In a preplant and planting soil treatment: is a band treatment the same as an in-furrow treatment?
In-furrow treatments are always done at-plant where the granules or liquid is applied into an open seed furrow just before it is closed by the presswheel. The pesticide resides only at the bottom of the seed furrow. Banded applications are done at-plant over a closed seed furrow, postplant over the row, or post-emergent often as a side-dress application. They are usually superficially soil incorporated with drag chains or tines. A banded application at-plant over an open seed furrow, is called a T-band. Preplant applications are usually broadcast over the entire field and incorporated. They are usually referred to as Preplant Incorporated or PPI.
