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NemaTill Mix
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EMERGING NEMATILL
45 DAYS AFTER EMERGENCE
30 DAYS AFTER EMERGENCE
A NEW APPROACH TO NEMATODE SUPPRESSION PLAINS CORN GROWERS have focused on yield losses caused by nematodes. Although nematode damage has been documented for decades, until recently it was thought to be limited to relatively small areas of sandy soils. Changes in crop production practices such as no tillage, reduced tillage and less use of soil applied rootworm insecticides has contributed to higher nematode populations, more widespread nematode injury and yield loss. Some of our dealers have asked Sharp Brothers to formulate a brassica
cover crop mix for the purpose of nematode suppression.We are offering NEMATILL MIX for application from mid-summer to early fall with the goal of reducing nematode damage to the next season’s crop. In addition, this mix has the potential to perform aggressive biological tillage and nutrient recycling to the soil surface. NemaTill is a mix of 3 species of brassicas that are known to have exceptionally high levels of glucosinalates which function as biological nematicides.
SUGGESTED APPLICATION RATE
10 pounds per acre.
PLAN this season’s herbicides
TO PLANT NemaTill
CORN at the black layer stage of grain development. Aerial application.
SOYBEANS as the leaves begin to turn yellow. Aerial application.
PLANT INTO maturing summer crops, wheat stubble or summer fallow. Plantings delayed until after summer crops are harvested are less likely to develop effective concentrations of glucosinalates before the plants are terminated by temperatures in the low 20s to high teens. NemaTill will need moisture to germinate; irrigated ground should be watered after planting. Earlier than suggested plantings should be considered for dryland applications to have more opportunities for needed rainfall. Listed are suggested planting times and methods for the NemaTill Mix. SUNFLOWER as the back of the head becomes yellow. Aerial application.
WHEAT stubble or summer fallow. During the month of August. Plant with a drill or aerial application. Keep in mind that ground planting machinery traffic will destroy some preexisiting surface residue
UNIFORM METERING & BROADCASTING
NemaTill has 3 brassica seed components. The two small seeded components in the mix have been enlarged with application of COATING so that they are closer to the size of the third, larger seeded component. By doing so, uniform metering and broadcast distribution of the NemaTill mix seed has been facilitated, especially important in effective AERIAL APPLICATION. Aerial applicators who applied NemaTill in 2014, report that it metered and broadcast well from their planes, the proof being the uniform stands that developed.
HOW CAN PRODUCERS EVALUATE THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THE NEMATILL MIX? Anyone who has studied the nematode problem realizes that determining levels of economically damaging nematode populations can be difficult. It is relatively easy to identify extreme nematode damage or no nematode damage, but the situations in between where moderate damage may be occurring can be very challenging to analyze. Furthermore, in settings where no damaging levels of nematodes are present, brassica cover crops frequently cause yield increases in grain crops that follow as a result of biological tillage, nutrient repositioning and other benefits. Pinpointing the exact cause of yield
benefits may seem unnecessary, however correctly matching cause with effect will allow for more accurate crop management decisions in the future. In order to accomplish this, we suggest the following:
PINPOINTING YIELD INCREASES A. Leave one or more untreated strips in
the field where Nema-Till Mix is applied to determine if a yield response can be identified with your combine yield monitor during the following grain harvest.
B. Collect soil samples for nematode analysis comparing treated and untreated areas.
NemaTill Nematode Biofumigant Mix
For Nematode suppression and biological tillage. Plant August to early September. Can be aerially seeded over black layer corn, maturing sunflowers or early leaf yellowing on soybeans. When drilled, it establishes very rapidly (30-45 days) Can also be grazed! Suggested seeding rate - 10lbs/acre
5# Toro Tillage Radish 3# Pacific Gold Brown Mustard* 2# Corinne Ethiopian Cabbage *
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