Hogpotato (Hoffmanseggia glauca) Control with Herbicides and Rotational Crop Response

Abstract

Three field experiments were conducted in 1987 through 1989 to evaluate hogpotato control and rotational crop response resulting from applications of five herbicides. At the end of the first year, triclopyr and imazapyr controlled hogpotato late-season as high as 87 and 94%, respectively. Following a sequential application in 1988, triclopyr and imazapyr controlled 94 and 100% of hogpotato, respectively, during the 1989 growing season. Hogpotato biomass, collected at the termination of the experiments, was reduced by all treatments at all locations except at Altus where dicamba was applied in 1987 followed by a spot application of glyphosate in 1988. Soils from these experiments were bioassayed for residual herbicide activity using three potential rotational crop species. Tebuthiuron and imazapyr caused the greatest biomass reductions with cotton and wheat being the most sensitive species to these herbicides.