Weed Control Guide for Ohio Field Crops

Corn: Soil-Applied Herbicides Preplant or Preemergence

Herbicide	Formulation	Product Rate Range
Axiom	68DF	8 - 23 oz

Tank-mix with: Atrazine, Banvel/Clarity, Hornet, Prowl, Marksman, Sencor, Balance Pro, Python,

• Axiom is a premix of flufenacet plus metribuzin (Sencor) for preplant and preemergence control of annual grasses, lambsquarters, and pigweed. Axiom controls or suppresses waterhemp, black nightshade, and yellow nutsedge. Axiom is more effective than other grass herbicides (Dual, Harness etc) for early-season suppression of common ragweed and smartweed.
• Mode of action: shoot meristem inhibitor (flufenacet), photosynthesis inhibitor (metribuzin).
• May be applied in the fall (north of I-70) or spring before planting. Fall applications should occur when soil temperature at a four-inch depth is less than 50 degrees but before soil is frozen. Rates increase somewhat when applied in fall or early spring, compared to application within two weeks of planting. Fall application is best-suited for northern Ohio in fields where grass pressure is low.
• Do not apply after corn has emerged.
• Incorporation to a depth of 2 inches will improve yellow nutsedge control and reduce dependence upon rainfall.

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