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User: Joe Simmons
Created on: 2007-07-18
Observation Date 2004-05-06
Comment:
Planted corn in the extra area east of the 2,4-D study and west of the LTER main drive.
The corn was planted with the JD7520 tractor and JD1730 planter.
Planted Pioneer 36B08 corn at 28K seeds/A (69K seeds/ha).
Lorsban 15G (chlorpyrifos) insecticide was applied at 8 oz/1,000 foot of row (8.7 lbs/A or 9.77 kg/ha).
Row spacing: 30 inches (76.2 cm).
Planting depth was 2 inches (5 cm).
Previous crop in 2003: fallow.
Areas:
LTER_Alleyway
Observation Type:
Planting
Insecticide Application
Activities:
Worker: Joe Simmons
Equipment: John Deere 1730 Maxemerge Plus Planter
• Material: Pioneer 36B08 corn hybrid (non Bt corn)
@ 28000.0
seeds per acre
• Material: Lorsban 15G (chlorpyrifos)
@ 8.7
pound per acre
Equipment: John Deere 7520 Tractor
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