Herbicide Recommendations for Seedbeds and Potting Soil: Soil Applied Fumigants


Pub 75: Guide to Weed Control > Nursery and Ornamental Crops > Herbicide Recommendations for Seedbeds and Potting Soil: Soil Applied Fumigants


Excerpt 2010-2011 from Chapter 16, Publication 75, Guide to Weed Control, Order this publication

Table of Contents

  1. Basamid
  2. Vapam
  3. Related Links

 

 

Basamid
Trade Name
Active Ingredient dazomet
Formulation 98 Gr
Rate per hectare (active) 500 kg/ha
Rate per hectare (product) 510 kg/ha
Rate per acre (product) 204 kg/ac

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

  • Do NOT use below 6°C.
  • Refer to manufacturer's directions for specific details as well as direction on sealing soil, evacuating gases and performing the safety germination test.
Vapam
Trade Name
Active Ingredient metam sodium
Formulation 380 g/L
Rate per hectare (active) 3.8 kg/100 m2
Rate per hectare (product) 10 L/100 m2 in 800 L water

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

  • Apply as a drench to a soil that should be wet to a depth of at least 8 cm.
  • Do NOT plant for 10-14 days or longer if the weather is cool.

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Author: OMAFRA Staff
Creation Date: 25 November 2002
Last Reviewed: 18 June 2010