Acetochlor/flumetsulan/clopyralid followed by nicosulfuron plus dicamba/diflufenzopyr consistently controlled broadleaf weeds.

clopyralid · control · Zea mays (maize)Positive and negative results

2 papers in the same direction as this claim · 1 in the opposite direction

1. negative
   Flumetsulam + clopyralid gave below 45% waterhemp control at Lancaster in 2021.

   Preemergence herbicide premixes reduce the risk of soil residual weed control failure in corn · 2023

   Opposite directionCited by this paper

2. positive
   Two corn herbicide mixtures provided 10–13% better grass and ragweed control than fluthiacet mixture.

   Pre‐emergence herbicides, not carrier volume, impacted weed management in conventional tillage systems · 2021 · compared with fluthiacet‐methyl + pyroxasulfone

   Same directionCited by this paper

3. positive
   Metolachlor plus flumetsulam plus clopyralid controlled grass at least 90% in most experiments.

   Giant foxtail (Setaria faberi) control in sethoxydim-resistant corn (Zea mays) · 1997

   Same direction

acetochlor · control · Zea mays (maize)Positive and negative results

12 papers in the same direction as this claim · 2 in the opposite direction · 1 reporting no difference from an alternative

1. positive
   Two corn herbicide mixtures provided 10–13% better grass and ragweed control than fluthiacet mixture.

   Pre‐emergence herbicides, not carrier volume, impacted weed management in conventional tillage systems · 2021 · compared with fluthiacet‐methyl + pyroxasulfone

   Same directionCited by this paper

2. negative
   Acetochlor applied pre-emergence gave lower control of giant foxtail and common waterhemp in no-tillage than in conventional tillage.

   Weed Management in Strip Tillage Corn · 2004 · compared with conventional tillage

   Opposite direction

3. negative
   Acetochlor applied 60 or 45 days before planting gave less foxtail control than metolachlor or flufenacet plus metribuzin.

   Early Preplant Application Timing Effects on Acetamide Efficacy in No-Till Corn (Zea mays)¹ · 2003 · compared with metolachlor and flufenacet plus metribuzin

   Opposite direction

4. no effect
   Acetochlor mixtures did not improve waterhemp control beyond acetochlor alone.

   Control of multiple-herbicide-resistant waterhemp (Amaranthus tuberculatus) with acetochlor-based herbicide mixtures in corn · 2024 · compared with acetochlor alone

   No difference from an alternative

5. positive
   Mesotrione plus acetochlor controlled giant foxtail.

   Mesotrione, Acetochlor, and Atrazine for Weed Management in Corn (Zea mays)¹ · 2003

   Same direction

6. positive
   Acetochlor and pendimethalin alone, and several herbicide combinations, provided the most consistent control of annual grasses in field corn.

   Weed Control in Corn (Zea maysL.) as Influenced by Preemergence Herbicides · 2016

   Same direction

7. positive
   Acetochlor at 1× gave greater than 80% waterhemp control in corn.

   Responses of an HPPD Inhibitor-Resistant Waterhemp (Amaranthus tuberculatus) Population to Soil-Residual Herbicides · 2013

   Same direction

8. positive
   Acetochlor treatments gave at least 95% giant foxtail control.

   Yellow Nutsedge (Cyperus esculentus) and Annual Weed Control in Glyphosate-Resistant Field Corn (Zea mays)¹ · 2002

   Same direction

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nicosulfuron · control · Zea mays (maize)Positive and negative results

25 papers in the same direction as this claim · 3 in the opposite direction · 1 reporting no difference from an alternative

1. negative
   Control of giant foxtail was reduced when nicosulfuron at 24 g/ha was tank-mixed with atrazine.

   Postemergence Weed Control in Corn (Zea mays) with Nicosulfuron Combinations · 1993

   Opposite direction

2. negative
   Without PRE herbicide, delayed nicosulfuron plus atrazine POST reduced weed control.

   Weed Control in Glyphosate-Resistant Corn as Affected by Preemergence Herbicide and Timing of Postemergence Herbicide Application · 2006 · compared with application was delayed

   Opposite direction

3. negative
   On average, nicosulfuron and primisulfuron never exceeded 72% control of wirestem muhly.

   Effectiveness of Nicosulfuron and Primisulfuron on Wirestem Muhly (Muhlenbergia frondosa)in No-Till Corn (Zea mays) · 1995

   Opposite direction

4. no effect
   Topramezone plus nicosulfuron did not decrease control of Panicum miliaceum compared with topramezone alone.

   ANNUAL GRASSES CONTROL WITH TOPRAMEZONE IN MIXTURE WITH ALS-INHIBITING HERBICIDES · 2015 · compared with topramezone alone

   No difference from an alternative

5. positive
   Nicosulfuron applied to 5 to 10 cm giant foxtail and woolly cupgrass gave greater control than PRE herbicides.

   Postemergence herbicide application timing effects on annual grass control and corn (Zea mays) grain yield · 1997 · compared with selected PRE herbicides

   Same direction

6. positive
   Registered nicosulfuron mixture treatments controlled morningglory species by 89 to 91%.

   Comparison of Mesotrione Combinations with Standard Weed Control Programs in Corn · 2006

   Same direction

7. positive
   Nicosulfuron on 11–19 cm millet gave the best, over 95%, millet control.

   Effect of Nicosulfuron Timing on Wild-Proso Millet (Panicum miliaceum) Control in Sweet Corn (Zea mays)¹ · 2000

   Same direction

8. positive
   Nicosulfuron (35 g ai/ha) gave 84% or greater control of two-leaf quackgrass plants.

   Quackgrass (Elytrigia repens) Control in Corn (Zea mays) with Nicosulfuron and Primisulfuron · 1997

   Same direction

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