Title

Fall application of Anthem Flex for weed control in spring wheat

(Research Report, Hettinger REC, November 2023)
Summary

A trial was conducted to evaluate fall application of Anthem Flex for weed control in spring wheat.  Fall treatments were applied on October 19, 2022; A spring application of Olympus was included in some of the treatments for comparison and was applied on May 19 as a postemergence application.  Spring wheat ‘Lang’ was planted on May 1, 2023 using a no-till drill at a depth of 2 inches with a seeding rate of 102 lb/A; wheat emerged on May 9. Wheat was evaluated for injury and weed control 24, 36, and 85 days after wheat emergence.  No injury was observed for wheat.  Glyphosate alone, applied in the fall control Japanese brome at 70%; other treatments increased control to a range of 86 to 95%. Fall-applied Anthem Flex provided fair to good control of kochia and prickly lettuce and poor control of common lambsquarters.  Olympus alone provided poor control of the broadleaf weeds evaluated in this trial. Authority Supreme provided the most consistent control of all weeds evaluated in this trial.  Only the Authority Supreme and Anthem Flex followed by a spring application of Olympus resulted in wheat yields that were significantly greater than the untreated control or just glyphosate alone.

Lead Author
Lead Author:
Caleb Dalley
Availability
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Web only
Publication Sections

Table 1. Fall application of Anthem Flex for weed control in wheat at Hettinger, ND 2022-23.

Herbicide treatmenta

Rate

Timeb

Japanese brome

Kochia

common lambsquarters

Prickly lettuce

green foxtail

Wheat yield

 

 

 

36D

36D

85D

36D

85D

36D

85D

36D

85D

 

  

oz/A

   

–––––––––––––––––––– percent controlc ––––––––––––––––––––

bu/A

1

Untreated

 

0

c

0

d

0

c

0

d

0

e

0

d

0

c

0

c

0

e

59

cd

2

glyphosate

22

Fall

70

b

0

d

0

c

0

d

0

e

0

d

0

c

0

c

0

e

56

d

3

Anthem Flex

3.5

Fall

88

a

80

ab

78

a

70

bc

23

d

52

c

11

c

56

b

51

d

61

bcd

 

glyphosate

22

Fall

                    

4

Anthem Flex

4

Fall

86

a

70

b

77

a

59

c

28

d

78

b

34

b

73

a

74

b

67

abc

 

glyphosate

22

Fall

                    

5

Anthem Flex

4.5

Fall

91

a

87

a

78

a

77

b

54

c

92

a

78

a

76

a

73

b

65

a-d

 

glyphosate

22

Fall

                    

6

Olympus

0.2

Fall

94

a

33

c

39

b

65

bc

48

c

45

c

47

b

58

b

65

c

65

a-d

 

glyphosate

22

Fall

                    
 

Olympus

0.2

Spring

                    

7

Authority Sup

7.5

Fall

95

a

89

a

88

a

99

a

94

a

92

a

81

a

77

a

74

ab

69

ab

 

glyphosate

22

Fall

                    

8

Anthem Flex

4

Fall

92

a

83

a

87

a

72

bc

68

b

94

a

71

a

79

a

79

a

74

a

 

glyphosate

22

Fall

                    
 

Olympus

0.2

Spring

                    

LSD P=.05

9.84

9.66

10.53

11.97

12.06

11.69

13.02

12.08

5.13

9.01

Standard Deviation

6.69

6.53

7.12

7.89

8.2

7.95

8.9

8.21

3.5

6.08

CV

8.71

12.32

14.04

15.44

20.94

14.21

21.37

15.74

6.72

10.42

Treatment F

91.47

133.35

97.88

78.88

64.49

96.37

58.5

65.92

360.30

3.971

Treatment Prob(F)

0.0001

0.0001

0.0001

0.0001

0.0001

0.0001

0.0001

0.0001

0.0001

0.0078

a Glyphosate, Roundup PowerMax; Anthem Flex, carfentrazone plus pyroxasulfone; Olympus, propoxycarbazone; Authority Supreme, sulfentrazone plus pyroxasulfone.

b Time of application: Fall, 10/19/2022; Spring, 5/19/2023 

c Weed control was visually evaluated on 6/14/2023 (36 days after wheat emergence) and prior to harvest on 8/2/23 (85 days after emergence).

Table 2. Description of herbicide application and equipment for treatments applied for weed control in spring wheat at Hettinger, ND, 2022-23.

Application Description

 

 

Application Equipment

Date

10/19/2022

5/19/2023

 

Date

10/19/2022

5/19/2023

Start Time

11:10 AM

8:49 AM

 

Sprayer type

Tractor

Tractor

Stop Time

11:46 AM

9:00 AM

 

Pressure

38 PSI

38 PSI

Air Temperature

70 F

47 F

 

Nozzle Model

DG11002

DG11002

Rel Humidity

31

57

 

Nozzle Spacing

20 IN

20 IN

Wind Velocity (mph)

4.5

5

 

Spray Swath

100.0 IN

100.0 IN

Soil Temperature

43 F

51 F

 

Boom Length

100 IN

100 IN

% Cloud Cover

0

0

 

Boom Height

20 IN

20 IN

 

 

 

 

Ground Speed

3.8 MPH

3.8 MPH

 

 

 

 

Application Amount

10 GAL/AC

10 GAL/AC

 

 

 

 

Propellant

CO2

CO2