Neglected land...what to do?

[ado089]

You defflected there, I was making refrence strictly to the the glyphosate residue issue. You have made the connection between glyphosate residue and diminished stress tolerance, using that link you could deduct that in a zero till glyphosate dependant system RR crops should outperform other crops under stress due to the iserted tolerance to glyphosate.

[Jay-mo]

These two additives you refer to N-tank and electrodyne, what are they doing to boost the glyphosate?
Are they a ph adjuster?
I have been using citric acid to ph adjust for glyphosate.
Is it doing something similar?

[AG_guy]

Citirc acid adjusts the ph of the water and thats all it does but that is a great start.

Electrodyne has the unique ability to help translocate applied chemical within the plant. Thats just the tip it also can help with hardpan soil compaction poor water infiltration poor fertilizer response and salinity. on average .5 of a litre is all you need for anything.

N-tank is a water conditoner and ph adjuster. For an example with straight glyphosate on grass you may get 65% control with N-tank it raises that percent to 92%. it also increases rain fastness of glyphosate. N-tank states it is the most active ( patent pending) water conditioner-ph adjuster on the market.

These two products have been around around for years and have a proven track record.

[AG_guy]

glyphosate ends up in the roots then were does it go ???

[grgsrvc]

Doesn't glyphosate turn to a benign salt when broken down by the
bacteria in the soil? Ther is some work and issues with magnesium
and glyphos but I'm not to well versed to comment on these issues.

[AG_guy]

got to look into that. Another interesting path to go down.

[per]

Is salt benign?

[FarmRanger]

Salt can be benign if the amounts are small
enough. A half litre of 360 gram/litre glyphosate
would put 180 grams of salt on an acre.

If salt is the concern, I seriously doubt that the
addition of 180 grams over an entire acres will
make much difference.

[ado089]

The link to magnesium is being made due to the fact that part of the way glyphosate works is that it binds to Mg and Zn therefore preventing other process from occuring. The idea is that in the future those element remain tied up by glyphosate. Another concern that is gaining some recognition is that glyphosate stress inreases lignation (insoluble fibre) and therefore ties up larger amounts of potassium for longer periods of time in the residue.