What to Do About Herbicide Damage in Wheat? Detailed Remedial Methods

In late spring and early summer, all kinds of crops enter a period of vigorous growth, and pesticides also enter their peak use season. However, due to improper use, many cases of herbicide damage of varying degrees occur every year, affecting crop yields. So what should you do when wheat suffers herbicide damage? Take a look with the editor.

1. Spray water to flush out the toxins

If spraying a certain pesticide has caused herbicide damage to the plants and leaves, you can repeatedly spray with plenty of water 2~3 times, trying to wash the pesticide off the plant surfaces. You can also add 0.2% baking soda or 0.5% limewater to the sprayed clean water; since most pesticides today break down and lose effectiveness when they encounter alkaline substances, this can speed up the decomposition of the pesticide.

2. Apply more fertilizer

Management of wheat fields that have already been damaged must be strengthened. When fertilizing, pay attention to applying more Zuotianshi organic fertilizer. The organic matter in it can act as an adsorbent for herbicides, causing the herbicide to lose part of its activity.

3. Watering

If crops are damaged by excessive pesticide application, water thoroughly enough to increase the water uptake by the crop root system, increase the water content of the crop cells, and lower the relative content of the pesticide inside the crop.

4. Spray regulators

For plants whose growth has been inhibited by herbicide damage, you can spray plant hormones such as gibberellin and brassinolide to promote the crops' recovery and growth and increase their resistance to the pesticide.

5. Inspect the fields promptly and replant

For plots where the herbicide damage is severe, causing wheat seedlings to die or preventing them from jointing and heading, promptly destroy and replant the crop or switch to another crop, to reduce the loss from herbicide damage to a minimum.