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User: Joe Simmons

Created on: 2007-06-14

Observation Date 2002-06-29

Comment:
Band sprayed for weeds on the main site treatment 3, all replications, reps. 4, 5, 6, 1, 3, and 2. Purpose of Application: Control of annual broadleaves, mostly lambsquarters, velvetleaf, and common ragweed. Sprayed Postemergence. Buctril (bromoxynil) was applied at 1.5 pts/A, (1.76 L/ha). A total of 1.5 gals of Buctril was applied on 7.5 acres (3 hectares). This was a banded application (15 inch band) of weed control. Weather Conditions: air temperature 70-80 degrees F. Relative Humidity was 61%. Wind was out of the southwest at 0-7 mph, averaging 4 mph. Time of application was between 9:00 a.m. and 11:00 a.m. Equipment Used: JD 5220 tractor traveling 4-6 mph with a pull type Top Air sprayer equipped with a PTO driven centrifugal sprayer pump and a Raven 440 automatic carrier control unit. Turbo TeeJet 8003E nozzles were used, spaced 30 inches apart with a total boom length of 30 feet. 20-30 psi was used. Water applied at 23 gals/A, (215 L/ha), was used as the carrier.

Areas:
T3

Observation Type:
Herbicide Application

Activities:

Worker: Joe Simmons
Equipment: John Deere 5220 Tractor
Equipment: Top Air Sprayer • Material: water @ 23.0 gallon per acre • Material: Herbicide Buctril (bromoxynil) @ 1.5 pint per acre

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