Methiozolin Efficacy for Annual Bluegrass (Poa annua) Control on Sand- and Soil-Based Creeping Bentgrass Putting Greens

• Published in: Weed technology 2013-06, Vol.27 (2), p.310-316
• Main Authors: Brosnan, James T, Henry, Gerald M, Breeden, Gregory K, Cooper, Tyler, Serensits, Thomas J
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Subjects: absorption; Agrostis stolonifera; Annuals; Application placement; application rate; biomass; Crop science; field experimentation; Field tests; Golf; Golf courses; greenhouse experimentation; Greenhouses; Herbicides; Ice; Observational research; Plants; Poa annua; rootzone; Sand; Soil organic matter; soil physical properties; Soil texture; soil-plus-foliar; Soils; Studies; turf; Turfgrasses; weed control; WEED MANAGEMENT—OTHER CROPS/AREAS; weeds; Winter
• ISSN: 0890-037X; 1550-2740
• DOI: 10.1614/WT-D-12-00123.1

Methiozolin is a new isoxazoline herbicide being investigated for selective POST annual bluegrass control in creeping bentgrass putting greens. Glasshouse and field research was conducted from 2010 to 2012 in Tennessee and Texas to evaluate annual bluegrass control efficacy with methiozolin. Application placement experiments in the glasshouse illustrated that root absorption was required for POST annual bluegrass control with methiozolin at 1,000 g ai ha−1. Soil-plus-foliar and soil-only applications of methiozolin reduced annual bluegrass biomass greater than treatments applied foliar-only. Field experiments evaluated annual bluegrass control efficacy with two application rates (500 and 1,000 g ha−1) and six application regimes (October, November, December, October followed by [fb] November, November fb December, and October fb November fb December) on sand- and soil-based putting greens. Annual bluegrass control with methiozolin at 1,000 g ha−1 on sand-based greens ranged from 70 to 72% compared to 87 to 89% on soil-based greens. Treatment at 500 g ha−1 controlled annual bluegrass 57 to 64% on sand-based greens compared to 72 to 80% on soil-based greens. Most sequential methiozolin application regimes controlled annual bluegrass more than single applications. On sand-based greens, sequential application programs controlled annual bluegrass 70 to 79% compared to 85 to 92% on soil-based greens. Responses indicate that methiozolin is a root-absorbed herbicide with efficacy for selective control of annual bluegrass in both sand- and soil-based creeping bentgrass putting greens. Nomenclature: Methiozolin [5-(2,6-difluorobenzyl) oxymethyl-5-methyl-3-(3methylthiophen-2-yl)-1,2-isoxazoline]; annual bluegrass, Poa annua L.; creeping bentgrass, Agrostis stolonifera L. Methiozolin es un herbicida isoxazoline nuevo que está siendo investigado para el control selectivo POST de Poa annua en “putting greens” del césped Agrostis stolonifera. Se realizaron investigaciones de invernadero y de campo desde 2010 a 2012, en Tennessee y Texas, para evaluar la eficacia de methiozolin en el control de P. annua. En el invernadero, experimentos de localización de la aplicación ilustraron que la absorción por la raíz fue requerida para el control POST de P. annua con methiozolin a 1,000 g ai ha−1. Aplicaciones de methiozolin al suelo y al follaje o solamente al suelo redujeron la biomasa de P. annua más que los tratamientos con aplicaciones solamente foliares. Los experimentos de c