Broadleaf Weeds in Grains
    and Their Susceptibility to Herbicides

    Marsha Campbell Mathews
    Farm Advisor

    Winter Annual
    Broadleaf Weeds

    Brominal/ Buctril

    Banvel

    MCPA amine

    MCPA ester

    2,4-D amine

    2,4-D ester

    burclover

    N

    C

    C

    C

    C

    C

    chamomile, mayweed
    (dog fennel)

    C

    C

    N-P

    N-P

    N-P

    N-P

    chickweed, common

    N-P

    C

    N-P

    N-P

    P

    P

    fiddleneck, coast

    C

    P-C

    P

    P

    P

    P

    filaree

    C

    C

    P

    P

    ---

    ---

    groundsel, common

    P-C

    C

    C

    C

    C

    C

    henbit

    P

    ---

    C

    C

    C

    C

    mallow, little

    (chesseweed)

    P

    P-C

    P

    N-P

    P

    P-C

    milk thistle

    P

    C

    P-C

    C

    C

    C

    minerslettuce

    P

    P-C

    P

    N-P

    N-P

    P-C

    mustard: black,
    tumble, yellow, wild

    C

    C

    C

    C

    C

    C

    nettle, stinging

    P

    P

    C

    C

    P

    P

    oxtongue, bristly

    P

    ---

    P

    P

    P-C

    P-C

    pimpernel, scarlet

    P

    ---

    P

    P

    P

    P

    pineappleweed

    C

    ---

    P

    P

    P

    P

    radish, wild

    P-C

    C

    P-C

    C

    P-C

    C

    redmaids
    (desert rockpurslane)

    P-C

    C

    C

    C

    C

    C

    rocket, London

    C

    C

    C

    C

    C

    C

    shepherdspurse

    C

    C

    C

    C

    C

    C

    sowthistle, annual

    C

    C

    C

    C

    C

    C

    sowthistle, spiny

    N-P

    C

    ---

    C

    ---

    C

    spurry, corn

    N

    N

    P

    P

    P

    P

    starthistle, yellow

    P-C

    C

    P-C

    C

    P-C

    C

    stickleaf

    N

    ---

    N

    N

    N

    N

    tarweed

    C

    C

    P

    P

    P

    C

    Summer Annual
    Broadleaf Weeds

    Brominal/ Buctril

    Banvel

    MCPA amine

    MCPA ester

    2,4-D amine

    bassia, fivehook

    C

    C

    C

    C

    C

    goosefoot,nettleleaf

    C

    C

    C

    C

    C

    kochia

    C

    C

    N-P

    P

    N-P

    knotweed, prostrate

    N-P

    P-C

    P

    N-P

    P-C

    lambsquarters, common

    C

    C

    C

    C

    C

    lettuce, prickly

    P-C

    C

    C

    C

    C

    pigweed, redroot

    N-P

    C

    C

    P-C

    C

    smartweed (kelp)

    N

    P

    P

    P

    P

    spurge, prostrate

    P

    ---

    C

    C

    C

    sunflower, common

    C

    C

    P-C

    P-C

    P-C

    thistle, Russian

    C

    C

    P-C

    P-C

    P-C

    Perennial
    Broadleaf Weeds

    Brominal/ Buctril

    Banvel

    MCPA amine

    MCPA ester

    2,4-D amine

    2,4-D
    ester

    Bindweed, field

    N

    P-C

    P-C

    P-C

    P-C

    P-C

    buttercup, crowfoot

    N

    C

    P

    P

    P

    P

    Grassy Weeds

    Hoelon

    Avenge

    barnyardgrass

    P

    N

    bluegrass

    N

    N

    brome, ripgut

    N-P

    N

    canarygrass, hood

    C

    N

    canarygrass, littleseed

    P

    N

    foxtails yellow/green

    L

    N

    johnsongrass

    N

    N

    nutsedge, yellow

    N

    N

    oats, wild

    C

    C

    polypogon, rabbitfoot
    (rabbitfootgrass)

    N

    N

    ryegrass, Italian

    C

    N

      C= control
      P= partial control
      N= no control
      L= controlled according to herbicide label
      ---= no information

    Based on information from studies and observations by the University of California


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    November 5, 1999