Thursday, July 7, 2011

COTTON HARVEST AID RESULTS

Here are the six day ratings for the Cotton Harvest Aid Trial that was established on the Claude Otahal Farm on July 1, 2011.  The cotton variety is FM 955 LLB2 and was treated at 50% open boll with a mean plant height of 28 inches..  The spray application was made between 9 am and 10 am with a spray volume of 11 gal per acre @ 32 psi with Turbo TeeJet 11002 spray tips.The harvest aid application was made with a Spider Sprayer by Gary Schwarzlose of Bayer CropScience.  Ratings were made by Dr. Dan Fromme, Extension Agronomist.

Claude Otahal Farm 2011, Nueces County, Texas, Rated 7/7/11 or 6 DAT
Trt.
No.
Treatment Name
Product
Rate
Estimated
Cost *
Defoliation
(%)
Desiccation
(%)
GrnLeaf
(%)
1
 Liquid Dropp
1.6 oz/A
$1.81
60
0
40
2
 Liquid Dropp
2.4oz/A
$2.71
75
0
25
    3
Liquid Dropp
3.2 oz/A
$3.20
85
0
15
4
Ginstar
1.0 oz/A
$1.76
50
1
49
5
Ginstar
2.0 oz/A
$3.53
85
1
14
6
Ginstar
3.0 oz/A
$5.29
70
2
28
    7
Ginstar
4.0 oz/A
$7.06
78
2
20
8
Untreated


15
0
85
    9
Liquid Dropp
Def/Folex
1.6 oz/A
4.0 oz/A
$3.81
90
1
9

10
Liquid Dropp
Aim
NIS
1.6 oz/A
1.0     oz/A
0.25 % v/v
$4.13
70
10
20

11
Liquid Dropp
ET
Crop Oil Concentrate
1.6 oz/A
1.5 oz/A
1.0 % v/v
$7.04
60
15
25
12
Liquid Dropp Ethephon/Prep
1.6 oz/A
16.0 oz/A
$5.31
88
5
7
13
Liquid Dropp Ethephon/Prep
1.6 oz/A
21.0 oz/A
$6.40
85
3
12

14
Liquid Dropp
Finish 6 Pro
NIS
1.6 oz/A
16.0 oz/A
0.25 % v/v
$10.49
93
5
2

15
Liquid Dropp
Finish 6 Pro
NIS
1.6 oz/A
21.0 oz/A
0.25 % v/v
$12.99
88
8
4

16
Ginstar
Finish 6 Pro
NIS
3.0 oz/A
16.0 oz/A
0.25 % v/v
$13.97
77
20
3

17
Ginstar
Finish 6 Pro
NIS
3.0 oz/A
21.0 oz/A
0.25 % v/v
$16.47
73
25
2

  18
Liquid Dropp
Ginstar
Finish 6 Pro
NIS
1.6 oz/A
1.0     oz/A
16.0 oz/A
0.25 % v/v
   $12.35
66
30
4

19
Liquid Dropp
Ginstar
Finish 6 Pro
NIS
1.6 oz/A
2.00 oz/A
16.0 oz/A
0.25 % v/v
$14.02
68
30
2

20
Liquid Dropp
Ginstar
Finish 6 Pro
NIS
1.6 oz/A
3.0 oz/A
16.0 oz/A
0.25 % v/v
$15.78
83
15
2
21
Liquid Dropp
Def/Folex
Ethephon /Prep
1.60 oz/A
4.0 oz/A
16.0 oz/A
$7.31
90
5
5

22
Liquid Dropp
Def/Folex
Finish 6 Pro
NIS
1.6 oz/A
4.0 oz/A
16.0 oz/A
0.25 % v/v
$12.49
94
4
2
*Estimated cost is for educational purposes only and prices listed are not actual “carry out” prices.  References to commercial products or trade names are made with the understanding that no discrimination is intended and no endorsement by the Texas AgriLife Extension Service is implied.
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