Metribuzin-Resistant Goosegrass (Eleusine indica) in Bermudagrass Turf

Applications of metribuzin plus MSMA have been used to control goosegrass in bermudagrass turf for over 20 yr. In 2003, two goosegrass biotypes on the island of Kauai, Hawaii were found to be resistant to applications of metribuzin plus MSMA. Metribuzin plus MSMA applied at rates of 0.28 kg ai/ha pl...

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Published in:Weed technology 2008-10, Vol.22 (4), p.675-678
Main Authors: Brosnan, James T, Nishimoto, Roy K, DeFrank, Joseph
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
application rate
biotypes
cross resistance
Cynodon dactylon
Eleusine indica
Flowering
foramsulfuron
glyphosate
Golf courses
grass weeds
Herbicide resistance
Herbicide resistant weeds
Herbicides
lawns and turf
metribuzin
MSMA (herbicide)
noxious weeds
Plant growth
Plants
Seedlings
simazine
Tillers
triazine resistance
Tropical climates
Turf grasses
turfgrass
weed control
Weed Management-Other Crops/Areas
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Summary:Applications of metribuzin plus MSMA have been used to control goosegrass in bermudagrass turf for over 20 yr. In 2003, two goosegrass biotypes on the island of Kauai, Hawaii were found to be resistant to applications of metribuzin plus MSMA. Metribuzin plus MSMA applied at rates of 0.28 kg ai/ha plus 2.2 kg/ha, respectively, followed by MSMA at 2.2 kg/ha 7 d later, provided 100% control of two susceptible goosegrass biotypes, but no control of two resistant biotypes. At the flowering growth stage, metribuzin applied at a rate of 0.28 kg/ha controlled both susceptible biotypes (> 92%), but did not control the two resistant biotypes. Two applications of MSMA applied at a rate of 2.2 kg/ha (7 d apart) did not control any of the four biotypes at the flowering growth stage. The two resistant biotypes were approximately 100 to 200 times less sensitive to increasing rates of metribuzin than the two susceptible biotypes. The two biotypes that were resistant to metribuzin plus MSMA were also resistant to applications of simazine plus MSMA. However, all four biotypes were susceptible to applications of glyphosate and foramsulfuron. Nomenclature: Glyphosate; foramsulfuron; metribuzin; MSMA; simazine; bermudagrass, Cynodon dactylon (L.) Pers. CYNDA; goosegrass, Eleusine indica (L.) Gaertn. ELEIN
ISSN:0890-037X
1550-2740
DOI:10.1614/WT-08-014.1