Pesticide
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Tank-Mixing by Dr. Prostko Tank-mixing pesticides can be rather complicated especially when numerous products will be mixed. Here are a few questions and answers based upon some recent inquiries that I have received: 1) Can I tank-mix Prowl EC and Prowl H20? I have never have done this in my research plots but I recently…
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Written By: Eric Prostko What is ACURON herbicide? Acuron, from Syngenta, is a mixture of s-metolachlor + atrazine + mesotrione + bycyclopyrone registered for use in field corn, seed corn, silage corn, sweet corn, and yellow popcorn. Acuron can be applied preemergence or postemergence depending upon the type of corn. I have tested Acuron for a number…
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Written By: Dr. Eric Prostko What is the best nozzle to use for soil applied residual herbicides? Generally, nozzle type is not as critical with soil applied residual herbicides when compared to postemergence herbicides. For many years, I used a flat fan nozzle (11002DG) for all my weed control trials. Recently, I started using an…
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By: Dr. Eric Prostko 1) How do I control ryegrass prior to planting peanuts if I suspect that I might have glyphosate resistance? Select 2EC @ 8 oz/A or Select Max 0.97EC @ 16 oz/A (or generic equivalents) + 1% v/v COC would be a good choice for this problem. Remember that ryegrass stage of growth is…
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Herbicide Strip Applications Mar 20, 2018 | Written by Lenny Wells Its time to burn down those herbicide strips in pecan orchards in preparation for the growing season. There are many combinations of herbicide applications you could use. Here are a few for trees of different ages: Trees 1-2 Yrs: At budbreak: Glufosinate + Prowl May/June: Glufosinate or Glyphosate or Paraquat + Flumioxazen…
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3 Common Questions By Will Gay Turner County Ag Agent Mar 15, 2018 See questions below What is the mixing order for different formulations? Answer: From first to last: Wettable Powders—Dispersible Granules—Flowables—Emulsifiable Concentrates—Solutions. If you do not know what these formulations mean, I would encourage you to look them up, especially newer growers. If…