Table 1. List of herbicides that may be used for direct-seeded rice.

Weeds controlled grasses, sedges, and broadleaves Rate of applicatio n Time of application

Herbicide name

Remarks

B Butachlor a. Direk 800 + safener b b. Sonic 60 EC c. Machete 5G d. Machete 5G

0.75-1.0 L/ha 1.0 L/ha

2-5 DAS

2-4 DBS 20 kg/ha 6-8 DAS 20 kg/ha Butachlor + Propanil a. Advance Bentazon a. Basagran Bensulfuron a. Londax annual grasses, sedges, and broadleaves perennial and annual sedges broadleaves 1.5-2.0 L/ha 6-10 DAS

Apply to moist and puddled soil. Control water normally after applying without submerging seedlings; spray volume is 200 L/ha. Maintain 2-5 cm water after land levelling. Broadcast seeds 4 days after herbicide application. Drain excess water from the field. Irrigate at 6-8 DAS and maintain water at 2-3 cm for 1-2 days. Irrigate the field 1 day after application. Maintain water at 2-3 cm for 1-2 days. Do not submerge rice seedlings Apply on saturated soil, flood field 1-3 DAA; spray volume is 200 L/ha.

2.0 L/ha

weeds at 2-10 Weeds need to be above water line and leaf stage wet; spray volume is 500 L/ha. 4-8 DAS Soil should be fully submerged when applying and water should be retained for at least 4 days. Compatible with other herbicides; spray volume is 80-60 L/ha. Works best with standing water or at least moist soil. Soil must remain moist after application to maintain activity. Compatible with commonly used herbicides; spray volume is 500-600 L/ha. Keep water low enough to avoid submerging the rice plants.

500-700 g/ha

Oxadiazon a. Ronstar b. Ronstar G

grasses, sedges, and broadleaves

1.5-2.0 L/ha

3-5 DAS

Thiobencarb a. Saturn

annual grasses and sedges

1.5 L/ha

Preemergence (5-7 DBS) Postemergence (30 DAS)

Pretilachlor a. Sofit

grasses, sedges, and broadleaves annual sedges and broadleaves

1.0 L/ha

0-3 DAS

Apply on saturated soil; spray volume is 160-224 L/ha.

2, 4-D a. 2, 4-D amine i. Hedonal ii. Planters 2, 4-D amine iii. iLead Corp 2, 4-D amine iv. 2, 4-D amine EC b. 2, 4-D IBE i. Weedtrol 40 EC ii. 2, 4-D granules iii. Planters 2, 4-D granules c. 2, 4-D esteri. 2, 4-D ester Piperophos + 2, 4-D a. Rilof H MCPA a. Agroxone S Metsulfuron + Chlorimuro n a. Almix

1.0-1.5 L/ha

21-28 DAS

Weeds need to be above water line. Reduce water to expose weeds. Reflood within 2-3 DAA.

annual grasses, sedges, and broadleaves annual grasses, sedges, and broadleaves Broadleaves and sedges

1.0 L/ha

6-10 DAS

Apply on saturated soil. Flood field 1-3 DAA. Spray volume is 200 L/ha. Weeds need to be above water line. Reduce water to expose weeds. Re-flood within 2-3 DAA. field with 2-3 cm water. If sprayed on saturated soil, reirrigate after 3-4 days. Symptoms appear at 5-7 days after spraying. Spray volume is 160 L/ha.

1.5-2.5 L/ha

25-30 DAS

30 g/ha

20-35 DAS

20WP (maroon sachet) Bispyribac Sodium a. Nominee annual grasses except L. chinensis, sedges, and broadleaves annual grasses sedges, broadleaves, and annual grasses annual sedges, and broadleaves annual grasses, sedges, and broadleaves 250 ml/ha 8-15 DAS Drain excess water before spraying for target weeds to appear one-half part over water surface and re-irrigate during 1-3 DAA. Soil must be saturated during application. Re-irrigate 3 DAA. Soil must be fully covered with water during application (3-5 cm water) and maintained for 4 DAA

Cyhalofop a. Clincher Bensulfuro n methyl + flufenacet a. Drago Fentrazami de+ propanil a. Lecspro Clomazone + propanil a. Compro

1.0 L/ha 170+100 g/ha

10-15 DAS 2-6 DAS

1.5-1.75 kg/ha

4-8 DAS

Soil must be saturated during application. Re-irrigate at 3 DAA. Apply on saturated soil. Reirrigate field 3 DAA. Leaf whitening appears at 5-7 DAA but will soon disappear.

1.0 L/ha

7-10 DAS

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Weed Management Weeds should be controlled during the first 3040 days after sowing or transplanting (DAS/DAT). This is the period where weed competition is greatest and can greatly reduce yield. Crop management and appropriate cultural measures (activities or operations carried out in raising field crops, e.g., land preparation, seed selection, crop establishment, and fertilization) should be done before planting to reduce weed growth in the subsequent crop. It is important to control weeds in early vegetative growth. A weed free seedbed is important for reducing losses due to weeds.

1. Apply oxadiazon or pendimethalin onto a moist soil 2-3 DAS. If the seed is sown on dry soil, flush irrigate the field first then spray the herbicide. (See the rice knowledge for list of pre-emergence herbicides for dry-seeded rice.). 2. Flood the field from 15 DAS gradually and keep the field flooded (5 cm depth) until 1015 days before harvest. 3. Remove uncontrolled weed by handweeding before about 21 days after rice emergence. 4. Or, apply 2,4-D at 21-28 DAS if sedges or broadleaf weeds are present, if grass weeds are present apply cyhalofop-butyl when weeds are 5-7 leaf stage or bispyribac sodium 1015 DAS (Click here to see the list of post-emergence herbicides for dry-seeded rice.) Click here to see descriptions of The Dirty Dozenthe 12 most troublesome weeds of rice in Asia or click here to use the Lucid Weed Key for identification and descriptions of 64 troublesome weeds of rice.

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