Comments on: Getting the most from NPV sprays on grain sorghum http://thebeatsheet.com.au/sorghum/getting-the-most-from-npv-sprays-on-grain-sorghum/ Just another WordPress weblog Wed, 25 Aug 2010 04:39:40 +0000 hourly 1 By: Big Eyed Bug http://thebeatsheet.com.au/sorghum/getting-the-most-from-npv-sprays-on-grain-sorghum/comment-page-1/#comment-13 Big Eyed Bug Mon, 17 Dec 2007 05:12:00 +0000 http://thebeatsheet.com.au/?p=17#comment-13 A Darling Downs agronomist called last week to report that the technical manual for one of the NPV products on the market recommends the use of additives such as AminoFeed in all crops, including sorghum - in contrast to our post where we stated that such additives are not required in grain sorghum.<br/><br/>The fact is that DPI&F has discussed these issues with the NPV manufacturers in the past and we all agree that sorghum is a special case - NPV works so well in sorghum because of the excellent coverage we can obtain that additives do little to improve NPV efficacy in grain sorghum. It's difficult to do much better than 90%! <br/><br/>However in all other crops, the right additive can assist greatly in increasing coverage, and should be considered an essential partner to NPV. A Darling Downs agronomist called last week to report that the technical manual for one of the NPV products on the market recommends the use of additives such as AminoFeed in all crops, including sorghum – in contrast to our post where we stated that such additives are not required in grain sorghum.

The fact is that DPI&F has discussed these issues with the NPV manufacturers in the past and we all agree that sorghum is a special case – NPV works so well in sorghum because of the excellent coverage we can obtain that additives do little to improve NPV efficacy in grain sorghum. It’s difficult to do much better than 90%!

However in all other crops, the right additive can assist greatly in increasing coverage, and should be considered an essential partner to NPV.

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