Soltani, N., Shropshire, C., Cowan, T. and Sikkema, P. 2003. Tolerance of cranberry beans (Phaseolus vulgaris) to soil applications of s-metolachlor and imazethapyr. Can. J. Plant Sci. 83: 645-648. There is little information on the tolerance of cranberry beans to preplant incorporated (PPI) and preemergence (PRE) applications of s-metolachlor and imazethapyr, either alone or in tank mix combination, for selective weed control in cranberry beans in Ontario. Tolerance of two cranberry bean cultivars, Hooter and SVM Taylor, to PPI and PRE applications of s-metolachlor, imazethapyr and their tank mix combination at the label rate (1×) and twice the label rate (2×) were studied at two Ontario locations (Exeter and Ridgetown) in 2001 and 2002. There were no differences between the two cultivars in their responses to the herbicide treatments. PPI and PRE applications of s-metolachlor alone at the 1× and 2× rate had no effect on visual crop injury and no negative effect on plant height, dry weight and yield compared to the control. The PPI and PRE applications of imazethapyr at the 1× rate did not result in significant visual crop injury, and had no negative effect on bean height and dry weight, but at the 2× rate there was significant visual crop injury, a decrease in height with the PPI application and decreased dry weight with PPI and PRE applications. No negative effect on cranberry bean yield was observed with the application of imazethapyr at either the 1× or 2× rates. The PPI and PRE applications of the tank mix of s-metolachlor plus imazethapyr at the 1× rate did not result in significant visual crop injury or decreases in bean plant height or dry weight. At the 2× rate, there was significant visual crop injury, a decrease in bean plant height with PPI and PRE applications and decreased dry weight with the PPI application. The tank mix of s-metolachlor plus imazethapyr at the 1× rate had no effect on yield, but the PPI application at the 2× rate caused a decrease in yield at 1 of the 4 site-years. Les deux cultivars ont réagi de la même manière aux traitements. L'usage PPI et PRE du s-méto-lachlor aux deux taux d'application n'entraîne pas de dommages visibles à la culture et n'a aucune incidence négative sur la hauteur des plants, le poids sec ni le rendement, comparativement aux témoins. L'usage PPI et PRE d'imazéthapyr au taux 1× n'entraîne pas non plus de dommages visibles importants à la culture et n'a pas d'incidence négative sur la hauteur des plants ni sur le poids sec, mais au double du taux normal, on note d'importants dommages à la culture, les plants sont plus petits avec le traitement PPI et il y a réduction du poids sec avec les traitements PPI et PRE. Le rendement du haricot canneberge n'est affecté par l'imazéthapyr à aucun des deux taux d'application. L'usage PPI et PRE du mélange n'entraîne pas de dommages visibles importants ni de forte diminution de la hauteur des plants et du poids sec au taux d'application normal, mais au double de ce taux, on note des dommages visibles sensibles, une rédu...