GAPAC
2002 Defoliation Project Home Page
The GAPAC Defoliation Demonstration treatments, sponsored by supporting companies, represent established and emerging defoliation chemistries and combinations. The project consists of results from three plots planned throughout the state, locations listed below.
This year, for the first time, we welcome Valent to the GAPAC Defoliation Demonstration Project.
These plots are located in production areas strategically located throughout the state. This year, three consultants have each chosen a field of high yielding cotton to use for plots.
Ratings will be made at five days and again at ten to fourteen days after treatment (depending upon weather conditions) are published at individual plot pages and consolidated ratings will be available on a summary page.
September 6, 2002
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This year the Georgia Association of Professional Agricultural Consultants is having a Dryland Cotton Defoliation Project in addition to our regular full-season irrigated cotton defoliation test. We would like to give our members a hands-on evaluation of new cotton defoliants on the market, while helping our growers find the most economical treatments for their dryland cotton acres. Our plots will be available for others in the cotton industry including growers, dealers, basic reps., extension personnel and others. We
are planning three locations in the state where we will have a dry land
cotton field with marginal to average yield potential that has 80 +
percent open bolls. Kent
Taylor will rate all locations at five to seven days after application
and again at ten to fourteen days after application. He will collect the
following data for each treatment: 1.
Percent
Defoliation 2.
Percent
Desiccation 3.
Percent
Green Leaves 4.
Percent Regrowth Rating at 10 to 14 days Each location will have a report generated for it, which will be shared with all of the companies that enter in the test. Kent plans to summarize all locations together and prepare a report for all interested parties. We plan to have a field day at several of the locations inviting consultants, growers, dealers, industry reps., extension personnel and others. |
