Rye-grass control
Are you making the right product choice for your rye-grass control?
Rye-grasses can be problem weeds but are rarely found in field situations without black-grass or other damaging grass-weeds also present. In these mixed population weed scenarios it pays to choose a product with the best possible grass-weed spectrum, as even low populations of black-grass can rapidly multiply if not controlled properly and become as big a problem as other grass-weeds.
Ryegrass Distribution in the UK:
| Region | Total area with rye-grass weeds (hectares) |
% of rye-grass area with black-grass |
% of rye-grass are with brome, meadow-grass or other grass-weeds |
| The North, Yorks & Humberside | 3,467 | 25% | 46% |
| North West, West Mids & Wales | 6,464 | 11% | 53% |
| East Midlands | 3,080 | 61% | 13% |
| East Anglia | 948 | 85% | 9% |
| South East | 10,794 | 42% | 20% |
| South West | 5,770 | 3% | 43% |
The last few years have seen several new products able to control rye-grass enter the market, but they tend to be rye-grass specific or have a narrow grass-weed spectrum. Atlantis WG has a proven track record in broad ranging grass-weed control over a number of years; and Pacifica has become established in areas where brome is a problem in addition to other grass-weeds.
Winter Wheat Weed Control Label Claims:
| Product | Italian rye-grass | Black-grass | Annual Meadow-grass |
Rough Stalked meadow-grass |
Wild oats | Brome |
| Pacifica | **** | **** | **** | **** | **** | *** |
| Atlantis WG | **** | **** | **** | **** | **** | *** (1) |
| Florasulam + Pyroxsulam |
** | ** (1) |
* (1) |
*** (1) |
**** | **** |
= 100 - 80% control, = 80 - 60% control, = 60 - 40% control, = <40% control. (1) = no label claim)
