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User: Peter Hudy

Created on: 2009-07-09

Observation Date 2009-06-23

Comment:
Sprayed the LTER main site, treatment T3, replications 1-6, for post- emergence weed control of roundup ready soybeans varitey 92Y30, with Roundup OriginalMax 5.5L (glyphosate) at 44 ounces/A with sprayable ammonium sulfate at 17 pounds/100 gallons of water (3.4 pounds/A). Application was broadcast sprayed. Weather conditions at 4 p.m. Sunny with temperatures of 87F, wind was from the SSE at 1 mph. Relative humidity was 51%. Equipment used: JD 5220 tractor traveling 4.8 mph (gear C1, 1550 rpm) with a pull type Top Air Sprayer equipped with a a hydraulic centrifugal sprayer pump and a Raven 440 automatic carrier control unit. Turbo TeeJet 11003 flat fan nozzles were used, spaced 15 inches apart with a total boom length of 30 feet. 20-30 psi was used. Water applied at 20 gals/A (187 L/Ha) was used as the carrier.

Areas:
T3

Observation Type:
Herbicide Application

Activities:

Worker: Commercial Applicator
Equipment: John Deere 5220 Tractor
Equipment: Top Air Sprayer • Material: Herbicide Roundup OriginalMax 5.5L @ 44.0 ounce per acre • Material: Ammonium sulfate (AMS) @ 3.4 pound per acre

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