Objective:

Determine if there are differences in grass weed control and crop safety between A21996 and competitor products in spring wheat.  

Materials and Methods:

Buck Pronto spring wheat was planted on May 3 in a field previously cropped to barley. Wild oat was planted in the center of each plot on May 15 to augment the natural weed population. Herbicides were applied to wild oat infested spring wheat on June 5, 2017 using a CO2 backpack sprayer equipped with TeeJet XR11002 nozzles in a volume of 20 GPA. The crop was nine inches tall and had five leaves per main stem and one tiller. Wild oat was three inches tall and had two to three leaves. The study area was treated with Curtail at 2 pt/A on June 19 for the control of Canada thistle.

Results:

All treatments afforded excellent crop tolerance. Similarly, all treatments provided excellent control of wild oat. That being said, wild oat densities were low (6 plants/square foot), in spite of being seeded in each plot.

Drought and heat stress depressed spring wheat yields, which were about half of the long term average for the area. Low yields and low wild oat pressure eliminated potential yield differences among the treatments. Protein content averaged 15.17 %, with Varro having the highest protein in the study. Test weight averaged 59.7 lb/bu. The check had the lowest test weight, while the highest test weights were recorded for treatments containing A21996 and Rimfire Max.

Summary:

A21996 performed well in this experiment, demonstrating excellent crop tolerance and excellent efficacy toward wild oat.   

Table 1. Materials and Methods. 

Seeding Date: 5/3/2017 Harvest Date: 8/16/2017
Julian Date: 123 Julian Date: 228
Seeding Rate: 85 lb/A Soil Type: Creston SiL
Previous Crop: Barley Soil Test: 38-19-78
Tillage: Conventional Fertilizer: 150-30-30

Table 2. Effect of A21996 on crop tolerance and control of wild oat in spring wheat, Kalispell, MT - 2017.



6/9
CI % 		6/30
CI % 		7/14
CI % 		7/14
AVEFA % 		8/3
AVEFA % 		8/16
YLD bu/A 		8/16
PRO % 		8/16
TWT lb/bu
Treatment Rate                
Check 0 0 0 0 0 56.3 15.0 59.1
A21996 15 fl oz/A 0 0 0 98 100 55.7 14.9 60.1
Varro 10 EC
Activator 90 		6.8 fl oz/A
0.3% v/v 		0 0 0 98 100 55.6 15.6 59.4
Goldsky 0.84 SL
Activator 90 		1 pt/A
0.3% v/v 		0 0 0 99 100 54.1 15.2 59.7
Ammonium Sulfate
Everest 2.0 3.5 SC
Activator 90 		1 lb/A
1 fl oz/A
0/3% v/v 		0 0 0 99 100 57.2 15.1 60.0
Ammonium Sulfate
Rimfire Max 6.67 WG
Activator 90 		1.5 lb/A
3 oz/A
0.3% v/v 		0 0 0 98 100 61.3 15.2 60.1
Mean 0 0 0 82.2 83.3 56.7 15.17 59.7
LSD P = 0.05 . . . 2.34 . 6.1 0.38 0.72
CV 0 0 0 1.56 0 5.91 1.38 0.66
Pr>F 1 1 1 0.0001 1 0.2370 0.0457 0.0507

CI: crop injury; AVEFA: wild oat; YLD: yield; PRO: protein; TWT: test weight