Evaluation of harvest weed seed destruction in U.S. soybean and a survey of waterhemp populations response to dicamba and glufosinate

Abstract

"One impact mill commonly used in commercial production in Australia is known as the Seed Terminator[trademark]. Independent research has shown the Seed Terminator[trademark] to be an effective HWSC tool in Australian grain production systems (Anonymous 2017). There is currently little to no published research on the ability of impact mills to destroy weed seed in United States soybean production systems. Therefore, the objectives of this component of this research are to: 1) quantify header loss of weed seed during soybean harvest, 2) determine the effectiveness of the Seed Terminator[trademark] at destroying weed seed and reducing weed seedbanks following soybean harvest, and 3) determine the effects of the Seed Terminator[trademark] on combine performance."--Justification, page 3.