Enhancement of pre-emergence herbicide activity with Aquatrols® surfactant in transplanted tomatoes

A study was conducted at the Fresno State Center for Irrigation Technology (CIT) research plots to test the efficacy of a soil surfactant (Aquatrols) in increasing the activity of a pre-emergence herbicide in tomato plots.  The study was undertaken by former undergraduate student Sara Alatorre as a part of the Provost's Undergraduate Research Award.

  

Undergraduate student Sara Alatorre applying the soil surfactant (L), graduate and undergraduate students helping with the tomato harvest (C), undergraduate student Nadia Juarez sorting the tomatoes based on quality (R).