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BEETSHIELD 200 is a post-emergence foliar acting herbicide for use in many arable, forage and horticultural crops for the control of some annual broad-leaved weeds, but especially for the control of thistles. Soluble Concentrate (SL) containing 200 g/l (18.2 % w/w) clopyralid.

DIRECTIONS FOR USE

BEETSHIELD 200 is a post-emergence foliar acting herbicide.
Although uptake can occur through roots and shoots BEETSHIELD 200 is taken up best by actively growing weed leaves. It is fully translocated throughout the plant and affects all parts of susceptible weeds. In mayweeds and thistles activity is greatest at the growing points, where death occurs fi rst.

RESTRICTIONS

On the following food and fodder crops the statutory interval between the last application and harvest, consumption or conservation is the following:
Established grassland - 7 days
Sugar beet, fodder beet, mangel, - 6 weeks
red beet
Swede, turnip - 6 weeks
Wheat, barley & oats - before GS 33 (GS 32 inclusive)
Oilseed rape (crop canopy) - apply before fl ower buds are visible from above
Straw from crops treated with BEETSHIELD 200 should be baled and taken off the land. Do not use straw from crops treated with BEETSHIELD 200 for use in compost, manure or other use that may enable such straw to be used for any glasshouse or protected crop. Do not use manure from animals fed on crops treated with BEETSHIELD 200 for composting.
Do not apply BEETSHIELD 200 to crops undersown with clovers, sainfoin, vetches or other legumes. Control of creeping thistle and other perennial weeds may be impaired by cultivations either before or within a period of two weeks after application of BEETSHIELD 200.
Do not apply to wet crops or when rain is expected within 6 hours of spraying.
Do not spray when crops are under stress from cold, drought, pest damage, nutrient defi ciency etc.
Contract agents should be consulted before using on crops grown for seed.
Consult processors before using on crops for processing.

CROP SPECIFIC INFORMATION

1. CEREALS AND OILSEED RAPE
Winter and spring wheat, winter and spring barley and oats
For the control of annual weeds apply 0.35 litre/ha in the spring from second leaf stage (GS 12), to before the third node is detectable (up to and including GS 32).
BEETSHIELD 200 gives best results when applied with other herbicides in tank mixture provided the timings and conditions of use of the partner product coincide with those of BEETSHIELD 200.Please refer to the section ‘Compatibility’ for further information about the possible mixing partners of BEETSHIELD 200.
Oilseed rape (winter or spring sown crops)
Apply 0.5 litre/ha in the spring for the control of annual weeds or 1.0 litre/ha in the spring for the control of creeping thistle, which is usually 3-4 weeks after the fi rst application. Applications may be made from the two fully expanded leaf stage of the crop to before fl ower buds are visible at top of crop.
Please refer to the section ‘Compatibility’ for further information about the possible mixing partners of BEETSHIELD 200.
2. BEET CROPS AND FODDER CROPS
Sugar beet, fodder beet, red beet and mangel
BEETSHIELD 200 can be used once in repeat low dose herbicide programming on sugar beet, from the fully expanded cotyledon stage of the crop, in 80-100 litres/ha of water. Apply 0.5 litres/ha in tank mixture.
Where thistles are present an (additional) application of BEETSHIELD 200 alone at 1.0 litre/ha in 200-300 litres/ha water, may be used which is usually 3-4 weeks after the fi rst application.
Please refer to the section ‘Compatibility’ for further information about the possible mixing partners of BEETSHIELD 200.