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Rotating modes of action with a spring burn down
Apr 16, 2019, 14:43 PM
by
Ann Gregson
A herbicide specialist says spring burn down treatments are a good opportunity to rotate sites of action to combat weed resistance.
Joe Bolte with Beck’s Hybrids in Effingham, Illinois tells Brownfield a burn down is the one time all year farmers can apply a herbicide that they can’t apply in season.
“For example, Gramoxone is a group 22 product. We won’t apply that in season so that gives us the option to apply group 22 so we can hit those weeds with a mode of action that they won’t see all season long.”
He says it is also important to evaluate your timing before a burn down.
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