Evaluation of a new formulation of atrazine and metolachlor mixture for weed control in maize in Nigeria

Field studies were conducted in 2002 and 2003 at Ibadan, Nigeria, to evaluate the effects on weed control in maize of a new formulation of a mixture of atrazine and metolachlor. The treatments were the new formulation of the mixture at doses from 1.0 to 4.0 kg a.i. ha–1 and the old formulation of the mixture at the recommended dose of 2.5 kg a.i. ha–1. The new formulation of the mixture gave complete control of Panicum maximum, Commelina...