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User: Peter Hudy

Created on: 2010-12-03

Observation Date 2010-08-16

Comment:
Sprayed the LTER Main Site T1 (replications R6 & R5), T2 (replications R3, R6, R1, and R5), with Roundup (32 oz/A) + AMS (3.4 #/A). Weather conditions at time of application: Sunny, 69F winds from the west at 6 mph, 67% relative humidity. Applied using a JD5220 tractor traveling 4.6 mph (gear C1, 1450 rpm) pulling a Top Air Sprayer equipped with a hydraulic centrifugal sprayer pump and a Raven 440 automatic carrier control unit. Turbo TeeJet 11003 nozzles were used, spaced 15 inches apart with a total boom lenght of 30 feet. 20-30 psi were used. Water was applied at 20 gal/A as carrier.

Areas:
T1R5 T1R6 T2R1 T2R3 T2R5 T2R6

Observation Type:
Mechanical Weed Control

Activities:

Worker: Peter Hudy

Equipment: John Deere 5220 Tractor

Equipment: Top Air Sprayer

Equipment: TurboTeeJet 11003 Flat Fan Nozzle • Material: Herbicide Roundup (glyphosate) @ 32.0 ounce per acre • Material: Ammonium sulfate (AMS) @ 3.4 pound per acre • Material: H2O @ 20.0 gallon per acre

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