Did Paraquat Spray Cotton Fields?
Yes, paraquat is sprayed in cotton fields, including cotton fields in Kern County, CA, Fresno County, CA, and Salinas, CA.
Paraquat was first marketed as a desiccant, or drying agent, for cotton in 1967, according to History of Cotton Harvest Aids. It is typically sprayed when at least 80 percent of the cotton bolls are open.
Paraquat continues to be used today as a cotton desiccant, according to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Paraquat helps mature cotton bolls open when it is applied along with ethephon, thidiazuron, or Folex, according to researchers from Mississippi State University, the University of Arkansas, and the University of Tennessee.
Paraquat is used as a desiccant on cotton because cotton has to be dry enough for bolls to be easily snapped off the plant before stripper harvesting can be done, according to Cotton Incorporated.
It is used to remove leaves and kill new plant tissues before harvesting, according to Arizona Pest Management Center. It is also used to control seedling Palmer amaranth, which has grown resistant to glyphosate and ALS, according to South Carolina Pest Management Handbook for Field Crops – 2016.
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