oz 0 oz 30 oz 0 oz 40 oz 0 oz 50 oz 0 oz Spiderwort response to Roundup UltraMax* *Pictures 15 d after treatment. No plants died from any treatment. Six inch at time of application.

  3. Typical RR Cotton Grower Program: 1) DNA at planting 2) Roundup at 3- to 4-leaf 3) Roundup at layby

  4. Tropical Spiderwort Infestation Red = severe Orange = moderate Green = light Yellow = exist Gray = not found 2002 Prostko agent survey

  5. Spiderwort’s Rank as Georgia’s Most Troublesome Weeds in Cotton 1998: not ranked* 2001: ninth* 2003: number 1 *Published in SWSS annual proceedings.

  6. Tropical spiderwort infestation, Cairo, GA, 2001.

  7. Grady Co. 2002

  8. Objectives • Compare POST over-the-top herbicide options for spiderwort control • Compare POST-directed herbicide options for spiderwort control • Develop a systems approach for spiderwort management

  9. Location * * * * Two on farm trials in 2001 and 2002

  10. Materials and Methods Cultivar: various RR cultivars Planted: May or June Plot size: three or four rows by 30 feet Design: split plot Treatments: factorial arrangement with 3 early POST by 8 directed options Reps: 3 or 4 reps

  11. Application Information • DNA applied at planting at each location • POST over-the-top treatments applied at 15 GPA • POST directed treatments applied at 15 to 20 GPA • Treatments applied at 3 MPH • Tropical spiderwort 1 to 4 inches, avg. 2 to 3 inch • Weed control visually estimated throughout season

  12. POST Over-the-Top: Whole Plot • Roundup UltraMax (0.75 lb ae) • Roundup + Staple (0.032 lb ai) • Roundup + Dual Magnum (0.95 lb ai)

  13. Tropical Spiderwort Control with Topical Applications. 80 a % control 60 b 53 c

  14. UltraMax @ 4 leaf cotton + Dual Magnum 1 pt/A 1) Dayflower emerged 3 to 7 day after 4 leaf application. One inch of rain within 48 hr. 2) Prowl applied PRE. No layby.

  15. Tropical Spiderwort Control with Topical Applications. 80 a 69 a % control 60 b 53 c 48 b 49 b *Late-season control pooled over directed applications.

  16. POST Directed Treatments: Subplot • Roundup UltraMax (0.75 lb ae) • + Direx (0.625 lb ai) • + Valor (0.032 lb ai) • + Aim (0.012 to 0.016 lb ai) • + Harvade (0.3 lb ai) • MSMA (2 lb) + NIS • + Direx (1 lb ai) • + Valor (0.064 lb ai) Timely & precise applications were made with less than 9% herbicide injury noted.

  17. 89 a 85 ab 83 abc 80 bcd 79 bcd 78 cd 75 de 70 e % control Roundup + Aim + Direx + Harvade + Valor MSMA + Direx + Valor Data pooled over four locations. Directed main effect means presented. Mid-Season Tropical Spiderwort Control with Directed Applications (21 DAT).

  18. Prowl pre, glyphosate POST, glyphosate directed. 17 day after directed.

  19. Prowl pre, glyphosate POST, MSMA directed. 17 day after directed.

  20. Late-Season Tropical Spiderwort Control with Directed Applications. 76 a 80 a 64 b 64 b 57 b % control 45 c 44 c 42 c 43 c Roundup + Aim + Direx + Harvade + Valor MSMA + Direx + Valor Data pooled over four locations. Directed main effect means presented.

  21. Four Most Effective Spiderwort Systems at Harvest. Pooled over 4 locations.

  22. Conclusions 1) Early POT applications of glyphosate + Staple are more effective than glyphosate alone on emerged spiderwort. 2) However, residual control from Dual appears to be more critical in the system.

  23. Conclusions 3) MSMA was more effective than glyphosate at layby. 4) Direx and Valor were the most effective directed tank mix options due to residual spiderwort activity.

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