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Weed Control In Cereals : Aerial Spraying Trials, G R W Meadly
Weed Control In Cereals : Aerial Spraying Trials, G R W Meadly
Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Western Australia, Series 4
SPRAYING cereal crops for weed control is now standard farming practice in Western Australia. Almost 500,000 acres of cereal crops, mainly wheat, are sprayed each year, and approximately three-quarters of this area is treated by aircraft.
Recent trials have shown that aerial application of 'extra low" volumes of hormone-like herbicides, with oil or water solvents, does not damage cereals if spraying is done at the right stage of growth.