Abstract
A field experiment was conducted during 2014–2015 to investigate the efficacy of herbicides [Merlin flexx (isoxaflutole), pre- and post-emergence; Equip (foramsulfuron), post-emergence; and Maister (foramsulfuron + iodosulfuron-methyl-sodium), post-emergence] in maize (cv NSC 444) crops grown in the Prishtina region of Kosovo. The field experiment was set in a randomised block design with four replications and elementary plots of 10 m2. A total of 14 weed species were documented in the maize crop in 2014, which increased to 27 in 2015, with the dominant species being Amaranthus retroflexus (87.0 plants*m-2 in 2014 versus 43.3 plants*m-2 in 2015). The most efficient herbicides in both years were pre-emergence (98.1% vs 92.5%; 2014 vs 2015) and isoxaflutole post-emergence (98.8% vs 89.9%; 2014 vs 2015). All plots treated with herbicides significantly influenced the increase of maize yield in comparison with the control plots. In conclusion, the use of isoxaflutole either pre-emergence or post-emergence is recommended in the study region for successful weed control and high maize grain yields.
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Claim · model-written summary
Fourteen weed species occurred in the 2014 maize crop.
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e0“A total of 14 weed species were documented in the maize crop in 2014”
t0“maize (Zea mays L.)”
Claim · model-written summary
Twenty-seven weed species occurred in the 2015 maize crop.
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e0“which increased to 27 in 2015”
e1“weed species were documented in the maize crop”
t0“maize (Zea mays L.)”
Claim · model-written summary
Amaranthus retroflexus was the dominant weed, at 87.0 plants*m-2 in 2014.
- Interactor
- Amaranthus retroflexus
Amaranthus retroflexuse0weed - Outcome
- dominant speciese0
- Value
- 87.0 plants*m-2e0
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e0“the dominant species being Amaranthus retroflexus (87.0 plants*m-2 in 2014 versus 43.3 plants*m-2 in 2015)”
t0“maize (Zea mays L.)”
Claim · model-written summary
Amaranthus retroflexus density was 43.3 plants*m-2 in 2015.
- Interactor
- Amaranthus retroflexusAmaranthus retroflexuse0weed
- Outcome
- Amaranthus retroflexuse0
- Value
- 43.3 plants*m-2e0
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e0“Amaranthus retroflexus (87.0 plants*m-2 in 2014 versus 43.3 plants*m-2 in 2015)”
t0“maize (Zea mays L.)”
Claim · model-written summary
Pre-emergence herbicide efficacy was 98.1% in 2014.
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e0“The most efficient herbicides in both years were pre-emergence (98.1% vs 92.5%; 2014 vs 2015)”
t0“maize (Zea mays L.)”
Claim · model-written summary
Pre-emergence herbicide efficacy was 92.5% in 2015.
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e0“The most efficient herbicides in both years were pre-emergence (98.1% vs 92.5%; 2014 vs 2015)”
t0“maize (Zea mays L.)”
Claim · model-written summary
Post-emergence isoxaflutole efficacy was 98.8% in 2014.
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e0“isoxaflutole post-emergence (98.8% vs 89.9%; 2014 vs 2015)”
t0“maize (Zea mays L.)”
Claim · model-written summary
Post-emergence isoxaflutole efficacy was 89.9% in 2015.
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e0“isoxaflutole post-emergence (98.8% vs 89.9%; 2014 vs 2015)”
t0“maize (Zea mays L.)”
Claim · model-written summary
All herbicide treated plots had significantly greater maize yield than controls.
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e0“All plots treated with herbicides significantly influenced the increase of maize yield in comparison with the control plots.”
t0“maize (Zea mays L.)”
Claim · model-written summary
The authors recommend pre-emergence or post-emergence isoxaflutole for weed control and maize grain yield in the study region.
- Treatment
- isoxaflutole either pre-emergence or post-emergencee0
- Outcome
- successful weed control and high maize grain yieldse0
- Setting
- study regione0
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e0“the use of isoxaflutole either pre-emergence or post-emergence is recommended in the study region for successful weed control and high maize grain yields.”
t0“maize (Zea mays L.)”
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