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User: Peter Hudy
Created on: 2011-06-27
Observation Date 2011-06-17
Comment:
Sprayed the Lysimeter Field at the LTER Main Site with Roundup Power Max and Ammonium Sulfate. Only the north 1/2 of the field was sprayed, starting even with the south end of T2R6 and going to the north. The field was sprayed for postplant, preemergence weed control in corn. Weather conditions: Sunny with air temperature of 78 degrees F at start. Relative Humidity was 62%. Wind was from NE at 6 mph. Time of application was 1:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. Equipment Used: JD 5220 tractor traveling 4.6 mph (gear C1, 1400 rpm) with a pull type 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 length of 30 feet. 20 psi were used. Water applied at 20 gals/A, (187 L/ha), was used as the carrier.
Areas:
LYSIMETER_FIELD
Observation Type:
Mechanical Weed Control
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