Sesame (Sesamum indicum L.) Growth and Yield as Influenced by Preemergence Herbicides

Table 1

Sesame stand response to preemergence herbicides at two locations in Texas.

		Lorenzo			Uvalde
		2007			2007	2008
Treatment	Rate	28 DATa	134 DAT	28 DAT	127 DAT	194 DAT
	kg ai/ha	Plants/m
Untreated	—	35	21	40	30	43
Diuron (1/2X)	0.6	41	22	41	34	42
(1X)	1.2	31	20	48	31	40
(2X)	2.4	25	17	39	22	44
Linuron (1/2X)	0.6	36	22	40	31	40
(1X)	1.2	27	18	49	28	37
(2X)	2.4	17	21	44	29	39
S-metolachlor (1/2X)	0.7	32	22	64	26	44
(1X)	1.4	25	16	37	27	47
(2X)	2.8	32	19	41	29	45
Linuron + diuron (1/2X)	0.3 + 0.3	40	22	46	33	46
(1X)	0.6 + 0.6	31	21	48	27	43
(2X)	1.2 + 1.2	28	20	43	32	43
LSD (0.05)		15	NS	NS	NS	NS

aDAT: days after treatment; NS: not significant at 5% level of significance.