Oxadiargyl: a new pre-emergence herbicide recommended in potato in Mauritius

Code (CO)	MSI01P3554
Author (AU)	Barbe, C. Seeruttun, S. Gaungoo, A.
Title - English (ET)	Oxadiargyl: a new pre-emergence herbicide recommended in potato in Mauritius
Thesis-Parent title (TH)	Lalouette, J. A.; Bachraz, D. Y. (eds), Proceedings of the Fifth Annual Meeting of Agricultural Scientists, University of Mauritius, Réduit, Mauritius, 3-4 May 2001
Document Type(DT)	book chapter
Date of publication (DP)	2003
Source (SO)	p. 135-138
Publisher (PB)	Réduit, Food and Agricultural Research Council (FARC)
Language of text (LT)	En
Language of summaries (LS)	En
Abstract (AB)	Oxadiargyl (Raft¬), a new pre-emergence herbicide, has been evaluated in potato for its eco-toxicological characteristics and for broader spectrum weed control as objectives. The new product has been tested in potato grown in full-stand and in interrows of sugar cane at rates varying between 0.25 and 0.5 kg a.i.ha-1. The control obtained with oxadiargyl at rates above 0.30 kg a.i. ha-1 was comparable to that of the standard metribuzin at 1.0 kg a.i.ha-1; the new herbicide was superior to the standard on Solanum nigrum, a weed of common occurrence in potato plantations, and Panicum subalbidum. Growth and yield of potato were unaffected by oxadiargyl irrespective of rate. Oxadiargyl has been recommended as an alternative herbicide to metribuzin at rates varying between 0.35 to 0.4 kg a.i.ha-1
Descriptors - English (DE)	Potatoes Weed control Herbicides Oxadiargyl Solanum nigrum Panicum subalbidum
Descriptors - Geographic (DG)	Mauritius
Sort Key 1(K1)	Potatoes
Sort Key 2 (K2)	Weed control
Date record entered (DA)	2001-04-27
Language of analysis (LA)	En
Processing status (PS)	CAT
MSIRI Staff (MS)	COWA