CHEMICAL WEED CONTROL IN TRANSPLANTED TOMATOES
Experiments on the chemical control of weeds in tomatoes were conducted in 1959 and 1960 at Ottawa and Smithfield, Ontario. The weed populations were dominated by annual broadleaved weeds.Granular formulations of amiben, CDEC, DNBP, EPTC, simazine, CIPC and neburon were applied in 1959 as pre-emergence herbicides to established transplanted tomatoes. Solan was applied as a post-emergence spray about 1 month after transplanting when the weeds were less than 4 inches high. Amiben, solan and CDEC were selected for further evaluation in 1960 on the basis of weed control effectiveness and lack of crop injury.The effect on yield, of single and double applications of amiben, solan and CDEC, was not statistically significant. Two applications of amiben and CDEC provided significantly better weed control than single applications at Smithfield, but little difference was found at Ottawa where the weed population was smaller.In these experiments solan, amiben and CDEC at 4 and 6 pounds per acre have produced reliable and effective weed control from shortly after transplanting until harvest time. Neither solan, amiben nor CDEC caused injury to the tomatoes.