Watermelon Weed Control

Watermelon Preplant Weed Control
Weeds Herbicide, Mode of Action Code, and Formulation Amount of Formulation per Acre Pounds of Active Ingredient per Acre
Suppression or control of most annual grasses and broadleaf weeds, full rate required for nutsedge control metam sodium (Vapam HL) 42% 37.5 to 75 gal 15.7 to 31.5
Contact kill of all green foliage, stale bed application

paraquat, MOA 22

(Firestorm, Parazone) 3 SL 

1.3 to 2.7 pt

 0.5 to 1

paraquat, MOA 22

(Gramoxone SL) 2 SL

2 to 4 pt

 0.5 to 1
Morningglory and small pigweed

pyraflufen ethyl, MOA 14

(ET Herbicide) 0.208 L

 1 to 2 oz 0.0016 to 0.0032
Most broadleaf weeds less than 4 in. tall or rosettes less than 3 in. in diameter; does not control grasses

carfentrazone-ethyl, MOA 14

(Aim) 1.9 EW or 2 EC

 Up to 2 oz Up to 0.031
Annual and perennial grass and broadleaf weeds, stale bed application

glyphosate, MOA 9

(numerous brands and formulations)

 See labels See labels
Annual grasses

bensulide, MOA 8

(Prefar) 4 E

 5 to 6 qt 5 to 6
Watermelon Preemergent Weed Control
Weeds Herbicide, Mode of Action Code, and Formulation Amount of Formulation per Acre Pounds of Active Ingredient per Acre
Annual grasses and broadleaf weeds

clomazone, MOA 13

(Command) 3 ME

 0.4 to 0.67 pt 0.15 to 0.25
Annual grasses and some small-seeded broadleaf weeds

ethalfluralin, MOA 3

(Curbit) 3 EC

 3 to 4.5 pt 1.1 to 1.7
Annual grasses and broadleaf weeds

ethalfluralin, MOA 3 + clomazone, MOA 13

(Strategy) 2.1 L

 2 to 6 pt

0.4 to 1.2

+ 0.125 to 0.375
Broadleaf weeds

terbacil, MOA 5

(Sinbar) 80 WP

 2 to 4 oz 0.1 to 0.2
Yellow and purple nutsedge suppression, non-ALS-resistant pigweed and non-ALS-resistant ragweed control

Bareground/Plasticulture: halosulfuron-methyl, MOA 2

(Profine 75, Sandea) 75 DG

 0.5 to 0.75 oz 0.024 to 0.036

Row Middles Only: halosulfuron-methyl, MOA 2

(Profine 75, Sandea) 75 DG

 0.5 to 1 oz 0.024 to 0.048
Watermelon Postemergent Weed Control
Weeds Herbicide, Mode of Action Code, & Formulation Amount of Formulation per Acre Pounds of Active Ingredient per Acre
Annual grasses and some small-seeded broadleaf weeds

DCPA, MOA 3

(Dacthal) W-75

8 to 10 lb

 6 to 7.5

DCPA, MOA 3

(Dacthal) 6 F

8 to 10 pt

 6 to 7.5
Annual and perennial grasses only

clethodim, MOA 1

(Arrow, Clethodim, Intensity, Select) 2 EC

6 to 8 oz

0.094 to 0.125

clethodim, MOA 1

(Intensity One, Select Max) 1 EC

9 to 16 oz

0.07 to 0.125

sethoxydim, MOA 1

(Poast) 1.5 EC

 1 to 1.5 pt 0.2 to 0.3
Watermelon Row Middle Weed Control
Weeds Herbicide, Mode of Action Code, and Formulation Amount of Formulation per Acre Pounds of Active Ingredient per Acre
Annual grasses and some small-seeded broadleaf weeds

trifluralin, MOA 3

(Treflan HFP, Trifluralin, Trifluralin HF) 4 EC

 1 to 2 pt 0.5 to 0.75

pendimethalin, MOA 3

(Prowl H2O) 3.8 AS

 Up to 2.1 pt Up to 1
Broadleaf weeds

terbacil, MOA 5

(Sinbar) 80 WP

 2 to 4 oz 0.1 to 0.2
Most broadleaf weeds less than 4 in. tall or rosettes less than 3 in. in diameter; does not control grasses

carfentrazone-ethyl, MOA 14

(Aim) 1.9 EW or 2 EC

 Up to 2 oz Up to 0.031
Most emerged weeds

glyphosate, MOA 9

(numerous brands and formulations)

 See labels See labels
Yellow and purple nutsedge

halosulfuron-methyl, MOA 2

(Profine 75, Sandea) 75 DG

 0.5 to 1 oz 0.024 to 0.048
Many broadleaf weeds less than 4 inches in height

capric acid and caprylic acid

(Suppress) EC

 3 to 9% v/v 6 to 18