Research Article
Rate and Timing Effects of Growth Regulating Herbicides Applications on Grain Sorghum (Sorghum bicolor) Growth and Yield
Table 6
Sorghum height at boot stage as affected by growth regulating herbicide rate and application timing in North Carolina
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| Herbicide | Rate g ae ha−1 | Timing cm | Rocky Mount | Clayton | Kinston | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | cm |
| 2,4-D | 100 | 35 | 75 | 101 | 87 | 58 | 84 | 86 | 220 | 35 | 77 | 95 | 86 | 59 | 85 | 91 | 330 | 35 | 78 | 103 | 85 | 59 | 85 | 91 | Dicamba | 280 | 35 | 70 | 88 | 89 | 58 | 85 | 90 |
| 2,4-D | 100 | 45 | 76 | 94 | 83 | 58 | 89 | 95 | 220 | 45 | 78 | 94 | 84 | 62 | 83 | 93 | 330 | 45 | 77 | 101 | 86 | 63 | 85 | 93 | Dicamba | 280 | 45 | 78 | 94 | 87 | 53 | 85 | 91 |
| 2,4-D | 100 | 55 | 76 | 99 | 86 | 62 | 85 | 91 | 220 | 55 | 78 | 100 | 85 | 61 | 93 | 88 | 330 | 55 | 77 | 104 | 87 | 59 | 88 | 88 | Dicamba | 280 | 55 | 76 | 95 | 85 | 57 | 86 | 88 |
| 2,4-D | 100 | 65 | 74 | 100 | 88 | 56 | 95 | 81 | 220 | 65 | 75 | 96 | 87 | 58 | 90 | 83 | 330 | 65 | 75 | 102 | 86 | 57 | 93 | 86 | Dicamba | 280 | 65 | 74 | 95 | 86 | 57 | 97 | 83 |
| Weed-free control | 71 | 101 | 85 | 55 | 86 | 83 |
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Means within a column followed by the same letters are not different according to Fisher’s protected LSD test at .
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