Ohio State University Research/Extension Bulletin

Agronomic Crops Team On-Farm Research Projects 1997

Special Circular 160-98


SOYBEAN

Liberty Soybean Herbicide Trial

Objective

Evaluate various programs of Liberty post-emergence herbicide applied alone and combined with pre-emergence herbicides in a Liberty-resistant soybean stand.

Cooperator: Tom Weiler
County of Site: Morrow
Nearest Town: Chesterville
Major Soil Type: Millgrove
Drainage: Systematic
Irrigation: None
Tillage: Fall chisel and field cultivator and packer
Previous Crop: Corn
Soil Test: pH 7.0
P 23 ppm
K 154 ppm
Fertilizer: 250# 0-0-60
Herbicide: Liberty
Plant Population: 201,000
Plant Pop. @Harvest: 145,000
Variety: Asgrow 2704LL
Planting Date: May 8
Harvest Date: October 9

Methods and Results

Herbicides Rate/Ac Growth
Stage
Annual
Grass
Lambs-
quarters
Giant
Ragweed
Velvet-
leaf
Herbicides Application Total
Canopy 3.0 oz.PRE7.884.0042.27
Liberty 28.0 ozLPO99999899 25.204.00
AMS2.0%w/wLPO 1.19
Liberty 20.0 oz.EPO18.004.0046.38
AMS 2.0%w/wEPO99999999 1.19
Liberty 20.0 oz.LPO18.004.00
AMS 2.0%w/wLPO 1.19
Command 1.0 qt.PRE9.004.0036.19
Liberty 20.0 oz.LPO 9999979918.004.00
AMS 2.0%w/wLPO 1.19
Canopy XL 3.2 oz.PRE8.444.0035.63
Liberty 20.0 oz.LPO9999999918.004.00
AMS 2.0%w/w LPO 1.19
Liberty 28.0 oz.LPO9998959825.20 4.0030.39
AMS 2.0%w/wLPO1.19
Control Rating - percent of weeds controlled
PRE - Pre-emergent application
EPO - Early post-emergence - weeds less than 3 inches
LPO - Late post-emergence - weeds generally in the 4- to 12-inch range
Application cost used was $4.00 per acre. Costs may and will vary among farms.

Summary and Notes

Liberty is a new non-selective herbicide that can be sprayed post-emergence to control grass and broadleaf weeds. The soybean variety must have the gene incorporated in it to allow the use of Liberty. The results on weeds are quicker than Roundup with noticeable symptoms within 48 hours.

The results of the treatments are the average of four replications. Each rep. was 10' x 40'. The weed pressure in the field was moderate. In a harvest check the Asgrow 2704LL beans yielded 56.5 bushels per acre.

For additional information, contact:

Steve Ruhl
Ohio State University Extension - Morrow County
871 W. Marion Rd., Suite 102
Mt. Gilead, OH 43338
419-947-1070
ruhl.1@osu.edu


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