D2-Lancaster Farming, Saturday, January 19,2002 Pioneer Offers Corn Hybrid-Herbicide Management Guide To Producers The four major, most com- DES MOINES, lowa A monly used herbicide families; unique corn herbicide manage- amides (chloracetamides), isox ment guide from Pioneer Hi- azo i e (pigment inhibitor), ben- Bred International, Inc., can zo j c acids or phenoxy-carboxylic help producers as they select ac jd s ( aux ins) and sulfonylureas corn herbicides for their weed are discussed in detail in the control programs next season. g U id e . The guide can be found on-line Each herbicide family re at: http://www.pioneer.com/ ce i ve( j o ne of four ratings with agronomy/herbicide_ eac h pioneer brand hybrid based guide.htm or by contacting your U p on research trials and field local Pioneer representative. observations. The ratings are: The Pioneer Corn Hybrid- , Adequate tolerance: The Herbicide Management Guide herbicide-hybrid combination rates the herbicide/hybrid inter- has acceptable tolerance to the action of more than 100 Pio- herbicide. Therefore, under neer® brand hybrids to four norma i growing conditions, major herbicide families. The injury is unlikely to occur when guide has been available to i a bel directions are followed, growers since 1997. Overall, # Requires careful manage- Pioneer’s research results show ment: This herbicide-hybrid most hybrids have adequate tol- combination may exhibit crop erance to the herbicide families injury in challenging environ tested. ments, such as heavy rainfall “Pioneer has been conducting tj ur i n g seed germination or herbicide-by-hybrid research for seedling emergence, sandy soils more than 20 years,” says Paul | ow j n organic matter, high pH Caspar, Pioneer research mana- so i| s> or during periods of exces ger in Mankato, Minn. These s i V ely cold, hot, dry or wet guides are the result of intensive W eather. Thus, careful manage rating of herbicide tolerance m ent j s warranted to avoid her which began in 1994. The guides bicide injury. The potential of are designed to provide our cus- herbicide-by-hybrid interaction tomers with the information ma y a j so be impacted by the la they will need to choose the right beled herbicide rate used and products and receive the maxi- method or timing of applica mum return from our hybrid don. The management needed corn products.” to reduce injury potential de- Gaspar points out that p en( j s on the specific herbicide Pioneer’s research generally f am ii y . shows the primary reason for , Crop response warning: crop response to herbicides is pfe/d observations and research due to environmental stress con- indicate crop injury has oc ditions the herbicide and hybrid curre d with this herbicide encounter, rather than the indi- hybrid combination, vidual tolerance the hybrid. , Insufficient data: Addi- However, with the introduction tional testing is needed to evalu of many new herbicides, some a^e (he herbicide-hybrid interactions have been identi- combination, fled. >1 Manure Push Off Guard Providing Safety For Tractors and Cattle ADDED VALUE WITH OUR 2 COAT PROCESS! * 1 Five step metal preparation including iron phosohate conversion coating to enhance adhesion and prevent undercoat corrosion 2 Zinc rich epoxy powder undercoat 3 TGIC polyester powder top coat baked at 400° to fuse coats forming a cross link molecular bond Paul B. 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