BTO, we mow all our borders and still had ergot. And by the way the rest of me might be questionable but even Tom Cruise couldn't match my ass.
Fields that had feedlot manure applied had up to .04% ergot;fields that didn't have manure had .02% ergot. Manure somehow depletes copper or ties it up somehow (on our soil).
Tom, copper won't eliminate ergot but it's use does reduce ergot here. I don't understand everything about it. It has something to do with how open the florets are during pollination.
In economic terms, copper fertilizer at a half pound/acre is cheaper and easier than colour sorting or cleaning.
Fields that had feedlot manure applied had up to .04% ergot;fields that didn't have manure had .02% ergot. Manure somehow depletes copper or ties it up somehow (on our soil).
Tom, copper won't eliminate ergot but it's use does reduce ergot here. I don't understand everything about it. It has something to do with how open the florets are during pollination.
In economic terms, copper fertilizer at a half pound/acre is cheaper and easier than colour sorting or cleaning.
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