Systemic soil herbicide.
Sensitive weeds: various species of goosegrass, crabgrass, chickweed, common chickweed, annual ryegrass, common mustard, small-flowered galinsoga.
Moderately sensitive weeds: various species of shepherd's purse, common chickweed, common purslane, gumweed and others.
Crop: Sugar beets.
Target: Annual grasses and some broad-leaved weeds.
Application timing: Soil application prior to crop emergence.
Advantages
Reliable protection of sugar beets during the critical growth period against the most common weeds.
Application of HETMAN reduces the number of mechanical soil treatments, conserving moisture and preserving the structure of the fertile soil layer.
In addition to effectively eliminating weeds, the herbicide facilitates easier crop maintenance during the vegetation period and increases yield.
Phytotoxicity is completely absent, promoting active growth and development of the crop plants.
Mode of action
Weeds' seedlings absorb metolachlor during the emergence process through the topsoil layer. Metolachlor belongs to the chloracetamide group, which acts on seedlings; it has weak activity against established weeds. The mechanism of action involves blocking root system growth and root collar development, causing weeds to die without appearing on the soil surface.
General recommendations
Soil application should be conducted prior to planting, during planting, or after planting but before crop emergence. It is mandatory to ensure complete coverage of the area during application.
During application, the working speed of the equipment should be 7-10 km/h. The soil should be fine and crumbly — large clods and excessive plant residues increase the area of herbicide absorption and reduce application efficiency. Optimal conditions for application occur after rainfall or irrigation with a water volume of 10-20 mm. In dry conditions, the herbicide should be incorporated into the soil using tillage equipment or by harrowing to compact the soil. When growing transplanted crops, the herbicide should be applied before transplanting.
Minimum dosage is recommended for low-humus and light-textured soils; average dosage — for clay soils with humus content less than 4%; increased dosage — for clay and heavy soils with humus content 4-5% and peat soils. Personnel should stay away from areas where manual work is performed for 15 days after application.
Working liquid dosage
200-400 L/ha
Global experience of application
In global practice, it is used on the following crops: sunflower, soybean, corn, winter and spring rape, pea, poppy (2.1 L/ha), potato, tomato (transplant), cabbage (transplant), watermelon.
