While many herbicides have long cropping restrictions because they take a long time to break down, there are several herbicides that have a short half-life. Generally, herbicides like Sharpen (saflufenacil), 2-4D and Roundup products (glyphosate) break down fairly quickly in the soil and cause less problems with herbicide carryover.
Maverick Corn Herbicide equips growers with three effective modes of action for long-lasting, broad-spectrum control of problematic weeds, including waterhemp, Palmer amaranth, marestail and annual grasses.
There are several herbicides, including residual products, that can be applied after planting up until corn and weeds reach a certain size or growth stage.
For soil-applied herbicides, replanting can proceed whenever field conditions are feasible, but for some post-emergence herbicides, there are intervals between application and replanting, says University of Illinois Extension.
Strip-tillers that need to make a post-emergence application in corn that is at least 12 inches tall need to keep crop maturity cutoffs in mind when choosing an herbicide.
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