Evaluation of Velocity* Herbicide for Poa annua Control in Turf

Abstract

Two or three applications of Velocity at 30 g ai/A controlled P. annua 63 to 82% in two field experiments. Multiple applications of Velocity at 17 day intervals provided a higher degree of P. annua control compared to applications made at 28 day intervals. At approximately one month after initial applications, Velocity treatments, single or sequential, demonstrated 50 to 77% control of P. annua. The activity on P. annua was minimal at two weeks after initial applications of 30 to 60 g ai/A and slight chlorosis was evident. Perennial ryegrass exhibited chlorosis at two weeks after applications and appeared to recover at one month.