Plainview for bare-ground control of kochia
(Research Report, Hettinger REC, November 2023)A trial was conducted to compare three rates of Plainview, combination of indaziflam, imazapyr, and aminocyclopyrachlor, at four different application dates using either a flat fan spray boom or a single flood-typed nozzle for controlling kochia in a bare-ground application in a non-crop area near Hettinger, ND. Glyphosate (Roundup Pro Concentrate at 64 oz/A) plus a non-ionic surfactant (NIS at 0.25% v/v) was added to all Plainview treatments. Plainview was applied on September 27 and October 31, 2022, and on April 24 and May 16, 2023. Treatments were applied in a feedlot field heavily infested with kochia. Treatments were evaluated for control beginning on May 25, 2023 and monthly thereafter. Fall applications, regardless of nozzle type, provided more consistent control of kochia throughout the final rating at 331 days after the first application. For April application, the flat fan nozzle provided more consistent kochia control compared with the flood type nozzle. However, kochia control was similar comparing nozzle types for the May application timing. Most treatments provided 90 to 100% control of kochia throughout the rating period. Treatments will be evaluated again in the spring of 2024.