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For the control of a wide range of broad leaved weeds including charlock in wheat, barley and oats including undersown and direct re-seeds with clover.

 

 

One of the very few products for weed control in newly seeded grass/clover leys.

Broad spectrum of annual and perennial weeds controlled.

Can be used in cereals undersown with red or white clover.

Lerap category: Unclassified

Pack size: 10 litres

Storage: PROTECT FROM FROST

 

IMPORTANT: This information is approved as part of the Product Label. All instructions within this section must be read carefully in order to obtain safe and successful use of this product.

 

DO NOT roll, harrow or cut crops within seven days before or after applying CLOVERMAX.

DO NOT graze crops within a week before or two weeks after applying CLOVERMAX.

DO NOT apply during drought, rain or if rain is expected.

DO NOT apply in very cold conditions as effectiveness may be reduced.

DO NOT use CLOVERMAX immediately before or after sowing any crop.

DO NOT spray on established clover crops or lucerne.

DO NOT use CLOVERMAX on cereals undersown with lucerne or in seed mixtures containing lucerne. When lucerne is present use BUTOXONE DB.

DO NOT spray in windy conditions as the spray drift may cause damage to neighbouring crops. The following crops are particularly susceptible: beet, Brassicae (e.g. turnips, swedes, oilseed rape), and most market garden crops including lettuce and tomatoes under glass, pears and vines.

 

Annual weeds will be best controlled if spraying is done while the majority of weeds are seedlings.

Complete or almost complete control of seedlings.

Temporary suppression of seedlings, long-term control dependant on crop competition and weather.

The following perennial weed species will be controlled as indicated.

 

May be used on all commercial varieties of winter and spring sown wheat, barley and oats. Not recommended for use on rye.

7.0 l/ha.

Water volume 100–400 litres of water per ha. Use a minimum of 225 litres water in dense stands of cereals or if weed growth is dense.

CLOVERMAX applied at 7.0 l/ha will control those annual weeds as indicated in the weed control table.

Apply in the spring from the leaf sheath erect stage to before first node detectable (GS 31). Do not apply in autumn, winter, during frosty weather or if frosts are expected following application.

 

 

DO NOT use CLOVERMAX on established clovers or on lucerne.

Apply from the five leaf stage until before first node detectable (GS 31).

 

Apply from one leaf fully expanded stage until before first node detectable (GS 31).

 

Application should be made when the cereal crop is at the correct growth stage (winter wheat from leaf sheath erect stage to before first node detectable stage, spring wheat from the five leaf stage to before firstnode detectable stage, spring barley and oats from one leaf fully expanded stage to before firstnode detectable stage) AND when the undersown crop of clover is at the correct growth stage (before fourth trifoliate leaf stage).

 

DO NOT use CLOVERMAX on established clovers or on lucerne.

7.0 l/ha.

100–400 litres of water per hectare. Use a minimum of 225 litres water in dense stands of cereals or if weed growth is dense.

CLOVERMAX applied at 7.0 l/ha will control the listed annual weeds and will control the listed perennial weeds as indicated in the weed control table. Biennial and perennial weeds should be sprayed during their period of maximum growth, usually when the flower buds are beginning to form. The response of perennial weeds to treatments is often variable with only the aerial parts killed, though often suppression will occur. The recovery of weeds will be reduced if the sward is growing vigorously at the time of treatment.

 

The time of application is best determined according to the growth stage of weeds present.

A top dressing 10 days before treatment is recommended to assist kill of weeds and subsequent recovery of the sward.

 

Apply to young grass leys when the grasses have at least four leaves and have begun to tiller. Where several species of grass are present the timing should be dictated by the slowest developing species. Applications before tillering may cause a temporary check to growth.

 

Apply after the first trifoliate leaf has appeared on the majority of the clovers ensuring that weeds are at the susceptible stage. With red clover some leaf deformity may be observed but subsequent growth will be normal.

 

DO NOT sow any crop into soil treated with CLOVERMAX for at least three months after application.

 

Half fill the spray tank with clean water and start the agitation. Pour in the required amount of CLOVERMAX. Add the remainder of the water and continue agitation until spraying is completed. USE IMMEDIATELY following dilution. DO NOT allow diluted product to stand before use. Apply as a medium quality spray (as defined by BCPC). A spray pressure of 2–3 bar is recommended.

 

WASH EQUIPMENT thoroughly with water and wetting agent or liquid detergent immediately after use. Spray out, fill with clean water and leave over night. Spray out again before storing or using for another product. Traces of product can cause harm to susceptible crops sprayed later.

 

CLOVERMAX can be tank-mixed with other pesticides, please consult your Nufarm distributor or Nufarm UK Limited.

 

When herbicides with the same mode of action are used repeatedly over several years in the same field, selection of resistant biotypes can take place. These can propagate and may become dominating. A weed species is considered to be resistant to an herbicide if it survives a correctly applied treatment at the recommended dose. A strategy for preventing and managing such resistance should be adopted. This should include integrating herbicides with a programme of cultural control measures. Guidelines have been produced by the Weed Resistance Action Group and copies are available from the HGCA, CPA, your distributor, crop adviser or product manufacturer.