PROBLEM |
RATE OF CHEMICAL APPLIED |
SOIL TYPE |
CROP TO BE PLANTED |
RECLAIM APPLICATION |
RESULTS |
Atrazine
applied to corn seed |
1 lb per acre |
Sandy Loam |
|
2 qt per acre applied late fall over disked in corn stalks |
No damage with above average yield for the year: 143 bu/acre corn stalk decompostion was noticeably enhanced |
Atrazine
applied to sweet corn |
1 lb per acre |
Sandy Loam |
|
39 oz per acre through pivot |
Onions planted began to show chemical damage - RECLAIM applied through water - in 5 days no detectable damage. 36 ton yield with exceptional quality. |
Atrazine
applied to field corn |
1.5 lb per race |
Sandy Loam |
Alfalfa |
2 qt per acre sprayed on disked in 20 days preplant
Irrigated after RECLAIM applied and before alfalfa planted |
No damage to alfalfa - excellent stand. |
Atrazine
applied to field corn |
1 lb per acre |
Sandy Loam |
Radish Seed |
2 qt per acre applied & disked in 20-30 days preplant |
No damage to radish seed with excellent yield & quality. This program has been repeated on 5+ fields in the Connell/Basin City area of Columbia Basin, WA. |
Atrazine
applied to seed corn |
.5 lb/acre banded in 9" band over row |
Sandy Loam |
Bean Seed |
2 qt per acre sprayed in late fall behind corn and lightly disked in |
No damage to bean crop with yield above average for area and year. Also, corn stalk decomposition was enhanced. |
Atrazine
applied to field corn |
2 lb per acre plus heavier rate applied to areas of severe thistle |
Sandy Loam |
Bean Seed |
1 qt per acre sprayed on - disked in, late March.
1 pt per acre before planting in early May.
Irrigated after 1st application. |
Excellent bean crop with no signs of chemical damage - excellent yield. |
Atrazine
applied to field corn |
1.5 lb per acre |
Sandy Loam |
Bean Seed |
2 qt per acre sprayed on, disked in late March. Beans planted early May
Irrigated after RECLAIM |
No damage to bean crop. Control plot was left with no RECLAIM - beans showed severe damaged from Atrazine carryover in control plot. |
Atrazine
portions of field had been treated for thistle and weed control on old ditch banks prior to pivot being installed |
2-10 lbs per acre |
Sandy Loam |
Carrots |
2 qt per acre
2 weeks after fumigation |
No chemical damage could be detected - above average crop increased profits $160 per acre. No crusting or water problems. |