- Corn
gluten meal acts as a preemergent herbicide.
(The bluegrass seeds should die in the presence
of corn gluten meal).
- Questions
to consider:
- Should
corn gluten meal be used in soils where
desirable seeds were sown?
(bluegrass, carrots, etc.)
- Should
corn gluten meal be used in soils where
perennial or annual plants were
established or transplanted with a root
system?
- Corn
gluten meal acts a nitrogen source
(The amount of N is 10% by weight).
- Questions
to consider:
- Could
corn gluten meal substitute for other
nitrogen fertilizers?
- Could
the rate of corn gluten meal used for weed
control provide excess nitrogen to the
crop plant?
- Could
the rate of corn gluten meal used for weed
control provide excess nitrogen to weeds
in the planting and encourage healthy weed
growth?
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