Seven field trials were conducted in 1974 and 1975 to determine the efficiency of the herbicide diethatyl for weed control in herbaceus cotton. Trials were carried out on various types of soil, and diethatyl was applied in pre -plant incorporated and preemergence. Standard herbicides normally used in cotton and some new herbicides were also included. This compound showed efficacy in controll ing gramineae and also some broad leaves weeds and did not cause damage to the crop nor affected yield.
Diethatyl; herbicide; weeds; cotton