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Learn effective management strategies for controlling downy brome infestation during harvest and post-harvest. Assess infestation levels, distribute residue for even seed distribution, use nonselective herbicides, and prevent herbicide resistance.
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http://lincoln-adams.wsu.edu agriculture HARVEST: Management Strategies for a Downy Brome Infestation
http://lincoln-adams.wsu.edu agriculture HARVEST: Management Strategies for a Downy Brome Infestation • Downy Brome mgt STARTS and ENDS at harvest • Assessing your level of infestation • Spreading the residue for more even seed distribution
http://lincoln-adams.wsu.edu agriculture POST HARVEST: Management Strategies for a Downy Brome Infestation This is not a replacement for a chaff spreader!
http://lincoln-adams.wsu.edu agriculture POST HARVEST: Management Strategies for a Downy Brome Infestation lightly Percentage of seed remaining in the spring of 1995 and 1996 following various postharvest tillage treatments. (Alex Ogg, USDA-ARS, Pullman, Wash. Source: PNW 0509, Managing Downy Brome Under Conservation Tillage Systems in the Inland Northwest Cropping Region.
http://lincoln-adams.wsu.edu agriculture POST HARVEST: Management Strategies for a Downy Brome Infestation • The goal is to evenly distribute and mix seed into the top 0.5 inches of the soil surface
http://lincoln-adams.wsu.edu agriculture POST HARVEST: Management Strategies for a Downy Brome Infestation • Apply a nonselective herbicide in late fall or early spring • Numbers game and seed production • Herbicide resistance mgt…glyphosate is a GROUP 9 herbicide