Crop Protection 2013

 
 
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Crop Protection 2013 (the "Blue Book") is the most comprehensive, up-to-date guide for the selection and application of chemicals to protect your crop. This year, the herbicide selector charts have been redesigned, making the book better than ever. Easy-to-use write-ups for all product registrations make finding information fast and efficient. The 2013 Blue Book features over 540 pages of the most current information, including full indexes, easy-to-use charts and tables. This book is a valued crop protection tool for Western Canadian farmers.

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Table of Contents

Addresses and Telephone Numbers
Leaf Stages – Cereals and Grasses
Leaf Stages – Broadleaf Weeds
Cereal Growth Stages
Pea Node Leaf Stages
Bean Leaf Stages
Lentil and Chickpea Leaf Stages
How to Use This Book
Chemical Pest Control Summary
Sprayer Operations
    Sprayer calibration
    Standard benchmarks
    Calibrating small sprayers
Preparation and Application of Pesticides
    Tank Mixtures
    Adjuvants (surfactants, wetting agents, spreaders, etc.)
    Preparing a tank mix
    Specific mixing instructions
    Sprayer clean-out
    What to do if results are unsatisfactory
Pesticides and the Environment
    Responding to a pesticide related concern
    Pesticide residues found in Alberta water sources
    Pesticide applicator certificate
    Farmer certification requirements
    Pesticide user responsibility
    Pesticide Container Site Locations
Safety Precautions
    Warning symbols
    Pesticide toxicity, hazard and risk
    Reducing the risk of exposure to pesticides
    Protective clothing and equipment
Cleaning of Clothes and Equipment
    Specific cleaning procedures for pesticides
Other Precautions and Safety Tips
    Grazing and haying restrictions
    Farm safety program
First Aid
    Poison information centres
    Standard first aid measures
Glossary of Terms in Pest Control
Alberta Agriculture and Rural Development Offices
Herbicides
    Herbicide Index
    Herbicides
    Herbicide Selector Charts
Insecticides
    Insecticide Index
    Insecticides
    Insecticides Selector Chart
Seed Treatments
    Seed Treatments Index
    Seed Treatments
    Seed Treatment Selector Chart
Fungicides
    Foliar Fungicide Index
    Fungicides
    Fungicides – Foliar Treatment Selector Chart
Pesticide Application Records		  
 
 
 
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This information published to the web on March 19, 2004.
Last Reviewed/Revised on April 2, 2013.