Fuego 50
- Manufacturer
- ADAMA
- Category
- Herbicides
- Registered until
- Registration expired
- Registration number
- Active materials
- metazachlor500 g/l
A suspension concentrate formulation containing 500 g/l (44.3% w/w) metazachlor.
FUEGO 50 is a residual herbicide for the pre- and post-emergence control of various
weeds in oilseed rape.
DIRECTIONS FOR USE
FUEGO 50 is a suspension concentrate formulation containing metazachlor for use as a residual herbicide in all varieties of winter and spring oilseed rape.
FUEGO 50 is recommended as a pre- and post- emergence herbicide. Where it is to be used pre- emergence it is important to ensure the herbicide does not come into contact with the crop seed by drilling the seed to a depth of 15mm and ensuring it is well covered by soil before spraying. Do not use pre-emergence on broadcast crops.
Post-emergence application is advised where it is not possible to make pre-emergence applications due to light or stony soils, those with organic matter content higher than 10%, adverse weather conditions, poor seed bed preparation or missed timing of crop.
RESTRICTIONS
Do not overlap spray swaths.
Do not treat crops which are suffering from stress.
Avoid drift onto neighbouring crops.
Do not apply FUEGO 50 to crops grown in a poor seedbed.
Do not apply under adverse weather conditions. Weed control will be improved if soil is moist at time of application.
Some damage may occur, especially on brashy or stony soils. This will normally be outgrown.
Consult processors before applying to crops to be processed.
Do not apply to soils with a compaction layer or to poorly drained soils since damage can occur under waterlogged conditions.
Do not use filters finer than 50 mesh.
Winter Oilseed Rape
Do not use on light or stony soils.
Spring Oilseed Rape
After drilling, apply to a firm, clod-free seedbed. For best results apply when soil is moist.
Do not treat when heavy rain is expected.
Resistance Warning
Strains of some annual grasses (e.g. black-grass, wild- oats and Italian rye-grass) have developed resistance to herbicides which may lead to poor control. A strategy for preventing and managing such resistance should be adopted. Guidelines have been produced by the Weed Resistance Action Group and copies are available from the HGCA, CPA, your distributor, crop advisor or product manufacturer.
WEED CONTROL
Winter Oilseed Rape and when FUEGO 50 applied alone. The recommended timing of application is pre-emergence of the weeds.
Spring Oilseed Rape
Weeds controlled
The following table lists susceptibility of weeds treated with a programme of a suitable alternative pre-emergence herbicide and FUEGO 50.
CROP SPECIFIC INFORMATION
Winter Oilseed Rape
All varieties of winter oilseed rape can be safely treated either pre- or post-emergence.
Rate of use: 1.5 l/ha
Water volume: apply in a minimum of 100 l/ha water when applied pre-emergence or 220-450 l/ha when applied post-emergence.
Timing: make a pre-emergence application up until the crop seed starts to chit.
If applying post-emergence of the crop, apply when the majority of the crop has reached the fully expanded cotyledon stage, the first true leaf should be partly emerged. Weed control will be best achieved if soils are moist at the time of application or rainfall is expected shortly after application.
Spring Oilseed Rape
Application of FUEGO 50 to spring oilseed rape should be made following a pre-sowing/drilling application of a suitable alternative herbicide.
FUEGO 50 – one application of 1.5 l/ha.
Water volume: 220 – 450 l/ha water.
Timing
Spring oilseed rape – apply once crop has two fully expanded cotyledons but before 10 true leaves. Best weed control is achieved if application is made before weed emergence
Succeeding Crops
After normal harvest any crop can be drilled.
Where the crop fails in the autumn or winter, only winter wheat (excluding durum) and winter barley can be redrilled the same autumn following ploughing to 15cm.
Where the crop fails, land must be ploughed to a depth of 15 cm. The following crops only can be sown the following spring.
Brassica
Peas
Field beans
Potatoes
Linseed
Maize
Oilseed rape
When used in sequence with a suitable alternative pre-emergence herbicide follow the advice on those labels in conjunction with this advice.
MIXING AND APPLICATION
Quarter fill the spray tank with clean water and begin agitation. Add the required quantity of FUEGO 50 to the tank and complete filling. Continue agitation until spraying is completed.
| Registered for cultures | Rate | BBCH |
|---|---|---|
| Spring rape | 1.5 l | 19 |
| Winter rape | 1.5 l | 14 |