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New tank mix partner a ‘priority’ for broadleaf weeds

 

Check out Harry Pickering, ADAMA Australia Market Development Manager, NSW introducing Priority® the NEW post-emergent herbicide for winter cereals, established ryegrass pastures and fallow.

 

 

 Hear Justin Lewis, Senior Agronomist at Nutrien Ag Solutions in Narromine, discussing his thoughts on Priority herbicide as a cost-effective option for growers.

 

GRAIN growers will have the option to strengthen and broaden their control of broadleaf weeds in winter cereals and fallows in the coming season after the arrival of a new, more flexible and cost-effective herbicide tank mix partner.

Priority® post-emergent herbicide, launched by ADAMA Australia, also controls volunteer, non-imidazoline tolerant varieties of canola and pulses, and, importantly, reduces the risk of residue carryover into following crops.

ADAMA Australia Portfolio Manager – Herbicides, Rob Walker, said Priority was an ideal first choice for tank mixtures to improve the spectrum, controlling up to 54 broadleaf weeds depending on the partner herbicide utilised.

Priority contains florasulam, an acetolactate synthase (ALS) inhibitor, in a suspension concentrate formulation and once absorbed via weed foliage or roots, it is translocated to the growing points via the xylem and phloem. It can be applied with registered tank mix partners including LVE MCPA 570, Triathlon®, Picoflex® plus MCPA 750, 2,4-D Amine, 2,4-D Ester, Zulu® XT, Flagship® 400, Legacy® MA, and Bronco® MA-X between the three and flag leaf crop stages (GS13-37), as well as with Wipe-Out® and other herbicides in fallow situations.

Excellent crop safety under good growing conditions is another major benefit for growers, including in oat crops.

 ADAMA Australia Market Development Manager – NSW, Harry Pickering, said Priority would mainly be used in winter cereals, but also fallows, to control brassica weeds like wild turnip and wild radish, as well as volunteer pulses and canola.

“It will allow growers to tailor-make a herbicide mixture that’s more targeted and cost-effective than alternatives, and which provides more robust control,’’ Harry said.

Priority enhances the efficacy of tank-mix herbicides on hard-to-kill weeds such as Climbing buckwheat, Double-gee, Fleabane and Marshmallow.

He said the plant-back interval with Priority was more favourable to enable greater flexibility with rotation crop options compared with some of the more conventional chemistries utilised.

“Priority has low residual properties, promoting rotation crop flexibility with just 8 months plantback to grain legumes, avoiding potential residual concerns compared with alternative chemistries like clopyralid. In Northern NSW and Queensland where the ability to double-crop to summer crops is highly desirable, Priority has a great fit, with just a 4-month plantback to sorghum and maize, 5 months to mung beans, and 6 months to cotton, sunflowers and soybeans”.

Justin Lewis, Senior Agronomist for Nutrien Ag Solutions, in Narromine, visited local ADAMA Priority trials in 2020 and described the new herbicide as a very handy chemistry for use in winter cereals for controlling some of those hard to kill weeds, such as volunteer pulses, brassicas and milk thistles.

“It’s also a very useful tank mix partner with other herbicides and has a very favourable plantback period for following rotation crops so we can use Priority and have no dramas with rotation,” Justin said.

“It can also be used in fallows as an option to control some of these hard to control weeds. It’s going to be a cost-effective option for growers going forward.”

Priority herbicide is registered for post-emergent application in winter cereals including wheat, barley, oats and triticale, in addition to established ryegrass pastures and fallow.

For further information on the new tank mix partner, growers can contact their local ADAMA Australia representative, sales agent or visit the ADAMA website.