rows, and one in Corpus in headed sorghum and I am looking forward to another on 38” rows. Spray coverage was measured successful year in 2017. at the base of the plant, lower canopy, mid ACKNOWLEDGEMENT: I would canopy, and upper canopy. like to thank John Gordy for reviewing this In the Rosenberg trial, which was newsletter and providing the update on spray made with a Spra-coupe at 10 gpa, there was nozzel tip research. no difference in spray coverage at any level of the canopy. In the Corpus trial, where the application was made with a plot sprayer at 20 gpa, there was no difference in percent coverage at the lower, middle, and upper canopy. However, at the base of the plant, percent coverage of the TeeJet TXR Conejet (8004) was more than double that of any Better Yield in the Field other tip. You can now follow south Texas Due to wet conditions when aphid insect and production news on Facebook and populations were highest, we were unable to Linkedin (Better Yield in the Field) and our perform any insecticide efficacy studies website is coming together (). Check us out comparing different spray tips. Hopefully as we grow and expand our offerings. we will be able to look at that next year to see if coverage and canopy penetration Robert Bowling, Ph.D. translate into improved efficacy. Assistant Professor and Agrilife Extension Entomology Specialist Closing thoughts. Often times we Texas A&M Agrilife Research and get caught up in our busy lives and forget to Extension Center at Corpus Christi take time for ourselves, our families, and our 10345 Hwy 44 friends. I hope all of you find time to spend Corpus Christi, TX 78406 with those closest to you during this holiday wk. (361) 265-9201 season. I would like to say you!” to “Thank all those that made this a great year for me
rows, and one in Corpus in headed sorghum on 38” rows. Spray coverage was measured at the base of the plant, lower canopy, mid canopy, and upper canopy. In the Rosenberg trial, which was made with a Spra-coupe at 10 gpa, there was no difference in spray coverage at any level of the canopy. In the Corpus trial, where the application was made with a plot sprayer at 20 gpa, there was no difference in percent coverage at the lower, middle, and upper canopy. However, at the base of the plant, percent coverage of the TeeJet TXR Conejet (8004) was more than double that of any other tip. Due to wet conditions when aphid populations were highest, we were unable to perform any insecticide efficacy studies comparing different spray tips. Hopefully we will be able to look at that next year to see if coverage and canopy penetration translate into improved efficacy. Closing thoughts. Often times we get caught up in our busy lives and forget to take time for ourselves, our families, and our friends. I hope all of you find time to spend with those closest to you during this holiday season. I would like to say “Thank you!” to all those that made this a great year for me and I am looking forward to another successful year in 2017. ACKNOWLEDGEMENT: I would like to thank John Gordy for reviewing this newsletter and providing the update on spray nozzel tip research. Better Yield in the Field You can now follow south Texas insect and production news on Facebook and Linkedin (Better Yield in the Field) and our website is coming together (). Check us out as we grow and expand our offerings. Robert Bowling, Ph.D. Assistant Professor and Agrilife Extension Entomology Specialist Texas A&M Agrilife Research and Extension Center at Corpus Christi 10345 Hwy 44 Corpus Christi, TX 78406 wk. (361) 265-9201
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