Posts Tagged: herbicide activation

PREE herbicides in wildlands?

From the Invasive Plants in Southern California blog :: June 11, 2014   Preemergence herbicides for wildland weed control Kill weeds before they ever see the light of day; sounds great, doesn't it? That is what preemergence herbicides are for. They are a mainstay in commercial agriculture...

Dormant season weed control in nut crop - options and issues in a dry 2014

Repost of an article orginally posted by Brent Holz at The Almond Doctor blog on January 27th. Brad Dormant Weed Control in Tree Nut Crops 2014 by Mick Canevari, Brent Holtz, and Brad Hanson Current dry weather has preempted most normal winter weed germination and growth while prolonged...

Preemergent Herbicides and “Activation”

I recently met with a grower who wanted to put down a preemergent herbicide to get ahead of winter weeds. The crop he is growing has very limited choices but Surflan A.S. could be used. Surflan and other members of the dinitroaniline class of herbicides act by disrupting cell division in the roots...

Can herbicides be activated with Drip-only irrigation?

          Water prices are increasing and so are the regulatory pressures on agricultural runoff and sediment losses. How much more efficient can vegetable growers get with their irrigation practices? Drip irrigation as the most efficient method of...

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