Weed control in fodder beet with Betanal maxxPro

Sets a new benchmark for weed control, outstanding crop safety and maximum convenience with its advanced patented oil dispersion (OD) formulation incorporating Bayer CropScience’s patented Double-A technology

Key features include:

Enhanced and highly consistent control of a wide weed spectrum.
Optimised spreading and coverage for class-leading weed control.
Fast and reliable uptake for rapid action.
Wide window of application over a range of weed growth stages.
Flexible use in a range of water volumes.
Top class yields and return on investment for the grower.
Excellent crop safety.

Active substance	Desmedipham 47g/L, ethofumesate 75g/L, lenacil 27g/L, phenmedipham 60g/L
Formulation	Oil dispersion (OD)
crops	Sugar beet, fodder beet and mangels
pack size	10L
maximum individual dose	1.5 L/ha
maximum total dose	4.5 L/ha
latest time of application	Before crop meets between the rows
water volume	80 – 200 L/ha
Local Environmental Risk Assessment for Pesticides (LERAP)	none

What to do

Always apply as a FINE quality spray in a water volume of 80-200 L/ha.
Avoid spray drift onto non-crop plants outside areas being sprayed. The risk of drift is greater when a fine quality spray is used

Dose rates and timings.

Treatment	Minimum crop stage / recommended dose rate (L/kg/ha)		Trigger weed species for partner product
	From fully expanded cotyledon	From 2 true leaves expanded
Betanal maxxPro alone	1.25	1.5	Broad-spectrum broadleaved weed control + annual meadow-grass
Betanal maxxPro + metamitron	1.25 +1.0	1.25/1/5 + 1.0	Mayweeds, annual meadow-grass, knotgrass, fat-hen, field pansy, small nettle, volunteer oilseed rape
Betanal maxxPro + clopyralid	1.25 0.5	1.5 0.5	Larger mayweeds, thistles, volunteer potatoes

Betanal maxxPro may be used in sequence with a pre-emergence application of a chloridazon based herbicide at the recommended dose rate for the soil type.

Weed spectrum controlled:

Annual meadow-grass	Corn marigold	Knotweed
Black-bindweed	Corn spurrey	Mayweeds
Black nightshade	Crane's-bill	Pale persicaria
Bugloss	Fat-hen	Red dead-nettle
Charlock	Field pansy	Redshank
Cleavers	Field penny-cress	Scarlet pimpernel
Common chickweed	Groundsel	Small nettle
Common field speedwell	Henbit dead nettle	Volunteer oliseed rape
Common fumitory	Ivy-leaved speedwell	Wild radish
Common orache

Double-A technology

AA advanced formulation technology

Optimises spreading and coverage.
Ensures even distribution of the active substance with fast, reliable uptake.
Optimised adjuvant system in the OD formulation makes the addition of further oil or adjuvant unnecessary

AA Activation technology.