Cold, wet springs often raise concerns about early soybean injury—and one question we hear every year is if metribuzin soybean injury is holding back or stunting our beans.

In this episode of PCT Shorts, Jonah Johnson, PCT | Sunrise Sales Agronomist, breaks down what’s really happening when soybeans show early-season stress after a metribuzin application. Learn how this long-standing Group 5 (Photosystem II) herbicide works, what metribuzin soybean injury symptoms look like, and why most soybeans grow out of it without yield loss.

Key topics covered include:

• What metribuzin soybean injury looks like
• Why cold, wet conditions can increase early-season symptoms
• The role of soil texture, pH, and application rate
• How modern soybean genetics have improved metribuzin tolerance
• Why metribuzin still plays a critical role in managing waterhemp, Palmer amaranth, and marestail

Bottom line: while early leaf burn can look alarming, metribuzin remains an important tool in a strong residual herbicide program when used correctly.

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