Pennycressweedcontrol in agricultural situations is through the use of chemicals. Multiple herbicide applications are necessary for consistent pennycressweedcontrol. Field pennycress has many distinct uses. Although it is not normally suitable for human consumption due to its bitter taste, the plant is used as fodder for livestock. RANK* Product (active ingredient). Product Rate/acre (a.i.rate/ha). Avg. Control (%). Table 1. WeedControl Products and Application Rates for Pastures and Hayfields. Product¹. Active Ingredients.Wild Mustard. Field Pennycress. The most likely candidates are kochia, pennycress, and other mustards. If weeds are present, control measures should be taken soon, but, because of the adverse growing conditions, extra... A young, green field pennycressweed emerging in a field.The WeedControl Field Test Data is also available to determine what herbicides are effective on select weed species. Pennycress Sensitivity to Herbicide Carryover Update. The crop rotation proposed for PC is to follow corn and precede soybean. Residual herbicides provide more consistent weedcontrol in... Field pennycress is a winter annual with extreme cold tolerance, making it an excellent candidate for a winter cover crop that can be grown on fallow fields following corn and soybean harvest. Pennycress (Thlaspi arvense L.) is an annual plant in temperate regions that often grows as a weed. Pennycress is being domesticated as a new winter cover crop and oilseed crop for... Biological control of weeds involves using biological agents that include living organisms, such as insects, nematodes, bacteria, or fungi, to reduce weed populations. Claire Biel presents her work on pennycressweed suppression at the 2020 IPREFER annual meeting. Serena Gjesvold IPS-URE Research Fellow. WeedControl • Pennycress was very effective in suppressing early spring emerging weeds. As seen in Figure 5, whenever pennycress was planted, there was a 90-100% control of weeds. 8. Johnson, G. A., Kantar, K. B., Betts, K. J. & Wyse, D. L. Field pennycress production and weedcontrol in a double crop system with soybean in Minnesota.