Crop Type |
types of Weeds |
Control Strategy |
Timing of application |
Comment |
Plant cane |
Annual grasses and Broad leaf weeds

|
Lumax 537.5SE at 4lts/ha |
Pre-emergence to early post-emergence to the weeds. If weeds have already emerged and overgrown beyond 2-4 leaf stage tank mix with Gramoxone at 0.5-1lt/ha
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Gives up to 12 weeks control. |
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Sedges |
Servian 75WG at 50-75g/ha |
Spot application. Servian is applied post-emergence to weeds.
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For best results tank mix with a wetter at 0.5lts/ha. |
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Sedges + Rottboelia spp

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Krismat 75 WG at 2.5kg/ha |
Early post-emergence (2-4 leaf stage) to weeds. |
For best results tank mix with a wetter at 0.5lts/ha. For long term control (eradication) of sedges repeat application soon after re-emergence
|
Ratoon cane |
Grass weeds and Broad leaf weeds |
Lumax 537.5 SE at 4lts/ha |
Pre-emergence to weeds at 4lts/ha. |
In case perennial weeds have emerged tank mix with Touchdown Forte at 1.5lts/ha. Spray before emergence of cane tillers. |
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Sedges

|
Servian 75WG at 50-75g/ha |
Post-emergence to weeds |
For best results tank mix with a wetter at 0.5lts/ha |
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Sedges + Rottboelia |
Krismat 75WG at 2.5kg/ha |
Early post-emergence (2-4 leaf stage) to weeds. |
For best results tank mix with a wetter at 0.5lts/ha. For long term control (eradication) of sedges repeat application soon after re-emergence |
Cane
|
Ripener |
Fusilade Forte 150 EC at 300mls/ha |
Apply when the cane reaches 85% maturity while the crop is healthy and vigorously growing |
It hastens the ripening of sugarcane thus enabling early harvesting |