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2006-12-06 News Release
Headline fungicide helps
provide crop protection
Increasing the deflection of the nozzles on the aircraft reduced the
size of dispersed droplets, allowing Headline fungicide provide better
crop protection.
Alvin Rhodes, a technical service representative with BASF, addressed
the National Agricultural Aviation Association (NAAA) at its annual conference
to discuss new techniques that can increase efficiency, spray coverage
and lower spray volumes of aerial applied crop protection products.
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protection products.
New data from field tests Rhodes conducted in the Louisiana and Mississippi
Delta region this season, spraying Headline* fungicide over soybean crops,
found that a decreased spray volume applied with simple nozzle adjustments
actually increased the amount of fungicide collected by plants as opposed
to the amount which ended up on the ground. Increasing the deflection
of the nozzles on the aircraft reduced the size of dispersed droplets,
allowing them to penetrate deeper layers on the soybean plants without
falling to the ground. Applicators are required to use a crop oil with
emulsifier properties when spraying at the lower volume.
“The smaller droplets still collect on the canopy, but allow for
superior penetration to the lower levels of the plants as well. Applying
products in this manner can help provide protection to the lowest leaves
on a crop without the aid of a crosswind,” Rhodes said. “The
result is not only better coverage but increased efficiency, as the lower
spray volume allows applicators to cover more acres, more quickly. That’s
important at a time of the year when there are significant acres to cover
in a matter of days.”
BASF's Agricultural Products division is a leader in crop protection
and a strong partner to the farming industry providing well-established
and innovative fungicides, insecticides and herbicides. Farmers use these
products and services to improve crop yields and crop quality. Other uses
include public health, structural/urban pest control, turf and ornamental
plants, vegetation management, and forestry. BASF aims to turn knowledge
rapidly into market success. The vision of BASF’s Agricultural Products
division is to be the world’s leading innovator, optimizing agricultural
production, improving nutrition, and thus enhancing the quality of life
for a growing world population.
The Louisiana test with Headline showed that with proper nozzle setup,
applications at a lower volume of 2 gallons per acre resulted in equal
coverage to all levels of the soybean plants when compared to a volume
of 5 gallons per acre. These results of the comparison were in-line with
field tests conducted in Brazil, Argentina and Mexico earlier this year
and consistent with the lower water volume label for aerial application
of Headline fungicide that was approved by the EPA in May. “Providing
the best possible coverage fosters healthy plant growth. That is the best
way a grower can maximize their yield and see the kind of results that
a product like Headline can produce,” Rhodes said.
Earlier this year, Kip Cullers harvested his world-record soybean crop
in Purdy, Mo, after treating his crop with aerial Headline applications.
Cullers’ soybeans produced an average of 120 pods per plant and
over 139 bushels per acre, by far the highest yield average of soybeans
recorded by the USDA.
“You don’t want any disease pressure out there. That’s
why Plant Health* is so important to maximizing yield,” Cullers
said.
Ed Newberg of Hector, Minn., has noticed that cornfields treated with
Headline grow healthier plants as well. “Earlier in the season from
the air, the fields that had a Headline application looked darker because
the plants were holding moisture much better. Later in the season, the
fields with Headline looked lighter because there was less disease –
smut, anthracnose and other fungus. Those fields looked better from the
air because they were healthier and cleaner.”
* Headline is a registered trademark and Plant Health is a trademark
of BASF.
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