Table 2. Effect of reduced rates of pre- and post-emergence herbicides on grain yield, barren plants, and final stand, averaged across plant population and row width, London, Ohio 1994.

Grain Yield
Treatment*@15.5% MoistureBarren PlantsFinal Stand
--bu/A----%--# plants/A
No herbicide682420,900
Pre - full108922,600
Pre - 1/2791521,400
Pre - 1/4722319,500
Post - full134624,000
Post - 1/2120723,200
Post - 1/4116923,400
LSD (0.05)2081,140
*Pre - preemergence herbicide treatment (atrazine + metolachlor); Post: postemergence herbicide treatment (nicosulfuron + dicamba)


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