Fall application of Anthem Flex for weed control in spring wheat
(Research Report, Hettinger REC, November 2023)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.