
Recommended for use by professional turfgrass managers. Effectively controls bahiagrass in established bermudagrass areas. Postemergent applications at low use rates provide control of a wide range of broadleaf weeds and certain grasses.
Active Ingredient: Metsulfuron Methly
The active ingredient in Blade, metsulfuron, is used primarily in the South to control bahiagrass, ryegrass, foxtail and many other grass and broadleaf weeds in warm-season turf. Blade is effective at low rates, ranging from 0.125 to 1.0 dry ounce of product per acre, yet has an extremely low toxicity to animals. Warm-season turfgrasses and Kentucky bluegrass have a high degree of tolerance to metsulfuron at labeled use rates. Metsulfuron is a sulfonylurea herbicide. Golf superintendents in the South rely on it for the removal of bahiagrass from bermudagrass and the removal of winter-overseeded ryegrass to hasten spring release of bermudagrass. Metsulfuron does not delay the transition to bermudagrass in the spring. The product is also used in the lawn-care market for broadleaf weed control in St. Augustine grass, which has a high degree of tolerance to metsulfuron. PBI/Gordon Corp
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