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User: Leon Thelen
Created on: 2022-05-06
Observation Date 2022-05-05
Comment:
Fertilized LTER Main Site winter wheat treatment T2 all replications (5,3,4,1,6 and 2) and T1 all replications (5, 1, 4, 1, 3, and 6). T8nt 1 2 3 4
Plots were fertilized with 27 gallons per acre nitrogen and sulfur fertilizer blend.
28-0-0 N at 17.92 gallon per acre;
11-0-0-24 at 9.47 gallon per acre;
This tank mix application applied approximately 65 pounds of nitrogen per acre and 25 pounds of sulfur per acre.
Application was started at 1:30 p.m. and completed by 5:30 p.m.
Weather conditions 1:30 p.m. were cloudy 57 degrees F, 63.6% humidity 5 mph East wind.
Application was completed using the John Deere 5220 Tractor and the Top Air 30ft sprayer.
The sprayer was fitted with Chafer stream bars set to 1.0 orifice setting traveling an average of 6 mph.
Applications in Reps containing REX shelter sites was completed using one 15 ft pass on the south side of the REX plots and 1 to 30ft passes traveling east and west on the north side of the REX plots.
This avoided driving in the REX shelter locations while applying the fertilizer to the plots.
Areas:
T1 T2 T8nt
Observation Type:
Fertilizer Application
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