Research Article

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

Table 4

Early- and late-season sesame injury at Knippa, Hale Center, and College Station (Texas) and Lane (Oklahoma) with selected herbicides applied 2, 3, or 4 weeks after planting in 2015.

HerbicideaDose (kg ai·ha)Timing WAPbEarly seasonLate season
KnippaHale CenterLaneCollege StationKnippaHale CenterLaneCollege Station
WAP
474614181218
(%)

Trifluralin0.8520170202302
307020802
4032101210

Trifluralin1.7025330203302
3070201002
40122181225

Pendimethalin1.0620420243702
30270201802
4082222

Pendimethalin2.1220450204002
30230202202
40520102

Ethalfluralin0.84201800280
301300100
40568

Ethalfluralin1.68221000320
321700170
40101230

Fluometuron1.1221238100130
30200080
42803

Pyroxasulfone0.1220130202502
301700100
42800

Diuron1.122122010050
30150020
401843

Trifloxysulfuron0.0082459700970
382670950
460674242

Untreated00000000
LSD (0.05)876NS69NS3

aAgridex at 1.0% v/v added to fluometuron, diuron, and trifloxysulfuron treatments. bWAP, weeks after planting.