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Evaluation of a Weed Sensing Hooded Sprayer for Weed Management in Cotton

J. W. Wilcut, S. D. Askew, G. H. Scott and S. B. Clewis


 
ABSTRACT

A study was conducted at Kinston, NC to evaluate a PathchenTM weed-sensing hooded sprayer for weed control in conventional tillage Paymaster 1220RRBG cotton. The experimental design was a RCB with 6 replications and plot size was eight rows of cotton spaced 38 inches apart, 100 feet in length. Herbicides were applied at 20 gpa at 4 mph. The herbicide systems consisted of 1) an untreated check, 2) Prowl (pendimethalin) at 1.0 lb ai/ac plus Cotoran (fluometuron) at 1.0 lb ai/ac preemergence (PRE) followed by (fb) Roundup (glyphosate) at 1.0 quart/acre early postemergence (EPOST) fb Caparol (prometryn) at 1.2 lb ai/ac plus MSMA at 2.0 lb ai/ac; 3) Prowl (pendimethalin) plus Cotoran PRE on a 19 inch band fb Roundup EPOST fb a LAYBY of Caparol plus MSMA, 4) Prowl plus Cotoran PRE on a 19 inch band followed by Roundup EPOST banded on the drill with the Patchen hood for the row middles (also using Roundup); 5) Roundup EPOST on the drill and the row middles controlled with Roundup under the Patchen hood, 6) a weed free check, and 7) Roundup EPOST under the Patchen hood and where the hood triggering on the row middles also triggered a herbicide spray of Roundup on the drill. At LAYBY, the Patchen hood was used to spray Roundup on the row middles and triggering sprays of Roundup on the drill post-directed. The amount of spray used in each plot by the Patchen sprayer was quantified by measuring the amount of unused herbicide solution.



Reprinted from Proceedings of the 2000 Beltwide Cotton Conferences pg. 1490
©National Cotton Council, Memphis TN

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