Winter Annual Weed Control in Dormant Bermudagrass Turf

Abstract

Control of annual broadleaf winter weeds in dormant bermudagrass [Cynodon dactylon(L.) Pers. ‘Common’] by a variety of herbicides was examined. Nearly all treatments allowed good to excellent control of spur weed (Soliva sessilisP. and K.). Metribuzin [4-amino-6-tert-butyl-3-(methylthio)-as-triazine-5(4H)one] was the only tested herbicide that controlled all weed species consistently with a single treatment. Bentazon [3-isopropyl-1H-2,1,3-benzothiadiazin-(4) 3H-one 2,2-dioxide] applied alone as single or repeated treatments controlled spur weed, parsley-piert (Alchemilla microcorpaBoissier Reuter), and chickweed [Stellaria media(L.) Cyrillo], but a combination of bentazon and silvex [2-(2,4,5-trichlorophenoxy)propionic acid] were needed for acceptable control of henbit (Lamium amplexicauleL.) and corn speedwell (Veronica arvensisL.). None of the herbicide treatments affected green-up of bermudagrass the following spring.