Control on Late Season Sweet Corn with Foliar Sprays, 1993
Abstract The ‘Honeymoon’ sweet corn used in this study was hand-planted in rows on 36 inch centers at the University of New Hampshire Kingman Farm, Madbury, NH on 24 Jun. Each plot consisted of a single 30-ft row of corn and each treatment was replicated 4 times and arranged in a randomized complete block design. Silk sprays were begun on 16 Aug (when approximately 10% of the plants were in silk) using a R & D CO2-pressurized (40 psi) single nozzle hand-held sprayer. These applications were repeated on 19, 23, and 27 Aug. The sprays were directed toward the silk zone on both sides of the plant at a delivery rate of 30.4 gal/acre. Evaluations were made at harvest time on 7 and 8 Sep by examining 25 ears from each replicate for the presence of larvae or larval feeding injury.