Response of Sesame to Selected Herbicides Applied Early in the Growing Season

Table 3

Sesame yield at Knippa, Hale Center (Texas), and Lane (Oklahoma) as influenced by selected herbicides applied 2, 3, or 4 weeks after planting in 2014.

Herbicide^a	Dose (kg ai·ha)	Appl timing WAP^b	Yield (kg·ha)
			Knippa	Hale Center	Lane
Clethodim	0.15	2	1770	597	923
		3	1759	639	1051
		4	1773	544	760
Diuron	1.12	2	1734	636	1000
		3	1435	549	1010
		4	1787	454	902
Fluometuron	1.12	2	—	615	1085
		3	1563	602	946
		4	1559	537	983
Quizalofop-P	0.08	2	1873	611	841
		3	1869	569	926
		4	1767	560	732
Ethalfluralin	0.84	2	1805	416	923
		3	1832	630	933
		4	1893	436	749
Trifluralin	0.85	2	1713	520	655
		3	1680	608	817
		4	1730	613	732
Pendimethalin	1.06	2	1817	238	1048
		3	1802	241	936
		4	1872	560	943
Pyroxasulfone	0.12	2	1897	—	847
		3	1782	—	916
		4	1780	—	702
Untreated	—	—	1943	613	905
LSD (0.05)			270	108	214

^aAgridex at 1.0% v/v added to clethodim, diuron, fluometuron, and quizalofop-P treatments; ^bWAP, weeks after planting.