WEED SCIENCE Cotton Sensitivity to Pyrithiobac Applied Under Two Irrigation Regimes

Broadleaf weed control is needed to optimize cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.) yield. Pyrithiobac controls many broadleaf weeds in cotton when applied preemergence or postemergence. Re-search was conducted to determine if cultivar selection and early-season irrigation influenced cotton response to pyrithiobac at 70 or 140 g ai ha-1 applied postemergence or 70 g ha-1 applied preemergence followed by 70 g ha-1 applied postemergence. Injury was greater when pyrithiobac was applied postemergence over-the-top at 140 g ha-1 than at 70 g ha-1, irrespective of cultivar. For most cultivars, pyrithiobac at 140 g ha-1 postemergence over-the-top was more inju