Sunflowers: Postemergence Grass Herbicides

   
Pub 75: Guide to Weed Control > Other Field Crops > Sunflowers: Postemergence Grass Herbicides

Excerpt from 2010-2011 Publication 75, Guide to Weed Control, Order this publication

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  1. Poast Ultra + Assist or Merge
  2. Poast Ultra + Merge
  3. Select + Amigo
  4. Venture L for volunteer corn
  5. Venture L for annual grasses and quackgrass
  6. Sunflower Herbicide Ratings Tables (Table 12-1) (PDF 93 kb)
  7. Related Links

Poast Ultra + Assist or Merge

Trade Name
Active Ingredient
sethoxydim
+ oil concentrate 
or surfactant/solvent 
Formulation
450 g/L
 
 
Rate per hectare (active)
0.15 - 0.2 kg/ha
2 kg/ha
1 kg/ha
Rate per hectare (product)
0.32 - 0.47 L/ha
2 L/ha
1 L/ha
Rate per acre (product)
0.13 - 0.19 L/ac
0.8 L/ac
0.4 L/ac
 

Precautions (For more information, see Chapter 4. Herbicides Used in Ontario, page 23 and Chapter 5. Notes on Adjuvants, page 69).

  • Treat the 1-6 leaf stage of annual grass.
  • For annual grasses and volunteer cereals.
  • Use the higher rate when volunteer cereals are present.
  • Use MERGE for conditions or weeds requiring medium to high rates of POAST ULTRA.
  • Flax is tolerant at any stage of growth.
  • Apply using 110-200 L/ha of water (44-80 L/ac).


Poast Ultra + Merge

Trade Name
Active Ingredient
sethoxydim
+ surfactant/solvent
Formulation
450 g/L
 
Rate per hectare (active)
0.5 kg/ha
 
Rate per hectare (product)
1.1 L/ha
1 - 2 L/ha
Rate per acre (product)
0.45 L/ac
0.4 - 0.8 L/ac
 

Precautions (For more information, see Chapter 4. Herbicides Used in Ontario, page 23 and Chapter 5. Notes on Adjuvants, page 69).

  • For quackgrass control. Thorough preplant tillage will ensure more uniform quackgrass emergence.
  • Apply using 100-200 L/ha of water (40-80 L/ac).

    Select + Amigo
    Trade Name
    Active Ingredient
    clethodim
    + surfactant
    Formulation
    240 g/L
      
    Rate per hectare (active)
    0.03 - 0.09 kg/ha
    0.5% v/v
    Rate per hectare (product)
    0.13 - 0.38 L/ha
    5 - 10 L/1,000 L
    Rate per acre (product)
    0.05 - 0.15 L/ac
    5 - 10 L/1,000 L

Precautions (For more information, see Chapter 4. Herbicides Used in Ontario, page 23 and Chapter 5. Notes on Adjuvants, page 69).

  • Apply when the annual grasses and volunteer cereals are in the 2-6 leaf stages.
  • Apply to quackgrass in the 2-5 leaf stages. Use the higher rate for control of quackgrass.
  • Allow 72 days between application and harvest.
  • Venture L
    Trade Name
    Active Ingredient fluazifop-p-butyl
    Formulation 125 g/L
    Rate per hectare (active) 0.075 kg/ha
    Rate per hectare (product) 0.6 L/ha
    Rate per acre (product) 0.24 L/ac

Precautions (For more information, see Chapter 4. Herbicides Used in Ontario, page 23 and Chapter 5. Notes on Adjuvants, page 69).

  • This rate is for control of volunteer corn only
  • Apply at 2-5 leaf stage of the volunteer corn.
  • Venture L
    Trade Name
    Active Ingredient fluazifop-p-butyl
    Formulation 125 g/L
    Rate per hectare (active) 0.125 - 0.18 kg/ha
    Rate per hectare (product) 1.0 - 1.4 L/ha
    Rate per acre (product) 0.4 - 0.57 L/ac

Precautions (For more information, see Chapter 4. Herbicides Used in Ontario, page 23 and Chapter 5. Notes on Adjuvants, page 69).

  • Apply at 2-4 leaf stage of annual grasses and at 3-5 leaf stage quackgrass.

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Author: OMAFRA Staff
Creation Date: 25 November 2002
Last Reviewed: 17 June 2010