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Jmark71
Posted 4/2/2025 22:24 (#11172564 - in reply to #11172151)
Subject: RE: 2-4D on wheat



Kentucky

Slick85 - 4/2/2025 17:19
Jmark71 - 3/31/2025 07:40

Okay, I'll throw my hat in this thread ...  2,4-D has been known to injure wheat for decades now.  The question is at what rate.  2,4D LV4 or LV6 is used on many acres in Kentucky, but not for weed control as much as a "safener" for Harmony.  Harmony was the first effective herbicide for wild garlic control, but when sprayed alone, it will shorten wheat heads.  Adding low rates of 4-8 fl. oz. of 2,4-D LV4 (4-6 ounces LV6) will safen the Harmony.  At these rates wheat injury is avoided.  There's plenty of data from university and consultants to show that 1-2 pints of 2,4-D will injure wheat, but no problems with the lower rates.

I have gone to fall applications of herbicides in wheat with terrific results, especially for Italian ryegrass so I rarely spray in the spring, but if I did, I would definitely add 2,4-D at 4-6 ounces (LV6) to the mix if Harmony is used.  Quelex is the primary spring herbicide used in our area because of the weed resistance to group 2 herbicides for weeds like chickweed.

Is there any data out there for quelex safening harmony since it has a group 4 component like 24D?


I don’t know.  If there is, I haven’t seen it.  I haven’t sprayed Harmony in a long time because it wasn’t controlling my major weed problems and I have pretty much wiped wild garlic out.  Straight Quelex pretty much took care of everything I had and was very safe to the crop.



Edited by Jmark71 4/2/2025 22:48
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