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FORMULATION & ACTIVE INGREDIENT: FUSILADE MAX is an emulsifiable concentrate containing 125 g fluazifop-P-butyl per litre.

 

TARGETS: Control of wild-oats, volunteer cereals and other grass weeds, post-emergence in broad-leaved crops and other situations.
WATER VOLUME AND BCPC SPRAY QUALITY: 80 to 200 litres per hectare in open crops with light weed infestations as a FINE spray. 200 to 500 litres per hectare in dense crops or in dense weed situations as a MEDIUM spray. Apply through a conventional hydraulic sprayer using a pressure of 2–4 bars.

RAINFASTNESS: Within 1–2 hours of application.

 

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

 

GENERAL INFORMATION
FUSILADE MAX containing fluazifop-P-butyl is a herbicide for control of wild oats, volunteer cereals and other grass weeds, post-emergence in broad-leaved crops and other situations.

FUSILADE MAX is rapidly absorbed through the leaves and moves upwards and downwards throughout the plant to the growing points. FUSILADE MAX is effective against both annual and perennial grass weeds including Common Couch. Decay of the growing points in stems is visible after 7 days. Foliar kill is complete in 3–4 weeks when weeds are actively growing under warm conditions. FUSILADE MAX is independent of soil type as it acts through the foliage.

CROPS AND SITUATIONS
FUSILADE MAX may be used in the following crops and situations:

Combinable Crops
Winter Oilseed Rape, Spring Oilseed Rape, Winter and Spring Oilseed Rape for industrial use,
Linseed, Flax, Linseed and Flax for industrial use, Field Beans, Vining and Dried Peas.

Root Crops
Sugar and Fodder Beet, Carrots, Stockfeed Swede and Stockfeed Turnip.

Fruit Crops
Blackcurrants, Gooseberries, Raspberries and Strawberries.

Other Crops
Hops, Onions and Stockfeed Kale.

Farm Forestry
Hardwood and coniferous trees established on land previously under arable cultivation or
improved grassland.

Other situations
Non-cropped field margins (boundary strips), removal of green cover on land temporarily removed from production (set-aside) and removal of barley cover crops drilled to protect crops from windblow.

 

Consult processors before treating crops intended for processing Avoid drift and possible damage to neighbouring crops. Do not spray in windy weather, especially if applying a FINE spray when the risk of drift is increased. Cereal or grass crops should not be sown for at least 8 weeks after application of the 3 litres per hectare rate or at least 2 weeks after application of the 1 – 1.5 litres per hectare rates. Annual Meadowgrass and broadleaved weeds are not controlled. Weeds germinating after application will not be controlled.

The following weeds are controlled by postemergence applications at the rates given below. Refer also to the crop recommendations for the maximum recommended rate in each crop.

 

Black-grass

Barren (Sterile) Brome Volunteer Cereals Wild Oats

1 or 1.5

2 expanded leaves to fully tillered. The higher rate will give more rapid and reli- able control of well tillered weeds.

Barley cover crops

1 or 2.0

See notes below on cover crops

 

Italian Rye-grass Perennial Rye-grass

1.5

2 expanded leaves to fully tillered

 

Black Bent

Creeping Bent (Watergrass) Common Couch

3

4 leaves. The majority of stems should have emerged.

 

This product contains fluazifop-p-butyl which is an ACCase inhibitor, also classified by the Herbicide Resistance Action Committee as ‘Group A’.

Use only as part of a resistance management strategy that includes cultural methods of control and does not use ACCase inhibitors as the sole chemical method of grass-weed  control

Applying a second product containing an ACCase inhibitor to a crop will increase the risk of resistance development; only use a second ACCase inhibitor to control different weeds at a different timing.

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.

 

TIMING OF APPLICATION
The timing of application is determined by the growth stage of the target weed (see weed control table above). FUSILADE MAX is not recommended for the destruction of established grass swards.

Overall or directed sprays can be used but it is not advisable to apply overall when trees are at bud burst/flushing and before new foliage has hardened in the spring. Do not apply FUSILADE MAX during periods of bright sunlight or high temperatures as this may lead to foliage scorch. If applications are needed in mid summer then they should be made in the evening. Do not apply FUSILADE MAX when the ground is waterlogged or the trees are under stress from drought.

 

COVER CROPS
Spray when the risk of wind blow has passed and before there is serious competition with the crop. To remove cover crops use 1.0 litre per hectare except where any of the following factors apply, then 2.0 litres per hectare must be used:
where spraying is late and a quick kill is required to avoid competition. 

where the cover crop is drilled overall.

where the cover crop is well developed, i.e. leaf sheath erect stage or later.

where the crops are under moisture stress.

Note: Where a significant grass weed problem is present, the rate appropriate to the weed species must be used if this is higher than the rate required for cover crop removal.

 

MIXING AND SPRAYING
Mixing
Half fill the spray tank with CLEAN water and start agitation. Shake the container and add the correct amount of FUSILADE MAX to the sprayer using a filling device (e.g. induction hopper) or by direct addition to the spray tank. Complete filling and agitate thoroughly. Continue agitation during spraying and stoppages.
Wash out container thoroughly. Preferably use an integrated pressure rinsing device or manually rinse three times. Add washings to the sprayer at the time of filling. Dispose of rinsed containers safely according to DEFRA/HSE Code of Practice.

Volume of water
Even coverage of the weeds is essential for good results.
80 to 200 litres per hectare may be used in open crops with light weed infestations.
200 to 500 litres per hectare should be used in dense crops or in dense weed situations.
Application methods
Even coverage of the weeds is essential for good results. Apply through a conventional hydraulic sprayer using a pressure of 2–4 bars. For spray volumes 80 to 200 litres per hectare apply as a FINE spray. For spray volumes above 200 litres per hectare apply as a MEDIUM spray.

Ensure that the sprayer is properly cleaned and washed before use, spray contamination may damage crops.

Correctly calibrate sprayer before use. Do not leave spray liquid in the sprayer for long periods (i.e. during meals or overnight).

Application by air or through controlled droplet application equipment is not permitted.

Band spraying
FUSILADE MAX may be applied through a standard band sprayer for the control of annual grass weeds. Common couch may be treated but re-growth from untreated bands may reduce efficacy.

After use
Wash equipment thoroughly after use with a commercial tank cleaner, in accordance with the manufacturer’s instructions. Dispose of tank washings and rinse containers safely according to the DEFRA Code of Practice.