Can i spray atrazine on sweet corn

Restrictions on atrazine are noteworthy in Wisconsin, where all use is prohibited in certain areas. So it's not impossible," he said. Williams believes the data from the study can help with long-term planning. So, if we move away from both tillage and atrazine, what are we going to use to manage the weeds? One of Williams' prior studies was to find sweet corn varieties with larger canopies that would provide more shade, making it more difficult for weeds to gain ground.

He noted that there is progress in using other physical and alternative weed control tactics such as flaming, mechanical weeding, and crop varieties that suppress weeds, but use of such tactics requires more management than spraying an herbicide.

Contributors to the study are Chris M. Martinsville, Ohio. I really miss Bladex, it was a really good chemical. Not much left out there but all explained in this thread! Best thing to use if you want clean sweet corn. Very safe product. FP is it's weak spot. Imo best corn chemical to come on the market in years. Has label for sweet corn. Thanks for all the good replies.

I have decided on Callisto with a nonionic surfacant and atrazine. Want to do all postemergence and this combo seems to be my best bet for corn safety and weed control. Mike Shimek. High Springs, Florida. I've had good luck with 1 pt Dual and 2 pt atrazine.

Never had a carryover problem. It might work better with crop oil instead of NIS. I can't think of anything that won't interfere with that rotation. Most of the good stuff defaults to an 18 month rotation. I had terrible honeyvine milkweed in my Sweet Corn. I finally just kept spraying it with R-up after harvest and I think I finally have it under control. Better not say yet. May be tank mixed with soil residual compounds. If a second application is required, do not exceed 2.

Simazine 4L and Simazine 90 DF can be applied to muck soils at 2. PHI 45 days. Broadleaf and some grass weeds. Apply before weeds exceed 1. Certain broadleaf and sedge weeds.

Do not apply more than 4 pt. Apply up to the leaf stage of corn growth. After the V8 stage of growth, apply as a directed application. PHI 3 days. Broadleaf and nutsedge weeds. Apply over the top or with drop nozzles from the spike to the layby stage of corn. No more than two applications per year. Broadleaf weeds. Treat up to 30 in. Slight leaf bleaching may occur. Apply after crop emergence up to 40 in. Direct spray to the base of the plants when plants are taller than 5 in.

PHI 30 days. Include a crop oil concentrate or nonionic surfactant in the spray solution. Sensitivity to sweet corn varieties is variable. Do not apply to 'Merit' sweet corn. Consult label for acceptable insecticides. Apply broadcast to corn plants less than 12 in.

Apply with drop nozzles to direct spray to corn plants 12—8 in. Apply after 4 in. Direct the spray to the base the plants. Crop tolerance is dependent on variety, so apply to a small area if tolerance is unknown. Do not use on 'Merit' or 'Shogun' varieties. May be applied from corn emergence through the V7 stage of growth.

Do not exceed 3 fl. Consult label for maximum size of certain weed species for control. Home Experts Topics. Read the labels for specific rates recommended. Tables Table 1. Herbicides for preemergence weed control in sweet corn. Active ingredient lb. Muck 4.