1997 Sunflower Grower Survey of Pest Problems and Pesticide Use 


Table 37. Effectiveness of herbicidesa on weed control in sunflower in 1997.

 

Kansas

 

Minnesota

 

North Dakota

 

South Dakota

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-- % repondents --

Assert -- -- -- --   36.0 52.0 12.0 0.0   51.3 35.9 12.8 0.0   -- -- -- --
Poast -- -- -- -- 18.2 54.5 27.3 0.0 37.0 55.6 7.4 0.0 55.6 40.7 0.0 3.7
Prowl (spring) 13.9 38.9 16.7 30.6 25.0 58.3 8.3 8.3 -- -- -- -- 18.8 50.0 18.8 12.5
Roundup (pre) 36.4 54.5 0.0 9.1 -- -- -- -- 47.6 38.1 14.3 0.0 40.0 36.0 16.0 8.0
Sonalan (spring) -- -- -- -- 28.6 47.6 23.8 0.0 25.6 49.6 22.5 2.3 34.2 31.6 21.1 13.2
Trifluralin (fall) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 33.3 33.3 20.0 13.3 -- -- -- --
Trifluralin (spring) 23.8 52.4 19.0 4.8 18.8 43.8 37.5 0.0 16.8 40.0 29.5 13.7 25.4 34.3 28.4 11.9

aIncludes all herbicides with 10 or more responses.