Weed Control in Horticultural Crops

Zucchini no-till weed management study.

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Walters, S. A., Nolte, S. A., Matthews, J. L., Young, B. G.

Objective:
No-tillage production systems were evaluated with or without a ‘Wheeler’ winter ryegrass cover crop utilizing various herbicide treatments for weed control in zucchini squash production and were compared to the standard tillage production system with a preemergence ethalfluralin + clomazone herbicide mixture.

Crop:
squash, zucchiniCucurbita pepoIndependence II

Weeds:
AMAREAmaranthus retroflexuspigweed, redroot
DIGISDigitaria ischaemumcrabgrass, smooth

Herbicides:
clomazoneðalfluralinStrategy
dimethenamidFrontier 6.0
ethalfluralin&clomazoneStrategy
halosulfuronSandea
imazamoxRaptor



2002 NCWSS Research Report-V.59