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Effect of Two Polysaccharide Adjuvants on Glyphosate Spray Droplet Size and Efficacy

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  20 January 2017

Elizabeth J. Jones*
Affiliation:
Delta Research and Extension Center, Mississippi Agriculture and Forestry Experiment Station, Stoneville, MS 38776
James E. Hanks
Affiliation:
Application Production Technology Research Unit, Agricultural Research Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Stoneville, MS 38776
Gene D. Wills
Affiliation:
Delta Research and Extension Center, Mississippi Agriculture and Forestry Experiment Station, Stoneville, MS 38776
Robert E. Mack
Affiliation:
Research and Development Helena Products Group, Helena Chemical Company, Memphis, TN 38120
*
Corresponding author's E-mail: ejones@drec.msstate.edu

Abstract

Laboratory and field studies were conducted to determine the effect of the drift control adjuvants HM 2005B and HM 9752 on the droplet spectra and efficacy of spray mixtures of a potassium salt formulation of glyphosate. Droplet spectra were examined using a laser spray droplet analyzer. The addition of each adjuvant decreased the percentage of the spray volume in small diam spray droplets (<141μm) and either had no effect or increased glyphosate efficacy. These adjuvants could prove useful for providing management in potential drift situations.

Type
Research
Copyright
Copyright © Weed Science Society of America 

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