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SEEDHAWK®TOOLBAROPERATOR’SMANUAL46
4.15 SIDEBANDINGW/ANHYDROUSAMMONIAWHILESEEDING
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WARNING!Use extreme caution when applying anhydrous ammonia fertilizer.
Inhalation, skin and/or eye contact, or skin penetration can cause serious health
problems. Seek medical attention immediately if coming into contact with anhydrous
ammonia.
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Extreme cautionmust be exercisedwhen side bandingwith anhydrousammonia(NH
3
). If the
separationdistance betweenthe seed and the NH
3
 is not sufficient, the germinating seedling
canbedamaged.
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SeveralfactorsaffecthowfarfromthepointofinjectioninthesoilNH
3
willmove:
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 NH
3
 will move farther in dry soils than wet soils. Hilltops tend to have lower soil
moisturecontentandarethereforemoresusceptibletoNH
3
travel.
 NH
3
 will move fartherin lighttextured soils (e.g., sandysoils) thanin heavier textured
soils(e.g.,claysoils). 
 NH
3
willmovefartherinsoilswithloworganicmatter.
 Ifthesoil islumpyornotclo singbehindtheknives,NH
3
canmovemorequicklythrough
thecracksorbetweenthelumpsofsoil.
 Highe rconcentrationsofNH
3
willcausetheproducttomovefartherinthesoil.
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OTHERFACTORSTOCONSIDER:
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Some crops are more  sensitive to NH
3
burn. Generally, oilseed and pulse cro ps are more
sensitivethancerealcrops.
Turning, while seeding, can vary the relative position of the seed and fertilizer knives.This
resultsinalargerseparationofseedandNH
3
.
When the fertilizer knife trips, it raises the injection point of the NH
3
 and may affect the
separationoftheseedandNH
3
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