QUIZ - Pre-seed burnoff

1. Page 56 of the Saskatchewan and Manitoba Guide to Crop Protection 2026 lists pre-seed burnoff options. Four pre-seed herbicide options for fields planned for canola include the group-6 active ingredient bromoxynil. One herbicide, Tough EC, also includes a group-6 active ingredient, but it’s not bromoxynil. What is it?

carfentrazone

clomazone

pyridate

quinclorac

2. It helps to read label details. Not all products perform the same, even if they're in the same herbicide group. To build on question 1, the label details for bromoxynil say to apply on kochia before kochia plants are two inches high. However, Tough EC label (the product with the other group-6 active) says "Unless otherwise noted below, apply to young and actively growing weeds that are ________ in height or width." (Fill in the blank)

less than one inch

before plants are two inches

less than four to six inches

at least six inches

3. The Canola Watch Fundamentals article Pre-seed burnoff: Tips for best results says to wait for warm, sunny daytime conditions, adding: This is especially helpful when targeting perennials or winter annuals that may be a little larger. Ideally, you want a day or two of warm sunny days and night time lows of ________ before spraying. (Fill in the blank.)

at least 0°C

2°C to 4°C

4°C or higher

at least 10°C

4. Sprayer water with a lot of cations can immobilize glyphosate. The cation calcium, for example, has a plus-two charge and glyphosate has a negative-one charge. Thus, every calcium cation in hard water can bond with two glyphosate molecules. This creates a useless new molecule called calcium glyphosate. What water hardness level is considered the general threshold for action to correct that hardness?

3 ppm (parts per million)

30 ppm (parts per million)

300 ppm (parts per million)

3,000 ppm (parts per million)