Verified FBN Member (KS)

Agronomy

Spraying growth promoters with herbicide

Was wandering if anybody was running fertilizer or a growth promoter like radiate with their herbicide to help with herbicide uptake and kill weeds better, only person i find pushing it is the salesmen. Curious on thoughts

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Verified FBN Member (SD)

It will not do a thing for uptake. If you run fertilizer with herbicide you run the risk of burning the weed and shutting uptake. A growth promoter in no way increases uptake. A growth promoter is only meant to negate stress. It actually doesn't enhance.


Verified FBN Member (NE)

Tried radiate on wheat last year. Was a waste.


Verified FBN Member (TX)

They tried it down here in tx for awhile to....waste of time and alota money