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Desiccation of Field Bindweed (Convolvulus arvensis) in Alfalfa (Medicago sativa) Seed Fields with Glyphosate

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  12 June 2017

Douglas S. Packer
Affiliation:
Plant Sci. Dep., Univ. Nev., Reno, NV 89557
James M. Krall
Affiliation:
Plant Sci. Dep., Univ. Nev., Reno, NV 89557

Abstract

The effect of glyphosate applied as a desiccant to field bindweed-infested alfalfa in the final year of seed production was examined in field experiments near Lovelock, NV. Glyphosate at 2.5 and 5.0 kg ae/ha flat fan applied was equal to and/or superior to dinoseb for desiccation of foliage, respectively. Alfalfa seed yield and quality following glyphosate treatment were similar to that of dinoseb-treated alfalfa. Glyphosate treatment reduced some alfalfa and field bindweed stands. A beneficial interaction between low-volume control droplet application (CDA) and glyphosate was not evident.

Type
Research
Copyright
Copyright © 1989 by the Weed Science Society of America 

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