Maize weed control solutions
Protecting your forage potential.
Maximising feed potential can contribute to better productivity and increased yield stability season after season, for longer-term sustainability for UK livestock farms.
Optimising Maize Establishment Through Weed Management
Early season weed control is vital for establishing maize crops successfully.
Weeds compete with the emergence crop for light, soil moisture and valuable nutrients, so can severely damage the crop’s yield potential in the early stages.
It is key to tackle weeds effectively both before crop emergence and in the first 7-10 days after crop emergence, to protect against these yield losses.
Reassuring high performance products.
With our products targeting some key weed problems in maize crops, Clayton can provide the choice you need this season.
Good crop establishment and future yield potential relies on early season weed control. With a range of flexible herbicides, we provide good options for post-emergence weed control in maize.
Careful planning in terms of product choice will help growers achieve the best results for their maize crops this season.
Flexible, post-emergence timing options:
Choosing the right herbicide or tank mix at the post-emergence stage is key to tackling the full weed spectrum, assessing the need for BLW control as well as any grass weed control required.
Also ensure good residual activity to stop weed competition via good crop establishment.
To get the most from your herbicide strategy:
Identify key weed types (BLW and grass weeds). Assess weed stage, growth and field conditions.
Select the most effective product or tank mix for the situation.
Apply at the ideal crop and weed timing for maximum efficacy.
PRODUCT OVERVIEW
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MAIZE HERBICIDES
CLAYTON COB ™
SC formulation, 100g mesotrione
CLAYTON TASSEL™
SC formulation, 100g mesotrione
CLAYTON FLURRY ™
EC formulation, 200g fluroxypyr
CLAYTON COCOON ™
SC formulation, 400g clopyralid
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Cob ™
Fast-acting herbicide for control of important annual broad-leaved weeds and cockspur grass in forage and grain maize.
Active Ingredients: 100g mesotrione
Formulation Suspension Concentrate
Use Rate & Timings: Apply at 0.75 l/ha for susceptible BLWs and 1.5 l/ha for cockspur grass, during 2 and 8 leaves of the crop when weeds actively growing and at seedling stage.
Target Weeds: Common Amaranth, Charlock, Common Chickweed, Fat-hen, Black Nightshade, Redshank, Field Pansy, Volunteer oilseed rape and Cockspur grass (all Susceptible).
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Tassel ™
Fast-acting herbicide for control of important annual broad-leaved weeds and cockspur grass in forage and grain maize.
Use Rate & Timings: Apply at 0.75 l/ha for susceptible BLWs and 1.5 l/ha for cockspur grass, during 2 and 8 leaves of the crop when weeds actively growing and at seedling stage.
Target Weeds: Common Amaranth, Charlock, Common Chickweed, Fat-hen, Black Nightshade, Redshank, Field Pansy, Volunteer oilseed rape and Cockspur grass (all Susceptible).
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Cocoon ™
Powerful broad-spectrum herbicide for perennial and annual weeds in grassland.
Active Ingredients: 400g clopyralid
Crops Established grassland for grazing only (see label for other crops).
Use Rate & Timings:
Target Weeds:
Maximum individual dose: 0.5 litres product per hectare.
Maximum total dose: 0.5 litres product/hectare/annum.
Latest time of application: 7 days before grazing.
Other restrictions apply, please see product label.
Corn Marigold, Creeping thistle, Groundsel, Pineapple weed, Scented mayweed, Scentless mayweed, Smooth sowthistle, Dandelion, Spear thistle (all Susceptible). Black bindweed, Perennial sow-thistle, White clover (Moderately susceptible). Pale persicaria, Redshank (Moderately resistant).
Flurry ™
Translocated herbicide for the control of chickweed, dock, nettles and brambles in newly sown and established grassland.
Active Ingredients: 200g fluroxypyr
• Powerful, single active herbicide for controlling a range of problem weeds.
• Reduces weed competition to improve your grass yields and silage quality.
• Great choice for overall sprays in both newly sown leys or established grassland.
EC Formulation Emulsifiable concentrate
• A good option for chickweed control, to ensure quick establishment of new swards.
• Compliments our range of other grassland herbicides.
• Added assurance of Clayton’s trusted products and premium service.
Established Grassland Newly Sown Leys
Clayton Flurry contains fluroxypyr, a translocated herbicide taken up by the leaves. It is essential that the target weeds have fully emerged before application and that good spray cover of the weed foliage is achieved when weeds are small and actively growing under warm moist conditions.
Ensure grass is vigorous with growth unaffected by frost, pests, disease, nutrient deficiency or moisture stress before treatment. Do not treat waterlogged grassland or grassland under drought stress. USE RATE & TIMINGS
Crop Weeds controlled (up to size)
Newly sown Grass leys
Common chickweed (5cm)
Apply in early autumn when grasses are well established and tillered and weeds are actively growing.
Use Rate: 0.75L/ha in 150 - 400L/water/ha
Established Grassland
Other Annual Weeds
Pre-flowering Broad-leaved Dock: In spring at rosette stage but may be applied 14-21 days after cutting when weed foliage has regrown. Repeat if necessary the following year.
Common nettle: up to mid-June when actively growing.
Use Rate: 2.0 L/ha in 300 – 400L/ha water. For spot treatment use 30 ml/10 L water
Bramble, Broom
Spray in June – August when actively growing but before plant begins to senesce in the autumn. It is essential that particularly with large bushes all the foliage is thoroughly wetted or incomplete kill may result.
Use rate: 2.0L/ha in 300 – 400L/ha water.
Black bindweed (6TL), Cleavers (Flowering), Dead-nettle (4TL), Forget-menot (Flowering), Fumitory (2TL), Groundsel (2TL), Hemp-nettle (Flowering), Knotgrass (2TL), Mayweeds (2TL), Pale persicaria (2TL), Redshank (2TL), Speedwells (2TL) (Good control).
ESTABLISHED GRASSLAND
Maximum Individual Dose: 2.0 litres product per hectare
Maximum Total Dose: 2.0 litres product/hectare/ annum
NEWLY SOWN GRASS LEYS
Maximum Individual Dose: 0.75 litres product per hectare
Maximum Total Dose: 0.75 litres product/ hectare/annum
GRAZING INTERVAL
Exclude livestock during treatment and do not allow livestock to graze treated grassland for at least 7 days following treatment.
Where ragwort is present, users should consult the Code of Practice on How To Prevent The Spread Of Ragwort. Ragwort plants sprayed with this herbicide are more palatable with higher levels of toxins.
Animals should be excluded from treated areas until any ragwort has completely recovered or died and there is no visual sign of the dead weed.
Do not include any treated ragwort in hay or silage crops.
GRASSLAND WEED CONTROL
Apply with tractor mounted/trailed sprayer in 150-400 litres of water per hectare using a minimum 300 l/ha on established grassland, to give good coverage of the target weeds. The higher volume is recommended on dense crops to ensure good coverage and penetration. Apply as a medium quality spray.
Where overall spraying is not justified, small weed infested areas or individual weeds may be spot treated by knapsack sprayer or hand-lance connected to a powered conventional hydraulic sprayer. Preferably use a flood jet to avoid spray drift.