Relative efficiency of a number of herbicides in peanuts in the Burnett area of Queensland

Abstract

The efficiency of a number of herbicides not used previously for peanuts in the South Burnett area of Queensland was compared with that of the current herbicide recommendations,
2,4-D (pre-emergence) and trifluralin (preplant incorporated).The value of 2,4-D for broad-spectrum, short-season weed control was demonstrated.Nitralin, basically a grass-specific herbicide, controlled grasses as effectively as trifluralin, but also showed some control of broad-leafed weeds. The contact herbicides dinoseb and uitrofen g1ave excellent control of certain broadleafed weeds which are resistant to 2,4-D and trifluralin.