Stewardship for late season application of herbicides in winter crops
The responsibility to avoid herbicide residues in delivered cereal, pulse and oilseed
grains sits squarely with grain growers and their advisers.
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The application of herbicides late in the season to prevent weeds setting seed or to desiccate crops must be carried out with caution and in line with herbicide label recommendations. |
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- just prior to harvest to manage late season weeds;
- in-crop spray topping of annual ryegrass to prevent seed set; and
- for pre-harvest desiccation of the crop to accelerate or even up ripening
to assist with harvest.
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