Selective post-emergence herbicide for controlling a wide spectrum of annual broadleaf and grass weeds in sugar beet crops.
Main advantages
Easy to use, optimal dosing, wide spectrum of action and selectivity, low environmental impact
Penetrates plants through leaves and roots
When surfactant (surface-active agent) is present in the active ingredient, the biological efficacy of the product increases and the uptake by weeds is accelerated
Sugar beet rapidly metabolizes and deactivates this herbicide, so it is not affected by it.
Treatment should be applied during the period of intense weed and crop growth (from the cotyledon stage until row closure). The product is safe for all types of beet at any growth stage, provided the crop is not under stress. Optimal temperature for application is 15–25°C during application and several hours after. If the temperature is below 10°C or above 25°C, the metabolism rate decreases. This may cause temporary yellowing of beet leaves, but symptoms disappear within 10 days.
Most effective against weeds when applied from the cotyledon stage to the two-leaf stage. Application at later stages will yield a lesser effect; some weeds will not be killed but will be halted in growth.
Time before personnel can re-enter treated areas: 3 days for mechanized work; 7 days for manual work.
Maximum number of applications — 2.
Mode of action
The herbicide is mainly absorbed through leaves and root systems. «Neolith» inhibits cell division by blocking the synthesis of essential amino acids. Weeds quickly stop growing and competing with the crop; within a week, they turn reddish and gradually die completely.
Spectrum of activity
Annual grass weeds: quackgrass, barnyardgrass.
Annual broadleaf weeds: bird’s-foot trefoil, black nightshade, greater plantain, field forget-me-not, annual cinquefoil, prickly poppy, bird pepper, common violet, mugwort-leaf ragwort, white deadnettle, medicinal valerian, intermediate starwort.
Annual winter weeds: wild radish, field mustard, Persian speedwell, field knotgrass, false chicory, Theophrastus knotgrass.
Compatibility with other products
The herbicide is compatible with most pesticides in tank mixtures. However, compatibility must be checked for each specific case.
WHO Classification: Class III (moderately hazardous).
