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Response of Giant Reed (Arundo donax) to Asulam and Trifloxysulfuron

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  20 January 2017

Dennis C. Odero  and
Robert A. Gilbert
Dennis C. Odero*
Affiliation:
University of Florida Everglades Research and Education Center, 3200 E Palm Beach Road, Belle Glade, FL 33430
Robert A. Gilbert
Affiliation:
University of Florida Everglades Research and Education Center, 3200 E Palm Beach Road, Belle Glade, FL 33430
*
Corresponding author's Email: dcodero@ufl.edu
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Abstract

Giant reed has been proposed as a bioenergy crop in the sugarcane production region of south Florida, where it has a high invasive potential. In an effort to limit future invasion of giant reed escapes in sugarcane, currently labeled sugarcane herbicides asulam and trifloxysulfuron were evaluated for its management. Greenhouse and field dose–response studies were conducted at the Everglades Research and Education Center in Belle Glade, FL, between 2010 and 2011. Herbicides were applied at rates ranging from 0.46 to 7.4 kg ha−1 asulam and 2 to 32 g ha−1 trifloxysulfuron, which represent 0.125× to 2× sugarcane labeled use rates, respectively. In the greenhouse, asulam and trifloxysulfuron reduced giant reed relative shoot dry weight by a maximum of 50% at 21 d after treatment (DAT). The probability of giant reed resprouting 35 d following herbicide treatment was greater for trifloxysulfuron when compared with asulam. In the field, it was predicted that a maximum of 69 and 55% giant reed control occurred with application of asulam and trifloxysulfuron, respectively, at 14 DAT. Relative shoot dry weight of giant reed treated with asulam and trifloxysulfuron was reduced by a maximum of 43% at 42 DAT. Application of asulam and trifloxysulfuron did not provide complete control of giant reed at twice the labeled sugarcane use rate, indicating that control of established giant reed in sugarcane with currently available herbicides would not be an option.

Arundo donax ha sido propuesto como un cultivo bio-energético en la región de producción de caña de azúcar al sur de la Florida, donde tiene un alto potencial invasivo. En un esfuerzo por limitar alguna invasión futura de A. donax en la caña de azúcar, se evaluó su manejo con asulam y trifloxysulfuron, los cuales son herbicidas recomendados para este cultivo. Entre 2010 y 2011, se llevaron a cabo estudios de respuesta a dosis en invernadero y campo en el Everglades Research and Education Center en Belle Glade, FL. Los herbicidas fueron aplicados a dosis que variaron de 0.46 a 7.4 kg ha−1 de asulam y de 2 a 32 g ha−1 de trifloxysulfuron, que representan, respectivamente, 0.125× a 2× de las dosis recomendadas para caña de azúcar. En invernadero, asulam y trifloxysulfuron redujeron el peso seco relativo de la parte aérea de A. donax en un máximo de 50% a los 21 días después del tratamiento (DAT). La probabilidad de que A. donax rebrote 35 días después del tratamiento con el herbicida fue mayor para trifloxysulfuron cuando se comparó con asulam. En el campo se predijo que un máximo de 69 a 55% de control de A. donax ocurriría con la aplicación de asulam y trifloxysulfuron, respectivamente, a los 14 DAT. El peso seco relativo de la parte aérea de plantas de A. donax tratadas con asulam y trifloxysulfuron se redujo en un máximo de 43% a los 42 DAT. La aplicación de asulam y trifloxysulfuron no proporcionó un control completo de A. donax al doble de la dosis recomendada para la caña de azúcar, lo que indica que el control de A. donax establecido en caña de azúcar con los herbicidas actualmente disponibles, no sería una opción.

Keywords

Asulamtrifloxysulfurongiant reed, Arundo donax L.sugarcane, Saccharum spp. hybridsHerbicidepostemergencecontrolrelative shoot dry weightinvasive
Type
Weed Management—Other Crops/Areas
Information
Weed Technology , Volume 26 , Issue 1 , March 2012 , pp. 71 - 76
Copyright
Copyright © Weed Science Society of America 

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