With waterhemp becoming more widespread and herbicide resistant populations expanding, including multiple-resistant populations, waterhemp is increasingly difficult to manage. In addition, it has a long emergence pattern and frequently outlasts control of an early preemergence herbicide application. One strategy is to layer residual herbicides to control glyphosate-resistant waterhemp by extending the duration of seedling control.
This approach was evaluated in Rochester, Minnesota during 2015 and included a number of residual herbicides in single and two-pass applications. The herbicides in the trial included 1) Dual II Magnum (S-metolachlor), 2) Outlook (dimethenamid-P), and 3) Warrant (acetochlor). They were selected because of their known effectiveness for controlling waterhemp and their flexibility in application timing. Pursuit (imazethapyr) does not control this population of waterhemp (ALS resistant); however; it was applied in tank mixes with the preemergence (PRE) herbicides to eliminate the other non-target broadleaf weeds.
Evaluation follow-up


Figure 1. Comparison of weed control in soybean with a single preemergence application of Outlook (top) and layered applications of Outlook May 5 and June 8 (bottom). Photos taken July 14.
Last July, weed control evaluations clearly showed an advantage to the two-pass system over single applications of residual herbicides (Figure 1), but what was the story at the end of the season?
The season-long control of the layered or PRE/POST applications persisted through the end of the season, while control in the PRE only treatments continued to diminish (Table 1). By the end of September, waterhemp control was 90 to 95 percent in the two-pass system vs. 62 to 81 percent in the single PRE application system.
Yields reflected the weed control results with a 10 bushel average difference between the layered and single PRE applications. The yield range of the layered herbicide treatments was 46 to 51 bushels per acre, while the PRE-only treatments ranged from 32 to 43 bushels per acre.
It's all in the timing

Figure 2. Waterhemp emergence pattern.
Source: Hartzler and Buhler. 1999. Weed Sci. 47:578-584
Summary
While waterhemp is a challenging weed to manage, this trial demonstrates that layering effective residual herbicides is a strategy that could provide season long control in Minnesota.
Herbicide1 | Rate | Appl.2 | 5/27/15 | 6/10/15 | 6/26/15 | 7/8/15 | 9/29/15 | Yield |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
unit per acre | Time | Percent control (%)3 | bu/A4 | |||||
Dual II Magnum | 1.5 pt | PRE | 99 | 96 | 91 | 85 | 81 | 43 |
Dual II Magnum / Dual II Magnum |
1.5 pt / 1.0 pt |
PRE POST |
99 | 98 | 96 | 97 | 95 | 49 |
Outlook | 18 fl oz | PRE | 99 | 96 | 85 | 73 | 71 | 40 |
Outlook / Outlook |
14 fl oz / 10 fl oz |
PRE POST |
99 | 98 | 97 | 97 | 94 | 51 |
Warrant | 1.6 qt | PRE | 99 | 91 | 82 | 69 | 62 | 32 |
Warrant / Warrant |
1.6 qt / 1.6 qt |
PRE POST |
98 | 95 | 95 | 94 | 90 | 46 |
LSD p=0.10 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 4 | ||
1All PRE treatments included 4 fl oz Pursuit per acre. 2Application dates: PRE after planting = 5/5/15; POST=6/8/15 3Waterhemp density on June 8 was 51/ft2 in Pursuit check. 4Pursuit weedy check yield = 14 bu/A |
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