Herbicide Product Update

January 9, 2008Ed Davis

New Herbicides for 2008New Herbicides for 2008

• Huskie Bayer CropScience• Gold Sky Dow AgroChemical• PowerFlex Dow AgroChemical• Prepare Arysta LifeScience• Axial XL Syngenta

HuskieHuskie

• Pyrasulfotole–Pigment biosynthesis inhibitor

• Bromoxynil–Photosynthetic inhibitor

• Safener–Increases metabolism in crop

HuskieHuskie

• Wheat, Barley, Triticale– 1 leaf- emergence of flag leaf

• Crop rotation restrictions– 7 Days - Wheat, Barley, Triticale– 4 Months - Millet, Sorghum, Soybeans– 9 Months – Alfalfa, Canola, Lentils, Field peas,

Potatoes, Corn, Chickpeas, Flax, Dry Beans, Safflower, Sunflowers, Sugarbeets, Canaryseed

HuskieHuskie

• Broadleaf weed control– kochia, prickly lettuce, wild buckwheat, mustard

sp., Russian thistle, pigweeds, flixweed, corn gromwell, bedstraw, common lambsquarters

–Herbicide resistant weeds• ALS inhibitors (kochia, Russian thistle, etc) [95]• Synthetic auxins (kochia, gromwell, mustard etc) [25]• Glyphosate (lambsquarters, horseweed, etc ) [13]

HuskieHuskie

• Pyrasulfotole–Plant pigment biosynthesis inhibitor

HPPD enzyme [0]• Bromoxynil–Photosystem II photosynthetic

inhibitor [1]

HuskieHuskie

–Use rate 11 oz to 15 oz–Adjuvant AMS 0.5 lb/A

28%-32% UAN 1-2qts/ANIS 0.25%-0.5% v/v

–Timing 1-6 leaves on weeds– Window 1st true leaf up to flag leaf

emergence of the crop

HuskieHuskie

–Spray Volume 10 GPA minimum–Rainfast One hour–Restricted Entry 12 hour

Interval–Package Size 2 x 2.5 gallon jugs

HuskieHuskie

–Tank-Mix Compatability• Grass herbicides–Puma, Rimfire, Axial, Silverado, Olympus

• Dicot herbicides–All SU’s, Starane, WideMatch, MCPA

• Insecticides–Warrior, Mustang Max, Sevin, Furadan

• Fungicides–Tilt, Stratego, Headline, Benlate, Quilt

GoldSkyGoldSky

• Pyroxsulam–ALS inhibitor

• Fluroxypyr– Synthetic auxin

• Florasulam–ALS, AHAS enzyme inhibitor

• Crop safener• Spring wheat product

GoldSkyGoldSky

• Broadleaf weed control–kochia, prickly lettuce, wild buckwheat, wild

mustard, Russian thistle, Redroot pigweed, tansy mustard, corn gromwell, catchweed bedstraw, common lambsquarters

• Grass weed control–Wild oat, yellow foxtail, Italian ryegrass,

green foxtail, brome species

GoldSkyGoldSky

–Formulation 0.84 lb/gal OD (oil dispersion liquid)

–Use rate 1 pint/A–Adjuvant AMS 1.5 lb/A

NIS 0.25%-0.5% v/v–Timing 2 leaf-2 tiller grass weeds

up to 2” tall, 2” diameter– Window 3 leaf up to joint stage

GoldSkyGoldSky

–Spray Volume 10 GPA minimum–Rainfast within 4 hours–Crop Rotation• 9 Months: alfalfa, barley, canola, chickpea,

cotton, dry bean, flax, field corn, field pea, lentil, millet, mustard, oats, peanuts, popcorn, potato, safflower, seed corn, sorghum, soybean, sugar beet, sunflower, sweet corn• 12 Months: all othe crops not listed

PowerFlexPowerFlex• Pyroxsulam–ALS enzyme inhibitor

• Crop safener• Winter wheat product

PowerFlexPowerFlex

• Broadleaf weed control–kochia, prickly lettuce, wild mustard, tansy

mustard, corn gromwell, catchweed bedstraw, common lambsquarters, field pennycress, tumble mustard, henbit

• Grass weed control–Wild oat, downy brome, Japanese brome,

ripgut brome, cheat,

PowerFlexPowerFlex

–Formulation 7.5% WDG (water dispersable granule)

–Use rate 3.5 oz/A–Adjuvant NIS 0.25%-0.5% v/v or

COC 0.8%–Timing 2 leaf-2 tiller grass weeds

up to 2” tall, 2” diameter– Window 3 leaf up to joint stage–Fall-Spring

PowerFlex

PowerFlex Untreated

Corn Gromwell

Downy Brome

PowerFlex

PreParePrePare• Flucarbazone-sodium–ALS, AHAS inhibitor–Everest 75 WDG–Winter wheat, Spring wheat–Applied preplant or preemergence

to crop with glyphosate

PreParePrePare• Preplant or preemergence application

rate of 0.3 oz/A• Post emergence applications of 0.1 to

0.3 oz/A alone or in combination with dicot herbicide tank-mix partner.• Maximum per season of 0.6 oz/A• Post application prior to jointing

PreParePrePare• Early control of weeds at time when

they are most injurious to crop.• Improved crop safety with early

application timing• Control of multiple Flushes of weeds• Tank-mix compatability

Timing of Everest for Wild Oat Control in Spring Wheat

Timing of Everest for Wild Oat Control in Spring Wheat

Untreated

PrePare 0.3 oz/A PPL

Axial XLAxial XL

• 2007 Axial + Adigor Co-pak–8.2 oz/A + 9.6 oz/A

• 2008 Axial XL Premix–16.4 oz/A

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