Judging from research tests and walking a few farmers’ fields many of the PRE applied herbicides in soybean and cotton played out about a week or so ago. Timing is everything on trying to do the best job on Palmer amaranth that has broken through the PREs. With respect to Palmer amaranth that has low-level dicamba or 2,4-D resistance (2 to 3x), timing is even more important. Moreover, herbicide selection is also critical in controlling resistant Palmer. Continue reading
JACKSON, Tenn. – The University of Tennessee Institute of Agriculture will host the annual Weed Tour on Wednesday, June 16 at the West Tennessee AgResearch and Education Center. The guided tour will feature 50 weed management research tests in corn, soybean and cotton as well as a demonstration of herbicide symptomology. Continue reading
If you haven’t noticed, now you can access to Tennessee row crop irrigation page through our UTcrops.com. You can go to UTcrops.com then click on ‘Irrigation’. Or you can check the link below for direct access to the irrigation information. The UTcrops.com website gives you ready access to essentially all UT resources related to row crop production.
https://irrigation.tennessee.edu/
This picture (Picture 1) was taken just 4 days after a dicamba + glyphosate + clethodim application on 3” Palmer amaranth. Judging from some experience with this Palmer population, the growth after application would suggest it will likely survive. When we revisited the site indeed it had (Picture 2). Fields infested with similar Palmer populations are scattered about in a few counties in West and Middle TN. As such, there will be no substitute for first hand observation to determine if Palmer amaranth is recovering from a dicamba or Enlist application.
In our research more dicamba sensitive Palmer amaranth will often be dead or well on their way under good heat and moisture conditions in 7 days or so. Palmer that is showing regrowth from the apical meristem or lateral buds around 7 to 10 days after application often will live. Experience from last year would indicate that not only will they live but after a short pause will become quite competitive. Continue reading
The UT Cotton Scout School is scheduled for the last Friday of the month, May 28st, at the West Tennessee Research and Education Center (605 Airways Blvd, Jackson). There is no fee, and preregistration is not required. Registration begins at 8:00 AM with the program starting at 8:30. Content will include classroom and hands-on training with an optional ‘go-to-the-field session’ after a box lunch. Topics covered will include cotton development and identification and symptoms of insect pests, plant diseases, and weeds.
This has ,clearly, been the worst year for ryegrass in the state in both corn and wheat. There are a good many corn fields that are clean where the burndown was glyphosate + clethodim. Fields where dicamba was added in the burndown are, in most cases, the most infested with ryegrass. As mentioned in a previous blog, other than just going out and spraying the typical POST corn application and hoping that pushes the ryegrass on to maturity there is no real solution to controlling it. Continue reading
JACKSON, Tenn. – The University of Tennessee Institute of Agriculture will host the annual Weed Tour on Wednesday, June 16 at the West Tennessee AgResearch and Education Center. The guided tour will feature 60 weed management research tests in corn, soybean and cotton as well as a demonstration of herbicide symptomology. Continue reading
This is the second article in a series of blog articles that will focus on some fundamental information on UT fertilizer recommendations for corn, with a different nutrient featured in each article. Commonly recommended nutrients for use in corn production in TN include nitrogen (N), phosphorus (P), potassium (K), sulfur (S), and zinc (Zn). Each nutrient will be discussed in terms of the relevant soil test that maybe used or used in recommendation; recommended preplant, starter, sidedress, and foliar fertilizer applications; and plant/tissue analysis. Today’s focus will be on phosphorus (P).
UT phosphorus (P) fertilizer recommendations for optimal corn productivity
Today’s blog will focus on UT phosphorus recommendations for optimal corn productivity under conditions in TN. Phosphorus plays an important role in plant reproduction especially pollination and kernel setting. In adequate P can reduce stalk strength, delay crop maturity, poor kernel set and lead to yield loss.
Soil test for phosphorus
UT Publication PB 1645, Best Management Practices for Phosphorus in the Environment provides an excellent review on phosphorus. Phosphorus fertilizer application rate should be based on soil test. In TN, P fertilizer recommendations are based on Mehlich I extraction procedure because it correlates well with the soils in Tennessee. However, a calibration for Mehlich III has been established for west TN soils is described in the UT Publication SP763, UT fertility recommendations for Tennessee row crops. Detailed information on how UT recommendation was developed is addressed in UT Publication W795, University of Tennessee Fertilizer Recommendation Development. Row crop sustainability. Extension Publication, SP763. Continue reading