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A soluble concentrate containing 500 g/l (42% w/w) 2,4-D as the dimethylamine salt.

For the selective control of the annual and perennial broadleaved weeds in winter and spring wheat, barley and rye, winter oats, undersown cereals, established agricultural and amenity grassland, managed amenity turf, apple and pear orchard floors.

 

Controls many important broadleaved weeds in cereals including Charlock, Common pansy, Fat hen and Shepherd’s purse.

Use on grass floors under orchards.

Can be used in a wide range of cereal crops.

Controls many key weeds in grassland.

Tank mix recommendation for Ragwort control.

Non-ALS mode of action to help manage herbicide resistance.

 

 

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 use DEPITOX on the seedbed before sowing any crop.

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

DO NOT graze grass for at least 14 days after spraying.

DO NOT mow or roll four days before or after application. The first four mowings after treatment must be composted for at least six months before use.

DO NOT treat newly established grass or turf less than one year old.

DO NOT treat grass or turf suffering from stress caused by drought, frost, disease or other adverse factors.

DO NOT roll or harrow crops for seven days either before or after application of DEPITOX.

 

Apply when the majority of annual weeds are at the seedling* stage. For the control of perennial weeds in established grassland, the best results are obtained if spraying is carried out shortly before flowering. Whilst spraying at this late stage will not give complete control of annual weeds, it may effectively check most of the species mentioned. A second application may be necessary to provide an adequate level of weed control on amenity grassland and managed amenity turf. 

Weed:Charlock; Mustard, black.

Dose:700 ml

Notes:These weeds will be completely or almost completely killed when applications are made in the cotyledon to early flower-bud stage.

 

Weed:Fat hen; Mustard, treacle; Mustard, white; Pennycress, field;Tare, hairy.

Dose:1.4 l/ha

Notes:These weeds will be completely or almost completely killed when applications are made in the cotyledon to early flower-bud stage

 

Weed:Buttercup, corn; Nettle, small; Radish, wild (runch); Shepherd’s purse.

Dose:1.4 l/ha

Notes:These weeds will be completely or almost completely killed when applications are made in the cotyledon up to two leaf stage or moderately susceptible at four leaves to early flower-bud stage.

 

Weed:Forget-me-not, field; Orache, common; Poppy, common; Sowthistle, prickly; Sowthistle, smooth; Turnip, wild.

Dose:1.4 l/ha

Notes:These weeds will be moderately susceptible (with or without mortality) when applications are made in the cotyledon up to two leaf stage or moderately resistant at rour leaves to early flower-bud stage.

 

Weed:Bindweed, black; Bugloss ;Bugloss, viper’s; Chickweed, common; Cranesbill, dove’s-foot; Fumitory, common; Gromwell, field; Groundsel; Knotgrass; Mouse-ear, common; Nightshade, black; Persicaria, pale; Pimpernel, scarlet;Redshank; Shepherd’s needle; Speedwell, common field; Speedwell, green field; Speedwell, ivy-leaved; Speedwell, wall; Spurge, sun.

Dose:1.4 l/ha

Notes:These weeds will be moderately resistant when applications are made in the cotyledon up to two leaf stage or resistant at four leaves to early flower-bud stage

 

Weed:Orache, common; Poppy, common; Sowthistle, smooth.

Dose:2.0 l/ha

Notes:These weeds will be susceptible when applications are made in the cotyledon up to four leaf stage or moderately resistant at six leaves to early flower-bud stage.

 

Weed:Knotgrass Mayweed, scentless

Dose:2.0 l/ha

Notes:These weeds will be moderately resistant when applications are made in the cotyledon up to two leaf stage or resistant at four leaves to early flower-bud stage.

 

Weed:Thistle, creeping

Dose:2.0–2.5 l/ha

Notes:These weeds will be susceptible when applications are made in the cotyledon up to early flower-bud stage.

 

Hoary cress – Good control of this perennial weed can be achieved by treatment in winter cereal crops over two successive seasons using 1.6–1.8 l/ha dose of DEPITOX. Apply after the shots are 25–150 mm high up to but before flowering.

 

Ragwort is an injurious weed and those who permit it to grow unchecked on their land are liable to prosecution under the Weed Act (1959).

Agricultural grassland: DEPITOX at 2.8 l/ha + Agritox 50 (MAFF 07400) at 2.0 l/ha.

Do not apply 2.8 l/ha DEPITOX alone as this will not give reliable control of Ragwort.

Agricultural grassland (including grass floors under apple and pear trees), amenity grassland and managed amenity turf.

