Weed Control Guide for Ohio Field Crops

Burndown Herbicides in No-Tillage Corn and Soybeans

Herbicide	Formulation	Product Rate Range
Banvel, Sterling	4L	1/2 - 1 pt
Clarity	4L	1/2 - 1 pt

Tank-mix with: Most preplant and preemergence corn herbicides.

• Banvel/Sterling (dicamba) or Clarity (diglycolamine salt of dicamba) are translocated herbicides that can be applied before, during, or after no-till corn planting for control of emerged broadleaf weeds. Do not apply in the spring before planting soybeans.
• Mode of action: growth regulator.
• Use 1/2 pint on coarse-textured soils, and 1 pint on medium- or fine-textured soils containing at least 2 percent organic matter.
• Dicamba is effective than glyphosate for control of legume sods, especially when applied in combination with 2,4-D. When planting into a legume sod, apply dicamba after regrowth of 4 to 6 inches has occurred.
• The addition of crop oil, surfactant, or fluid fertilizer may improve control of emerged weeds. Do not apply with crop oil when corn is more than 5 inches tall.
• Corn should be planted at least 1 1/2 inches deep with good-seed furrow closure. May injure corn if recommended rates are exceeded, application is not uniform, or corn is planted too shallow.
• The 1 pint rate provides limited residual control of small-seeded, annual broadleaf weeds.
• Apply with 2 to 4 quarts per acre of liquid nitrogen fertilizer when velvetleaf is a target weed.

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