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

Table 5

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

		Lorenzo		Uvalde
Treatment	Rate	2007	2008	2008
	kg ai/ha	kg/ha
Untreated	—	1224	763	1233
Diuron (1/2X)	0.6	1417	835	1127
(1X)	1.2	1350	751	1211
(2X)	2.4	1215	742	1105
Linuron (1/2X)	0.6	1280	829	1199
(1X)	1.2	1278	879	1300
(2X)	2.4	1267	625	1289
S-metolachlor (1/2X)	0.7	1168	773	1233
(1X)	1.4	1138	834	1161
(2X)	2.8	1185	888	1237
Linuron + diuron (1/2X)	0.3 + 0.3	1203	790	1199
(1X)	0.6 + 0.6	1327	767	1121
(2X)	1.2 + 1.2	1374	781	1239
LSD (0.05)		NSa	140	NS

aNS: not significant at the 5% level of significance.