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Controlling ivy-leaf speedwell and common broadleaf wimmera weeds

2015

Research organisation
Funding source
Birchip Cropping Group
<abbr title='Grains Research and Development Corporation'>GRDC</abbr>

Trial details

Researcher(s) Cameron Taylor (BCG)
Year(s) 2015
Contributor Birchip Cropping Group
Trial location(s) Horsham, VIC
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Controlling ivy-leaf speedwell and common broadleaf wimmera weeds locations
Aims

To identify the most effective herbicide product and mixes to control hard-to-kill broadleaf weeds in the Wimmera.

Key messages
  • Metribuzin added to Precept® gave good control of all weeds.
  • Affinity Force® did not perform to the standard expected.
Lead research organisation Birchip Cropping Group
Host research organisation N/A
Trial funding source GRDC FR_UA00134
Related program Improving IWM practice of emerging weeds in the southern and western regions
Acknowledgments

This research was funded by the GRDC as part of the ‘Improving IWM practices in the Southern region – emerging weeds’ project (FR_UA00134) and by BCG members through their membership.
 
Other trial partners Not specified
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Method

Crop type None: No crop specified
Treatment type(s)
  • Herbicide : Type
Trial type Experimental
Trial design Replicated

Horsham 2015

Sow date Not specified
Harvest date Not specified
Plot size Not specified
Plot replication Not specified
Herbicide

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Trial results Table 1

# Treatment 1
Ivy-leaf speedwell (visual reduction % from control) Dead nettle (visual reduction % from control) Indian hedge mustard (visual reduction % from control) Hare's ear (visual reduction % from control)
1 █ Control (untreated) 0 0 0 0
2 █ Triathalon @ 1L/ha 50 70 100 100
3 █ Velocity @ 670mL/ha + Hasten @ 1% v/v 20 100 100 100
4 █ Velocity @ 500mL/ha + Tigrex @ 500mL/ha + Hasten @ 1% v/v 40 100 100 100
5 █ Velocity @ 500mL/ha + LVE MCPA 570 @ 500mL/ha + Hasten @ 1% v/v 30 100 100 100
6 █ Precept @ 1.5L/ha + Hasten @ 1% v/v 50 90 100 70
7 █ Precept @ 1L/ha + Sencor SC @ 100mL/ha + Liase @ 1% v/v 90 100 100 100
8 █ Brodal Options @ 200mL/ha 20 40 20 100
9 █ Precept @ 1L/ha + Hussar OD @ 100mL/ha + Hasten @ 1% v/v 60 100 100 95
10 █ Tigrex @ 1L/ha 40 60 100 100
11 █ Jaguar @ 1L/ha 50 80 100 100
12 █ Ecopar @ 500mL/ha + Amicide 750 @ 500mL/ha 20 60 100 100
13 █ Glean @ 15g/ha + BS1000 @ 0.25% v/v 30 80 100 100
14 █ MCPA LVE 570 @ 500ml/ha + Ally @ 5g/ha + BS1000 @ 0.25% v/v 30 100 100 100
15 █ Diuron @ 280g/ha + MCPA Amine 750g/L @ 330ml/ha + BS1000 @ 0.25% v/v 20 50 100 100
16 █ Flight @ 540ml/ha 50 60 100 100
17 █ Aptitude @ 200g/ha + MCPA 750g/L @ 330ml/ha 50 60 100 100
18 █ Paradigm @ 25g/ha + MCPA LVE 570 @ 400ml/ha + Uptake 0.5% v/v 40 100 100 100
19 █ Affinity Force @ 100ml/ha + MCPA Amine 750g/L @ 500mL/ha 60 50 100 100
20 █ Amicide 625 low @ 1L/ha 10 50 100 80
21 █ Eclipse @ 50mL/ha + MCPA LVE 570 @ 500mL/ha 30 50 100 100
22 █ Cadence @ 115g/ha + Ally @ 5g/ha + BS1000 @ 0.25% v/v 30 100 100 100

Dead nettle visual reduction % from control

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Hare's ear visual reduction % from control

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Indian hedge mustard visual reduction % from control

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Ivy-leaf speedwell visual reduction % from control

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Observed trial site soil information
Trial site soil testing
Site Depth Type pH EC P K N A OC CAT
Horsham, VIC 0 - 10cm Heavy clay 6.90 46.00 1.10
Horsham, VIC 0 - 70cm 125.00
Soil conditions
Trial site Soil texture
Horsham, VIC Heavy clay (black)
Derived trial site soil information
Australian Soil Classification Source: ASRIS
Trial site Soil order
Horsham, VIC Vertosol
Soil Moisture Source: BOM/ANU
Average amount of water stored in the soil profile during the year, estimated by the OzWALD model-data fusion system.
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Horsham VIC 2015

Observed climate information

Rainfall trial gsr (mm) 125mm

Derived climate information

Horsham VIC

NOTE: Exact trial site locality unknown - Climate data may not be accurate
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Some data on this site is sourced from the Bureau of Meteorology

SILO weather estimates sourced from https://www.longpaddock.qld.gov.au/silo/
Jeffrey, S.J., Carter, J.O., Moodie, K.B. and Beswick, A.R. (2001). Using spatial interpolation to construct a comprehensive archive of Australian climate data , Environmental Modelling and Software, Vol 16/4, pp 309-330. DOI: 10.1016/S1364-8152(01)00008-1.

Trial report and links

2015 trial report



Trial last modified: 08-05-2019 09:21am AEST