SLIDE 1 2016 Fumigant Systems
Stanley Culpepper, University of Georgia Tifton Campus
SLIDE 2 Focus Points
- 1. Trifecta gone; 5 systems exist.
- 2. December fumigation for spring crop.
- 3. Keeping the fumigant in the bed.
SLIDE 3 Fumigant Systems For Weeds
- 1. Paladin Pic + Vapam TIF
- 2. UGA 3-WAY* TIF
- 4. UGA 3-WAY LDPE
- 5. Pic Chlor 60 TIF
- 3. Paladin Pic TIF
All common weeds Good nutsedge, watch grass and pigweed Watch nutsedge, good grass and pigweed Watch nutsedge, grass, and pigweed… ...nematodes?? *UGA 3-WAY: system of Telone II, Pic, Metam
SLIDE 4 Telone II Application 12 to 16 “ deep
SLIDE 5 Paladin Pic or Chloropicrin placed 8 inches deep Pic Chlor 60 = 8-10 in. (21 G)
Low Nematode Levels
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Metam Application with blades 4” apart applying metam 4” deep – no herbicide under mulch
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Paladin Pic + Vapam TIF Check
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3-WAY; TIF Check
UGA 3-WAY. Fall 2013. Tift Co.
SLIDE 10 Nutsedge response to the 3-WAY. Tift Co., 2013.
20 40 60 80 100
Plots were 1 bed by 150 feet. Fall soil temp 84. (Veg 43-13)
LDPE TIF 89 b 99 a %
160 plant/A 494 plant/A
82,460 plant/A check
SLIDE 11 Nutsedge response to the 3-WAY. Echols Co., 2013.
20 40 60 80 100
Plots were 1 bed by 150 feet. Spring soil temp 64. (Veg 13-13)
LDPE TIF 65 c 97 a %
290 plant/A 37,265 plant/A
319,250 plant/A check
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Fumigant (PPM) Levels In Bed
Fumigant/ Much 4 weeks 2015 2016 UGA -LDPE 25 37 UGA-TIF 290 345
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How Intense is the Population?
SLIDE 14 Factors Influencing Rate/Control = Keeping Fumigant in the Bed
1.
- 1. Bed formation/compaction
- 2. Mulch type
- 3. Moisture
- 4. Soil Temp
- 5. Soil Texture
INFLUENCE CONCENTRATION OVER TIME
SLIDE 15 Nutsedge plants/A as impacted by fumigation time of year. Tifton, 2015.
Plots 1 bed by 90 feet. (Veg 2-15). Non-treated control 203,280 plant/A. LSD 5420
UGA 3-WAY LDPE 32224 3581 Dec 11 Feb 5
SLIDE 16 Nutsedge plants/A as impacted by fumigation time of year. Tifton, 2015.
Plots 1 bed by 90 feet. (Veg 2-15). Non-treated control 203,280 plant/A. LSD 5420
UGA 3-WAY LDPE UGA 3-WAY TIF Trifecta + Vapam TIF 32224 3581 484 1451 3872 7018 Dec 11 Feb 5
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Fumigant (PPM) Levels In Bed
Fumigant/ Much 4 weeks Dec 11 Feb 5 UGA -LDPE 25 UGA-TIF 290 6 Trifecta + Vapam- TIF 1465 88
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Fumigant (PPM) Levels In Bed
Fumigant/ Much 4 weeks 8 weeks Dec 11 Feb 5 Dec 11 Feb 5 UGA -LDPE 25 UGA-TIF 290 6 14 Trifecta + Vapam- TIF 1465 88 88
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Spring PlantBack?
SLIDE 20 Cover Crop Should Establish More Rapidly with Dec Fumigation
2 weeks 3 weeks
SLIDE 21 Nematode Impact on Cucumber
Fumigant/Much Galling Dec 11 Feb 5 NT 4.0 2.3 UGA – LDPE 0.1 0.1 Trifecta + Vapam - TIF 0.2 0.2 MCW + Pic + Vapam-LDPE 0.1 0.1
Foster, Sanders, Bhabesh. LSD galling = 0.6.
SLIDE 22 Fall Fumigation
- 1. Work rotation to treat lower infested
fields in fall????
- 2. Higher fumigant rates needed?
- 3. TIF mulch over LDPE?
- 4. Herbicides……but injury more
likely with those under mulch!!
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Single Drip Metam Application – 3 WAT.
SLIDE 26 Spring Drip Double Drip
6000 7400 15000 15000 15000 15000
Fumigant (PPM) Levels In Bed: 5 Days
SLIDE 27 http://www.epa.gov/pesticides/reregistration/soil_fumigants/
REGULATORY CHALLENGES
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Paladin Pic Systems
Light Populations: 40 GPA TIF Moderate to Severe: 50 GPA TIF
BE CAREFUL FOR ODOR MANAGEMENT MUST USE TIF MULCH
SLIDE 29 Managing Nutsedge YEAR ROUND
1. Select the right fumigant system 2. Sandea in crop when feasible 3. Sandea row middles
- 4. Terminate crops/weeds as soon as
crop done
SLIDE 30 ROTATE DISKING WITH ROUNDUP AND 1 QT 3WK AFTER NUTSEDGE EMERGENCE
ADD SANDEA IN WITH ROUNDUP ONCE IF NOT CARRYOVER PROBLEMS
SLIDE 31 Questions or Comments?
Continued Thanks: William UpChurch and Perry Fuller