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Herbicide Recommendations for Corn: Soil Applied Grass and Broadleaf Herbicides

Author: OMAFRA Staff
Creation Date: 25 November 2002
Last Reviewed: 10 May 2008

Pub 75: Guide to Weed Control > Corn > Herbicide Recommendations for Corn: Soil Applied Grass and Broadleaf Herbicides

Excerpt from 2008 Chapter 9, Publication 75, Guide to Weed Control, Order this publication

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  1. Battalion1
  2. Converge Pro1
  3. Primextra II Magnum
  4. Corn Herbicide Weed Control Ratings (Table 9-1) (PDF file - 214kb)
  5. Other Herbicide Recommendations for Corn
  6. Corn Leaf Stages
  7. Related Links
Battalion (Elim EP + Duall II Magnum + Banvel II)
Trade Name Elim EP + Dual II Magnum + Banvel II
Active Ingredient
rimsulfuron
+ s-metolachlor/ benoxacor
+ dicamba
Formulation
25 DF
915 g/L
480 g/L
Rate per hectare (active)
15 g/ha
684 g/ha
360 g/ha
Rate per hectare (product)
60 g/ha
0.75 L/ha
0.75 L/ha
Rate per acre (product)
24 g/ha
0.3 L/ac
0.3 L/ac

Precautions

  • Apply PRE.
  • See precautions for Banvel II or Oracle applied alone.
  • Do NOT incorporate.
  • Battalion1 can be applied with 28% UAN as a carrier (PRE only).
  • For suppression of quackgrass apply Battalion1 at the 1-6 leaf stage of quakcgrass
  • Do NOT use on seed corn or sweet corn.
  • Battalion1 is a co-pack of Elim EP, Dual II Magnum and Banvel II.

1 - indicates herbicide sold as a co-pack under this trade name.

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Converge Pro
Trade Name Converge Pro + Converge 480
Active Ingredient
isoxaflutole
+ atrazine
Formulation
480 g/L
480 g/L
Rate per hectare (active)
79 to 105 g/ha
0.8 to 1.063 kg/ha
Rate per hectare (product)
165 to 218 mL/ha
1.67 to 2.21 L/ha
Rate per acre (product)
66 to 87 mL/ac
0.67 to 0.88 L/ac

Precautions

  • Apply PREPLANT SURFACE (up to 14 days prior to planting) or PRE.
  • Do NOT incorporate treatments prior to planting.
  • Use the higher application rates for control of fall panicum and suppression of proso millet.
  • Converge Pro is a co-pack of Converge Pro and Converge 480.
  • Temporary yellowing of lower corn leaves may occur under adverse weather or soil conditions.
  • Do NOT use Converge Pro on sands, loamy sands and/or soils with less than 2% organic matter.
  • Do NOT use on seed corn or sweet corn.
  • Can be tank-mixed with glyphosate for PP burndown of emerged annual and perennial weeds, see Chapter 6, for more information.

 

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Primextra II Magnum
Trade Name
Active Ingredient s-metolachlor/benoxacor/atrazine
Formulation 915 g/L
Rate per hectare (active) 2.16 to 2.88 kg/ha
Rate per hectare (product) 3 to 4 L/ha
Rate per acre (product) 1.2 to 1.6 L/ac

Precautions

  • Apply PPI or PRE.
  • Use the higher rate where annual grass build up or nutsedge infestation is evident.
  • The equivant rate of Primextra II Magnum can be achieved by adding Dual II Magnum at 0.5 to 0.7 L/ac with either Aatrex Nine-O at 0.45 to 0.66 kg/ac or Atrazine 480 at 0.84 to 1.24 L/ac.
  • Can be tank-mixed with glyphosate or Gramoxone for PP burndown of emerged annual and perennial weeds, see Chapter 6, for more information.

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