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Herbicide Recommendations for Cucumbers: Preplant (Stale Seedbed Technique)

Author: OMAFRA Staff
Creation Date: 25 November 2002
Last Reviewed: 27 May 2008

Pub 75: Guide to Weed Control > Vegetable Crops > Herbicide Recommendations for Cucumbers: Preplant (Stale Seedbed Technique)

Excerpt from 2008 Chapter 13, Publication 75, Guide to Weed Control, Order this publication

Cover of Publication 75, Guide to Weed ControlTable of Contents

  1. Glyphosate
  2. Vegetable Herbicide Weed Control Ratings (Table 13-1) (PDF file - 86Kb)
  3. Other Cucumber Weed Control Recommendations
  4. Related Links
Glyphosate
Trade Name glyphosate

or glyphosate

or glyphosate

or glyphosate
Active Ingredient
glyphosate
or glyphosate
or glyphosate
or glyphosate
Formulation
360 g/L
480 g/L
500 g/L
540 g/L
Rate per hectare (active)
0.267 to 1.246 kg/ha
0.267 to 1.246 kg/ha
0.267 to 1.246 kg/ha
0.267 to 1.246 kg/ha
Rate per hectare (product)
0.75 to 3.5 L/ha
0.56 to 2.6 L/ha
0.54 to 2.5 L/ha
0.5 to 2.3 L/ha
Rate per acre (product)
0.3 to 1.4 L/ac
0.22 to 1 L/ac
0.21 to 1 L/ac
0.2 to 0.92L/ac

Precautions

  • Till and fertilize soil in early spring, and then allow weeds to grow.
  • Spray weeds just before seeding crop.
  • Use low rate for small weeds (8 cm), medium rates for weeds 8-15 cm and higher rate for weeds over 15 cm tall.
  • Apply recommended PRE or POST herbicides to control new flushes of weeds or use mechanical means of control.

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