TOPLANZ 240 EC

A systemic postemergence graminicide to control annual and perennial cereal weeds.

It is used with SAS Saf.

Category: Herbicides

Active ingredient:

clethodim, 240 g/l

Formulation:

emulsifiable concentrate

Packing:

1 L, 5 L, 10 L, 20 L

Mode of action:

the active substance of the drug penetrates the plant, concentrates at growth points and blocks lipid biosynthesis. Cletodim irreversibly inactivates the vital enzyme acetylcarboxylase for cereal weeds. Toplants 240 EC destroys both terrestrial and underground (root) parts of cereals, preventing the growth of perennial species. Due to its selectivity, the product does not cause phytotoxicity in dicotyledonous crops on which it is recommended. The effect of the product on cereal weeds is manifested in 7-10 days, plant death occurs in 14-21 days after treatment.

Field of usage

Crop	Doze rate, l/ha	Weed	Terms of application
Sugar beet Onion (except bunch onion) Peas Winter and spring oilseed rape Soybean Sunflower	0,2–0,4 + SAM Saf 0,2–0,4	Annual cereal weeds	Spraying is carried out in a phase of 2-4 leaves of weeds (the phase of development of a culture does not matter)
	0,4–0,8 + SAM Saf 0,4–0,8	Perennial cereal weeds	Spraying is carried out during vegetation, at the height of the weeds – 10-15 cm (the phase of development of a culture does not matter)
Common flax	0,2–0,4 + SAM Saf 0,2–0,4	Annual cereal weeds	Spraying in a phase of 2-4 leaves in weeds (crop growth stage: growing point emerged)
Common flax	0,4–0,8 + SAM Saf 0,4–0,8	Perennial cereal weeds	Spraying during the growing season, with a height of weeds 10-20 cm(crop growth stage: growing point emerged)

Compatibility

• the product is not compatible with most pesticides and liquid fertilizers. However, in each separate case, the components must be checked for compatibility in a tank mixture. The product cannot be used with products of betanol group if the air temperature is more than +25°C, as it increases the risk of intoxication of crops.

•mixing Cletodim with such active ingredients as: clopiralid, picloram, bentazone, isoxaben and pyridate is unacceptable due to a pronounced systemic effect;

Application features

• treatment is carried out 6 hours before the rain;

• do not treat if crops are weak or under stress;

• it is mandatory to ensure a continuous coverage of the area and abundant wetting of plants during the application;

• can be used in all types of crop rotations;

• not recommended to make application on days when night frosts are forecasted;

• due to the high sensitivity of rapeseed plants, in the cotyledon phase, to the action of pesticides, it is not advisable to use Toplants 240, EC in the morning after dew and after rain, with a doze rate above 0,6 l/ha;

Product’s advantages

• it destroys effectively all annual and perennial cereal weeds;

• it acts quickly and is not phytotoxic;

• it destroys the underground and ground parts of cereal weeds;

• the possibility of using againts the fall of cereals;

• the product should be applied taking no account of the stage of crop development.

Optimal weather conditions for application	Preparation of the tank mixture	Weather conditions during the period of application
from + 15°С to + 25°С	200-400 l/ha	The condition for the effective action of the product is absence of rainfalls after spraying for 6 hours. Do not apply at plants wet from rain or dew or at wind speeds over 3-4 m/s. On days with high temperatures the application must be done in the evening or in the morning.

List of the main sensitive weeds

Wild oat, Aleppo grass, cocksfoot, creeping wheatgrass, crabgrass (species), weed fall, ryegrass, fine bent grass, palm-grass (species), star grass, Bromus inermis Leyss, snow grass.

WORLD EXPERIENCE IN THE USE OF ANALOGUES*

Crop	Weed	Dose rate, l/ha	Terms of application	Maximum quantity of treatments
Carrots, linum, peas, onions (except for the green hollow leaves), potatoes	Annual gramineous weeds	0,4-0,8	Spraying crops at the height of the weeds 3-5 cm	1
Linum, carrots, potatoes	Perennial gramineous weeds	1,4-1,8	Spraying crops at the height of the weeds 15-20 cm
Peas , onions (except for the green hollow leaves)	Perennial gramineous weeds	1,2-1,6	Spraying crops at the height of the weeds 15-20 cm

* Please note that this product is not registered on such crops in Ukraine.