Vine weeds in sugar cane : Fluroxypyr provides cost-effective post-emergence control in Mauritius
| MSI05P4129 | |
| Seeruttun, S. Barbe, C. Gaungoo, A. | |
| Vine weeds in sugar cane : Fluroxypyr provides cost-effective post-emergence control in Mauritius | |
| periodical article | |
| 2005 | |
| Proc. int. Soc. Sug. Cane Technol. | |
| 25 (2): 220-224 | |
| Also published in Sugar Cane International vol. 23 (3): 3-5 | |
| En | |
| En Fr Sp | |
| Vine weeds are becoming a serious problem in many sugar cane producing countries. In Mauritius, recent changes in some cultural practices such as green cane trash blanketing (GCTB), have favoured proliferation of five vine species, namely Ipomoea nil, I. obscura, Cajanus scarabaeoides, Paederia foetida and Passiflora suberosa. The herbicide fluroxypyr, at rates varying from 0.2 to 0.6 kg a.e/ha alone or tank-mixed with Actril-DS (ioxynil + 2,4-D ester), was compared to the standard Tordon 101 (picloram + 2,4-D amine salt) + Actril-DS treatment applied post-emergence to the five vine species. Fluroxypyr at rates varying between 0.3 and 0.4 kg a.e./ha provided effective control of Ipomoea nil, I. obscura and Cajanus scarabaeoides whereas Paederia foetida and Passiflora suberosa required higher rates (0.4 to 0.6 kg a.e./ha). The addition of Actril-DS to fluroxypyr in a tank mix did not improve the level of control over that of fluroxypyr applied alone. A synergistic effect was observed when fluroxypyr was tank-mixed with atrazine, allowing for lower use rates of fluroxypyr. Fluroxypyr is recommended as a more economical and environmentally 'friendly' alternative to Tordon + Actril-DS for the control of vine weeds in sugar cane. | |
| Sugarcane trash management weed control weeds herbicides vine weeds Fluroxypyr | |
| Mauritius | |
| Sugarcane: Weeds, weed control and management | |
| Herbicides: Fluroxypyr | |
| 2005-02-21 | |
| en | |
| LIB | |
| CAT | |
| COWA |