CropTalk Innovation meets convenience Introducing the new cereal herbicide pre-mixed formulations of Tundra™ and Velocity m3
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aking control of broadleaf and grassy weeds in cereal crops just got so much easier with the introduction of the advanced premixed formulations of Tundra and Velocity m3. Now available at participating retailers across western Canada, both herbicides give growers an easy-to-use, easy-to-manage, all-in-one solution that provides comprehensive weed control and an effective resistant management tool. CT
24 | Farm Forum | Winter 2011
Volume 20 | Issue 1
What’s new with Bayer CropScience products
Tundra is an all-in-one formulation that provides both grassy and broadleaf weed control without the fuss of having to add an additional herbicide. So say goodbye to the headaches, worries and time associated with measuring and mixing errors and say hello to convenience and flexibility. Safe on barley, spring and durum wheat, Tundra contains three active ingredients — Pyrasulfotole (Group 27), Bromoxynil (Group 6) and Fenoxaprop-p-ethyl (Group 1) — which control Group 2 resistant broadleaf weeds such as kochia, cleavers, chickweed and spiny annual sow thistle. With its wide window of application, Tundra can be applied from one to six leaves on the main stem all the way to emergence of the third tiller on the crop. Alfalfa, barley, canary seed, canola, field corn (Manitoba only), flax, oats, field peas (see label for complete details), soybeans (Manitoba only) and wheat (spring and durum) can be planted 10 months following an application of Tundra. Lentils can be planted back 22 months following an application of Tundra.
The easiest and most effective way to manage herbicide resistance is to rotate herbicides with different modes of action. That’s why Velocity m3 is so effective. It combines three active ingredients, thiencarbazone-methyl (Group 2), pyrasulfotole (Group 27) and bromoxynil (Group 6). Together, these three actives provide “one solution” for comprehensive, broad spectrum grassy and broadleaf weed control as well as effective resistance management in spring and durum wheat. All it takes is one product. Nothing else is required — no tank mixing, no adjuvant — and you are controlling both Group 1 resistant wild oats and Group 2 resistant broadleaf weeds such as kochia and cleavers. For added grower convenience, Velocity m3 is crop safe on all varieties of wheat (including durum), can be applied from the one to six leaf stage, up to three tillers (prior to the presence of the first node) and is registered for both aerial and ground application. With the re-cropping flexibility of Velocity m3, growers can plant spring and durum wheat, barley, oats, canary seed, canola, flax, peas (see label for complete details), soybeans (Manitoba only), alfalfa and field corn (Manitoba only) the year following application. Lentils require a replanting interval of 22 months.