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    Droplet Size Effect on Herbicide Used in Cereals to Control Dicotyledonous Weeds
    (North Dakota State University, 2014) Fillmore, Andrew Nathan
    Experiments were conducted to evaluate the effect of droplet size on the efficacy of translocated and non-translocated herbicides. Translocated and non-translocated herbicides provided similar control when comparing droplet size effect on efficacy. Medium and very coarse droplet sizes gave the greatest visible injury whereas coarse-sized gave the lowest visible injury assessments for most species. However, droplet size generally did not affect contact herbicide efficacy. Overall, droplet size was not a strong factor contributing to herbicide efficacy and often, differences were only between herbicides. Non-ionic surfactant solutions measured by a Sympatec droplet analysis system gave the highest percent of volume in droplets <150μm compared to other adjuvants. The lowest percent of volume in droplets <150μm was a 0.5x rate. A liquid herbicide formulation gave the largest percent of volume in droplets <150μm whereas an emulsifiable concentrate formulation was lowest. Percent volume in droplets <150μm was often related to the solution VMD.