weed table

Table 2. Watermelon herbicides for grasses and sedges.

	GRASSES AND SEDGES
Herbicide	Barnyard grass	Crabgrass, Large	Fall Panicum	Foxtail sp.	Goose grass	Johnson grass (Seedling)	Yellow Nutsedge
Preemergence or Preplant Incorporated:
Prefar	G	G	G	G	F/G	G	N
Alanap	P	P/F	P	F	P/F	----	N
Preemergence Only:
Command 3ME	G	G	G	G	G	G	N
Curbit	F	G	G	----	G	----	N
Sinbar	F	F	----	F	F	----	P
Post:
Alanap	N	N	N	N	N	N	N
Poast	G	G	G	G	G	G	N

Herbicide performance is affected by weather, soil type, herbicide rate, weed pressure and other factors. These ratings indicate ONLY relative effectiveness in tests conducted by the University of Delaware, University of Maryland System, The Pennsylvania State University, Rutgers , The State University of New Jersey, and Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. Actual performance may be better or worse than indicated in this chart.

G = good F = fair P = poor N = no control - = insufficient data

Table 3. Watermelon herbicides for broadleaf weeds.

BROADLEAF WEEDS

Herbicide

Galinsoga,
Hairy

Cocklebur
Common

Jimson
weed

Lambsqtr.
Common

Morning
glory sp.

Pig
weed sp.

Purslane
Common

Ragweed
Common

Smartweed,
Pennsylv.

Nightshade
East. Black

Velvet
leaf

Preemergence or Preplant Incorporated

Prefar

F/G

----

Alanap

F/P

F/G

F/P

Preemergence Only:

Command

N/F

N/P

---

Curbit

P/F

F/G

Sinbar

----

Post:

Alanap

----

Poast

Herbicide performance is affected by weather, soil type, herbicide rate, weed pressure and other factors. These ratings indicate ONLY relative effectiveness in tests conducted by the University of Delaware, University of Maryland System, The Pennsylvania State University, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, and Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. Actual performance may be better or worse than indicated in this chart.

G = good F = fair P = poor N = no control - = insufficient data