Spray when the majority of plants are in the rosette stage and growing vigorously in the autumn or spring but before the flower spines start to grow. DEPITOX should be applied in good growing conditions. Treatment of Ragwort should always be part of a programme and repeat application may be necessary together with removal of any flower heads in the summer to reduce seed return to the soil. Fields for hay or silage the following spring should be sprayed in the preceding autumn. Fields to be grazed should be treated in the spring.

NOTE: It is important that all livestock are kept out of treated areas for at least two weeks following treatment and until the Ragwort has died and become unpalatable.

 

Crop:Winter wheat, winter and spring rye

Dose:0.7–2.5 l/ha

Maximum total dose:2.5 per crop

Timing and remarks:Winter cereals: Apply in the spring from the leaf sheath erect stage but before the first node detectable stage Spring cereals: Apply from the five leaf fully expanded stage but before the first node detectable stage.

 

Crop:Winter and spring barley, winter oats, spring wheat

Dose:0.7 – 2.0 l/ha

Maximum total dose:2.0 l/ha per crop

Timing and remarks:Winter cereals: Apply in the spring from the leaf sheath erect stage but before the first node detectable stage Spring cereals: Apply from the five leaf fully expanded stage but before the first node detectable stage.

 

Crop:Wheat, barley, rye (undersown with grass)

Dose:1.0 l/ha

Maximum total dose:1.0 l/ha per crop

Timing and remarks:Apply in the spring following the same recommendations as for cereals DO NOT spray with DEPITOX before under sowing Experience has shown that when weeds and cereals form a canopy undersown crops may be safely treated using not more than 1.0 l/ha at low volume.

 

Crop:Grass floors under apple and pear orchards. The orchards must have established for at least one year Do not apply directly to trees

Dose:2.8 l/ha

Maximum total dose:2.8 l/ha per year

Timing and remarks:Apply in spring or autumn when weeds are actively growing. Do not spray during blossom or whilst weeds are in flower. Use low pressure nozzles to avoid spray drift. Bramley Seedling, Emneth Early and Miller’s Seedling are particularly susceptible to spray drift. Pears are more susceptible to spray drift than apples and are particularly susceptible to damage via root uptake.

 

Crop:Amenity grassland and managed amenity turf (established for at least one year).

Dose:3.3 l/ha

Maximum total dose:9.9 l/ha per year

Timing and remarks:Apply in spring/summer or autumn when the growing conditions are favourable. Amenity grassland and managed amenity turf may be treated with 2.8–3.3 l/ha of DEPITOX. The expected levels of control are detailed in the ‘Weed Susceptibility’ table for amenity uses. Some perennial weeds will need subsequent application in order to achieve adequate control. A follow up application may also be needed where new seedling weeds appear. An interval of four – six weeks should elapse between applications. Clovers will receive a check. Top dressing ten days before treatment is recommended to assist kill of weeds and subsequent recovery of the sward.

 

DEPITOX may be used on all varieties of the listed crops within the recommended growth stages. DO NOT treat barley intended for malting or any cereal mixture with peas or beans or other legumes.

Apply in at least 110 litres of water per hectare. In grassland and turf, where weeds might be shielded by grasses, use 400 l/ha water. Refer to the table for special situation pertaining to grass floors under apples and pears.

 

Before use ensure that the spraying equipment has been thoroughly cleaned. Half-fill the spray tank with clean water. With the contents of spray tank under re-circulation, add the measured quantities of DEPITOX through the filter. Top up the tank with water to the required level and maintain re-circulation until the tank is sprayed out.

Apply the recommended quantity of DEPITOX through a conventional hydraulic sprayer using a MEDIUM spray to cover the weed leaves evenly and thoroughly.

Avoid spray drift onto neighbouring crops and all broadleaved plants outside the target area. Do not spray in windy weather. Beets, all brassicas (including oilseed rape, Swedes and turnip) lettuce, sunflowers, onions, peas, potatoes, tomatoes, cucumbers, all fruit crops (including vines) and ornamentals are particularly susceptible to 2,4-D and may be damaged by spray drift.

After each days use, wash out with water and wetting agent. Wash out again with water, drain and allow to dry. Traces of herbicide left in the sprayer may damage susceptible crops if these are subsequently sprayed using the same equipment.

 

Apply to a dry crop when rain is not forecast for at least 12 hours. Optimum results are obtained when the weeds are actively growing under good soil and weather conditions. Reduced weed control may be obtained during drought or cold weather. If rain falls shortly after application, the effect of DEPITOX may be reduced.

 

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 a 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.