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AGRICULTURE PRODUCTS AND SERVICES

NEW HERBICIDE OPTION TO CONTROL

CALTROP IN SORGHUM

Corteva Agriscience have registered ingredient in the chemical class of synthetic added to the mix to further strengthen
Ubeniq® Rinskor® active herbicide in sor- auxin (Group 4) herbicides. the overall control.”
ghum as a tank mix partner to specifically It is very active at low use rates and has “With an extremely short grazing with-
control Caltrop. an extremely attractive environmental pro- holding period of just 3 days, this could
file - winning the US EPA Green chemistry be an excellent option for forage sorghum
award in 2018.” growers looking to control caltrop and pre-
vent any livestock becoming lame.”
Trials were conducted over a six-year
period to determine the ability of Ube- In most situations growers will have no
niq to control summer weeds, selectivity issues with rotational cropping to the full
to sorghum and suitability as a tank mix range of winter crops following the use of
partner with Starane Advanced and other Ubeniq in sorghum.
products.
“The trials demonstrated the ability of
Ubeniq to provide outstanding control of
Caltrop in sorghum crops,” Mr Dixon said.
“Corteva is really pleased to provide a
Caltrop has become a major issue for solution for Caltrop as a tank mix partner
growers with seeds that remain dormant with post-emergent herbicides that are
in the soil for extended periods of time currently used in sorghum crops.”
and germinate with summer rainfall. It has “Ubeniq has proven to be safe across
many names in different regions of Australia sorghum varieties, and it also worked par-
eg. Yellow vine, Cat’s head, puncture vine ticularly well as a tank mix partner.”
or Goat’s head, having distinctive yellow
flowers and sharp burrs that form with- The addition of Ubeniq at a label rate of
in three to five weeks after emergence. just 25 mL per hectare, provides excellent
The burrs can attach to tyres and stock control of Caltrop and included the benefits
and move around paddocks, farms and derived from the existing herbicides. “It At the recommended use rate, the
districts reducing production efficiency is an excellent mixing partner for Starane maximum re-cropping interval is just two
in many situations. Advanced herbicide, particularly for fast months (with a minimum 75 mm rainfall
control of Caltrop and seems to be adding requirement) to crops such as canola,
Corteva Agriscience Marketing Director, to the speed of control of other weeds.” chickpeas and field peas, with a four week
Dan Dixon, said the company has market- plant back to wheat, barley, oats, triticale
ed Starane® Advanced (fluroxypyr) herbi- In sorghum, Ubeniq can be tank mixed and ryegrass.
cide into the Australian sorghum market with Starane® Advanced and Hasten® Spray
for years, but had noted the challenges Adjuvant. In paddocks or areas where Ubeniq Rinskor active herbicide has also
growers were having with Caltrop control. growers can use atrazine this can also be recently been registered to control Navua
sedge (Cyperus aromaticus) in pastures.
“Over the past three decades Starane
Advanced has become the standard for Navua sedge has been an issue for grazi-
post emergent weed control in grain and ers in northern Queensland for many dec-
forage sorghum.” ades and Ubeniq provides an opportunity
to control the weed to improve pasture
Starane Advanced has a wide range of production and stocking rates.
broadleaf weeds on the label. “Generally,
Starane has been mixed with Atrazine for
broad spectrum control of problem weeds
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in sorghum crops,” Mr Dixon said. “Unfor- ADVERTISE IN
tunately, in recent years Caltrop has been
THE ARAB WORLD
more difficult to control with the Starane THE ARAB WORLD
Advanced mixtures, so we set about look- AGRIBUSINESS
AGRIBUSINESS
ing for a solution.”
MAGAZINE AND
He said Ubeniq® Rinskor® active herbi- MAGAZINE AND
PROMOTE YOUR
cide had been registered in Australia since PROMOTE YOUR
2018 for post-emergent weed control in
PRODUCTS
rice. Mr Dixon said “Ubeniq is based on PRODUCTS
Rinskor, which is a new arylpicolinate active

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