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Control of Glyphosate-Resistant Common Ragweed (

Frontiers in plant science (2017-09-05)
Ethann R Barnes, Stevan Z Knezevic, Peter H Sikkema, John L Lindquist, Amit J Jhala
ABSTRACT

Common ragweed emerges early in the season in Nebraska, USA and is competitive with soybean; therefore, preplant herbicides are important for effective control. Glyphosate has been used as a preplant control option; however, confirmation of glyphosate-resistant (GR) common ragweed in Nebraska necessitates evaluating other herbicide options. The objectives of this study were to (1) evaluate the efficacy of preplant (PP) herbicides followed by (fb) glufosinate alone or in tank-mixture with imazethapyr, acetochlor, or

MATERIALS
Product Number
Brand
Product Description

Supelco
Saflufenacil, PESTANAL®, analytical standard
Supelco
Metolachlor, predominantly S-Metolachlor, PESTANAL®, analytical standard
Sigma-Aldrich
Pyrvinium pamoate salt hydrate, ≥98% (HPLC)
Supelco
Acetochlor, PESTANAL®, analytical standard
Supelco
Flumioxazin, PESTANAL®, analytical standard
Supelco
Imazethapyr, PESTANAL®, analytical standard