Response of Sesame to Selected Herbicides Applied Early in the Growing Season
Table 5
Sesame yield at Knippa, Hale Center, and College Station (Texas) and Lane (Oklahoma) as influenced by selected herbicides applied 2, 3, or 4 weeks after planting in 2015.
Herbicidea
Dose
Appl timing
Knippa
Hale Center
Lane
College Station
(kg ai·ha)
WAPb
(kg·ha)
Trifluralin
0.85
2
1786
318
502
716
3
1537
581
577
846
4
1568
616
—
977
Trifluralin
1.70
2
1721
297
689
846
3
1537
470
588
846
4
1704
587
—
977
Pendimethalin
1.06
2
1772
200
563
911
3
1620
435
568
977
4
1601
603
—
1042
Pendimethalin
2.12
2
1512
203
717
1107
3
1538
464
517
977
4
1631
861
—
846
Ethalfluralin
0.84
2
1656
277
609
—
3
1573
393
553
—
4
1631
534
—
—
Ethalfluralin
1.68
2
1634
316
643
—
3
1634
612
509
—
4
1593
621
—
—
Fluometuron
1.12
2
1702
481
624
—
3
1556
670
604
—
4
1503
752
—
—
Pyroxasulfone
0.12
2
1679
439
621
911
3
1469
601
609
—
4
1560
804
—
—
Diuron
1.12
2
1630
734
619
—
3
1576
610
572
—
4
1541
574
—
—
Trifloxysulfuron
0.008
2
1586
0
—
—
3
1240
387
—
—
4
1168
251
—
—
Untreated
—
—
1616
585
637
781
LSD (0.05)
177
234
128
195
aAgridex at 1.0% v/v added to fluometuron, diuron, and trifloxysulfuron treatments; bWAP, weeks after planting.
