Cropping systems for managing weeds
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1. A cropping system for managing weed growth in a crop-growing environment comprising:
- a) planting in a crop growing environment a crop seed that germinates into a crop plant comprising tolerance to a benzoic acid herbicide; and
b) applying at least a first herbicide treatment to the crop growing environment to control weed growth, wherein the herbicide treatment is selected from the group consisting of the first, second, third, fourth and fifth treatment set forth in Table 3, wherein the treatment comprises an amount of herbicide effective to control weed growth without significantly damaging the crop seed or crop plant, and wherein at least one herbicide treatment is applied which comprises an herbicidally effective amount of a benzoic acid herbicide selected from the group consisting of the first, second, third, and fourth treatment set forth in Table 3.
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Abstract
The invention provides cropping systems for managing weeds in crop environments. The cropping systems comprise, in one embodiment, transgenic plants that display tolerance to an auxin-like herbicide such as dicamba. Method for minimizing the development of herbicide resistant weeds are also provided.
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1. A cropping system for managing weed growth in a crop-growing environment comprising:
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a) planting in a crop growing environment a crop seed that germinates into a crop plant comprising tolerance to a benzoic acid herbicide; and b) applying at least a first herbicide treatment to the crop growing environment to control weed growth, wherein the herbicide treatment is selected from the group consisting of the first, second, third, fourth and fifth treatment set forth in Table 3, wherein the treatment comprises an amount of herbicide effective to control weed growth without significantly damaging the crop seed or crop plant, and wherein at least one herbicide treatment is applied which comprises an herbicidally effective amount of a benzoic acid herbicide selected from the group consisting of the first, second, third, and fourth treatment set forth in Table 3. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35)
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36. A method for minimizing the development of an herbicide resistant weed comprising:
- rotating a first cropping system in a first growing season with a second cropping system in a subsequent growing season, wherein the first or second cropping system comprises the steps of;
a) planting in a crop growing environment a crop seed that germinates into a crop plant comprising tolerance to benzoic acid herbicide; and b) applying at least a first herbicide treatment to the crop growing environment to control weed growth, wherein the herbicide treatment is selected from the group consisting of the first, second, third, fourth and fifth treatment set forth in Table 3, wherein the treatment comprises an amount of herbicide effective to control weed growth without significantly damaging the crop seed or crop plant, and wherein at least one herbicide treatment is applied which comprises an herbicidally effective amount of a benzoic acid herbicide selected from the group consisting of the first, second, third, and fourth treatment set forth in Table 3. - View Dependent Claims (37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42)
- rotating a first cropping system in a first growing season with a second cropping system in a subsequent growing season, wherein the first or second cropping system comprises the steps of;
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