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Energy Requirements and the Effect of Rotary Tiller Configurations On Cyanazine Distribution on Ridges

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  12 June 2017

Robert G. Wilson  and
John A. Smith
Robert G. Wilson
Affiliation:
Univ. Nebr., Scottsbluff, NE 69361
John A. Smith
Affiliation:
Univ. Nebr., Scottsbluff, NE 69361
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Abstract

Experiments were conducted to determine the energy requirements and the most effective rotary tiller configuration for incorporating cyanazine {2-[[4-chloro-6-(ethylamino)-1,3,5-triazin-2-yl] amino]-2-methylpropanenitrile} on an 18-cm band centered on top of the previous year's corn (Zea mays L.) ridge. When the rotary tiller was operated full width at a 10-cm depth, the least cyanazine concentration was found in the center of the ridge, and the greatest concentration was found between ridges. The treatment having the greatest cyanazine concentrations in the center of the ridge and the least in the inter-row between ridges consisted of a ridge cleaner, a cyanazine application, and the rotary tiller configured to till a. 30-cm strip on the center of the ridge with a rotor enclosure. Energy requirements for operating the rotary tiller increased as the depth of operation increased, and the 10-cm depth of operation required less energy than two passes with a tandem disk.

Keywords

Bioassayridge-plantridge-tillsoil incorporationherbicide placement
Type
Research
Information
Weed Technology , Volume 1 , Issue 4 , October 1987 , pp. 294 - 301
Copyright
Copyright © 1987 by the Weed Science Society of America 

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