Making Mid-Season Decisions: Do you hook up the hooded sprayers, or go over the top?

摘要

BY MID-SEASON, most growers know the level of glyphosate resistance in their fields. "You're going to have to start making some decisions about using a total post-emergence system, or going ahead and getting the hoods hooked up to control the weeds inyour field," says Dr. Chris Main, University of Tennessee Associate Professor and Extension Cotton Specialist. "When using a hooded sprayer, add a residual herbicide with glyphosate, glufosinate, or paraquat to keep your fields weed-free the remainder of the season." Says Dr. Larry Steckel, Tennessee Extension Weed Specialist: "A lot of folks have gotten rid of their hoods and are very reluctant to get them back out again. I can understand why - they're a pain to run, they're slow, they breakdown a lot.