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Cereal Herbicides
Chekker
Chekker
Chekker is a unique formulation of iodosulfuron and amidosulfuron providing excellent control of cleavers and a wide range of broad-leaved weeds in cereal crops.
Chekker gives:
- Superior control of cleavers, particularly in cool, early spring conditions
- Flexible timing - controls cleavers from early spring right up to flower bud stage
- Controls a wide range of other brad leaved weeds
- Dose flexibility - tailor to suit individual weed situations
- Wide range of tank-mixes available
- Can be used on all cereal crops (except oats)
- Easy to use water dispersible granule formulation
- Can be used in sequence with Atlantis WG on winter wheat
Chekker Profile
| Active ingredient | 12.5g/ha iodosulfuron-methyl-sodium + 125g/ha amidosulfuron (+ mefenpyr safener) |
| Mode of Action | ALS Inhibitors (HRAC Resistance Group B) |
| Formulation | Water dispersible granule (WG) |
| Crops | Winter wheat, winter barley, spring wheat, spring barley, rye and triticale |
| Maximum individual dose | 240g/ha |
| Active Ingredients delivered at 240g/ha | 3g/ha iodosulfuron-methyl-sodium + 30g/ha amidosulfuron |
| Maximum number of treatments | One per crop |
| Application timing | Apply in spring from 1st February and after the two leaf stage (GS12) of the crop up to before first spikelet of inflorescence visible stage (GS51) |
| LERAP | Category B |
| Pack size | 600g |
| MAPP number | MAPP 10955 |
Other products complementary to Chekker in the Bayer CropScience range include:
- Decis - advanced pyrethroid for control of aphid BYDV vectors
- Oxytril CM - for broad-leaved weeds in all cereals
- Cheetah Super - for wild oat control in wheat
- Tigress Ultra - for grass weed control in barley
