A granular fertilizer carrier impregnated with metsulfuron injures centipedegrass when applied at excessive rates

Abstract

To understand the observed injury, the objectives of this research were (a) to correlate combination of nitrogen fertilization and metsulfuron [methyl 2-(4-methoxy-6-methyl-1,3,5-triazine-2-ylcarbamoylsulfamoyl) benzoate] with excessive injury to centipedegrass [Eremochloa ophiuroides (Munro) Hack.] and (b) to determine how simultaneous high nitrogen fertilizer and the resulting increased metsulfuron rates exacerbated the observed injury. Field research was conducted