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ILSOYADVISOR POST
Webinar: Roundup Ready® Xtend Crop System
February 02, 2017
The Roundup Ready® Xtend Crop System is an advanced weed management system in the fight against resistant and tough-to-control weeds in soybeans and cotton. With advanced dicamba- and glyphosate-tolerant traits in soy and dicamba-, glyphosate- and glufosinate-tolerant traits in cotton, the Roundup Ready Xtend Crop System can help maximize weed control and the yield potential and quality of Roundup Ready 2 Xtend® soybeans and cotton with XtendFlex® technology.
Chris Kamienski, Monsanto technology development representative, and Lance Tarochione, CCA and Monsanto technical agronomist, review seed and herbicide product use and stewardship and weed control options in soybeans.
Key Takeaways:
- This presentation on application requirements is not a substitute for the product labeling. Always read and follow all product labeling.
- XtendiMax™ herbicide with VaporGrip™ Technology
- Good option to help manage glyphosate-resistant broadleaf weeds
- Significant reduction in volatility potential compared to current dicamba formulations
- Applications requirement
- Off-Target moving
- Physical drift
- Sprayer contamination
- Volatility
- Off-Target moving
- Chemistry
- Active ingredient: dicamba
- Herbicide group: Group 4
- Window of Application
- 28 days or less prior to planting
- Preparing the sprayer
- Use only TeeJet® TTI11004 nozzle with a maximum operating pressure of 63 psi
- Preparing to spray
- Apply 22 fl. oz./A of this product with each application
- Control weeds when less than 4 inches tall
- Scout fields before application
- Maintain a downwind buffer between the last treated row and the closest downwind edge
- Mixing and handling
- Do not mix with any other chemicals
- Spraying
- Minimum carrier volume of 10 GPA
- Do not exceed 15 mph ground speed
- 3 – 10 mph winds are best
- Spray boom height: do not exceed 24” above crop canopy
- After Spraying
- Triple-Rinse Clean-Out is Required
- Scout fields after application
- Report any incidence of non-performance
1 CEU in Pest Management Available. Visit the Certified Crop Adviser website to self-report your credit after viewing the webinar recording.
Other resources:
- New state restrictions: http://www.agrimarketing.com/s/107922
- 2016 damage/causes: http://www.agriculture.com/crops/soybeans/10-dicamba-damage-takeaways-from-missouri
Illinois Soybean Association
The Illinois Soybean Association (ISA) checkoff and membership programs represent more than 43,000 soybean farmers in Illinois. The checkoff funds market development and utilization efforts while the membership program supports the government relations interests of Illinois soybean farmers at the local, state, and national level through the Illinois Soybean Growers (ISG). ISA upholds the interests of Illinois soybean producers through promotion, advocacy, and education with the vision of becoming a market leader in sustainable soybean production and profitability. For more information, visit the website www.ilsoy.org and www.ilsoygrowers.com.
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