Table 13-1. Vegetable Herbicide Weed Control Ratings: Perennial Weeds


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Excerpt from Chapter 13, 2010-2011 Publication 75, Guide to Weed Control, Order this publication

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  1. Soil Applied Grass Herbicides
  2. Soil Applied Broadleaf Herbicides
  3. Soil Applied Grass and Broadleaf Herbicides
  4. Postemergence Grass Herbicides
  5. Postemergence Broadleaf Herbicides
  6. Postemergence Grass and Broadleaf Herbicides
  7. Preharvest and Post Harvest
  8. Other recommendations in Table 13-1. Vegetable Herbicide Weed Control Ratings:
  9. Related Links
Soil Applied Grass Herbicides
Trade Name
 Field Bindweed Horsetail Milkweed Nutsedge Quackgrass Sow-thistle Canada Thistle
5 5 5 6 5 5 5
0 0 0 8* 4 0 0
– – – 8* 5* – –
0 0 0 8* 0 0 0

* Indicates the weed is listed on the product label for control or suppression.
– Insufficient information available to make a rating.

Soil Applied Broadleaf Herbicides
Trade Name
Field Bindweed Horsetail Milkweed Nutsedge Quackgrass Sow-thistle Canada Thistle
– 5 – 5 5 5 5
– – – – – – –
2 2 2 2 2 2 2
5 5 – 5 5 5 5
2 2 2 2 2 2 2

– Insufficient information available to make a rating.

Soil Applied Grass and Broadleaf Herbicides
Trade Name
 Field Bindweed Horsetail Milkweed Nutsedge Quackgrass Sow-thistle Canada Thistle
– – – – – – –
– – – – 0 0 0
– 5 – 5 5 5 5
0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 5 5 6 5 5 5
– – – 7 5 – –
2 0 0 5 5 2 2
– – – – – – –
– – – 7 5 – –
– 5 6 6 6 – 6
2 2 2 2 2 2 2

– Insufficient information available to make a rating.

Postemergence Grass Herbicides
Trade Name
 Field Bindweed Horsetail Milkweed Nutsedge Quackgrass Sow-thistle Canada Thistle
0 0 0 0 9* 0 0
0 0 0 0 4 0 0
0 0 0 0 8* 0 0
0 0 0 0 6* 0 0
0 0 0 0 7* 0 0
0 0 0 0 8* 0 0

* - Indicates the weed is listed on the product label for control or suppression.

Postemergence Broadleaf Herbicides
Trade Name
 Field Bindweed Horsetail Milkweed Nutsedge Quackgrass Sow-thistle Canada Thistle
7* 0 0 0 0 8* 8*
Aim EC (hooded sprayer)
 – – – – – – –
6*a 2 2 8*a 0 6a 7*a
5 – – 5 5 5 5
5 5 5 5 5 5 5
Herbicidal Oil**
 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
5 – – 5 5 7* 7*
7 7* 0 0 0 7* 7*
7 0 0 0 0 7 7
2 2 2 2 2 2 2
– 5 – 5 5 5 5
8* 0 0 0 0 8* 8*

* - Indicates the weed is listed on the product label for control or suppression.
** - Various formulations available, see Table 4-1, Herbicides Used in Ontario, page 23
– Insufficient information available to make a rating.
a - Good control of these perennial weeds may require two applications, 7-10 days apart.

Postemergence Grass and Broadleaf Herbicides
Trade Name
 Field Bindweed Horsetail Milkweed Nutsedge Quackgrass Sow-thistle Canada Thistle
7 8 7 8 7 8 7
– – – – 7* – –
– – – – 7 – –

* - Indicates the weed is listed on the product label for control or suppression.
– Insufficient information available to make a rating.

Postemergence Tank-Mix Options
Trade Name
 Field Bindweed Horsetail Milkweed Nutsedge Quackgrass Sow-thistle Canada Thistle
2 2 2 2 7* 2 2

* - Indicates the weed is listed on the product label for control or suppression.

Preharvest and Postharvest
Trade Name
 Field Bindweed Horsetail Milkweed Nutsedge Quackgrass Sow-thistle Canada Thistle
8d 7d 6d 0 8d – –

– Insufficient information available to make a rating.
d - Repeated applications may be necessary if regrowth occurs.

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