2019
Integrating cover crops and herbicides for marestail management prior to soybean YEAR 2
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Contributor/Checkoff:
Kentucky Soybean Promotion Board
Category:
Sustainable Production
Keywords:
AgricultureBiodiversityCarbonField management Land Use SustainabilityU.S. Soy reputation
Parent Project:
Integrating cover crops and herbicides for marestail management prior to soybean
Lead Principal Investigator:
Erin Haramoto, University of Kentucky
Co-Principal Investigators:
Project Code:
Contributing Organization (Checkoff):
Kentucky Soybean Promotion Board
$45,266
Institution Funded:
University of Kentucky
$45,266
Brief Project Summary:

Marestail has become a major weed for soybean producers in Kentucky and throughout a broader geographic range. Its small seed size makes this weed particularly troublesome for no-till soybean growers as seedlings can emerge from the soil surface. Its prolific, wind-blown seed can disperse far between fields and adjacent natural areas, while its extended emergence period also complicates timely and economical management efforts. In addition to all of these traits, glyphosate resistant biotypes are now widespread throughout the state. Thus, management tactics that integrate chemical options with cultural practices like the use of cover crops are desirable for this species. This project examines...

Unique Keywords:
#sustainability
Information And Results
Project Deliverables

One direct outcome of this project will be a better understanding of the efficacy of herbicide applications made in cover-cropped fields. This will benefit Kentucky growers who currently utilize cover crops or plan to utilize them in the future. Research conducted for this project will form the basis of Mr. Austin Sherman’s master’s thesis. These findings will be disseminated in Sherman’s thesis, and in the peer reviewed literature. They will also be shared through extension programming about the integration of herbicides with cover crops to manage weeds.

Final Project Results

The United Soybean Research Retention policy will display final reports with the project once completed but working files will be purged after three years. And financial information after seven years. All pertinent information is in the final report or if you want more information, please contact the project lead at your state soybean organization or principal investigator listed on the project.