Influence of Cultural and Pest Management Practices on Performance of Runner, Spanish, and Virginia Market Types in North Carolina

Table 7

Thrips injury and eclipta control as influenced by market type and management practice.

Market type	⁢Thrips injury 2 weeks after emergence		Eclipta control 3 weeks before digging
	No aldicarb	Aldicarb	Weed scouting	Standard program
	⁢Scales 1–10		%
Runner	8.3 b	1.0 d	55 c	75 b
Virginia	7.4 c	1.0 d	53 c	95 a
Spanish	9.4 a	0.8 d	24 d	88 ab

Means for thrips injury and eclipta control followed by the same letter are not significantly different according to Fisher’s Protected LSD Test at .
Aldicarb applied at 1.1 kg/ha in the seed furrow at planting.
Paraquat plus bentazon applied postemergence.
Imazapic applied postemergence.