Balloonvine Biology and Control in Soybeans - Auburn University ...

CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION .. .........................................
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Classification, Description, and Distribution ........... 6
Germination and Seed Longevity ..................... 6
Chemical Control ...............................
MATERIALS AND METHODS .......... 7. ......................
Germination Tests..................................
Moisture Stress ..................................
Temperature ..................................
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Scarification .................................. 8
Oxygen ........................................
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Growth and Development........................... 8
Planting Depth .................................. 9
Soil pH .........................................
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Soil P and K ........... .................... 9
Biology .............................
Competition with Soybeans ....................... 10
Herbicide Evaluation..............................10
Soil-applied Herbicides ............................ 10
Foliar Applications: Herbicides, Rates, and
Times of Application ............................
Foliar Applications: Acifluorfen and Bentazon
Rates and Frequency...........................11
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Balloonvine Control Systems ..................... 12
RESULTS AND DISCUSSION ................................. 12
Germination Tests ................................. 12
Scarification ....................... ............... 12
Oxygen ............ ........................
Moisture Stress .................................
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Temperature .................................
Growth and Development..........................15
Planting Depth ................................. 15
Soil pH .................. . ..................... 16
Soil P and K ............. ...................... 16
Biology ........................................
Competition with Soybeans ........................ 19
Herbicide Evaluation ............................. 19
Soil-applied Herbicides ........................... 19
Foliar Applications: Herbicides, Rates, and
Times of Application ........................... 20
Foliar Applications: Acifluorfen and Bentazon
Rates and Frequency ........................... 20
Balloonvine Control Systems ...................... 20
SUMMARY .................................................. 27
LITERATURE CITED .............. ........................... 28
APPENDIX .......................................................
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FIRST PRINTING 3M, MARCH 1983
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