C R O P
M A N A G E M E N T
S O L U T I O N S
CLEAN FIELDS. STRONG YIELDS.
4 Keys to Weed Management
for the Midsouth
Follow these four important steps in weed management to help handle
tough-to-control weeds in your Bollgard II XtendFlex Cotton.
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1. SCOUT FIELDS before and after each herbicide application
2. START CLEAN with burndown or tillage
3. U
se multiple overlapping residual herbicides pre-emergence
AND postemergence to help START CLEAN and STAY CLEAN
4. Use tank mixes of products with MULTIPLE, EFFECTIVE sites of action
Dicamba herbicides ARE NOT currently approved for use in-crop. Utilize the weed
management recommendation below for your Bollgard II XtendFlex Cotton.
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TIMING
BURNDOWN OR TILLAGE
32 fl oz
Early spring, preplant
Dicamba* or 2,4-D
+
*Dicamba products currently registered for pre-plant burndown applications may be used consistent with product label directions including plant-back restrictions.
TIMING
PRE (Add Gramoxone® SL if weeds are emerged)
3 pt
+
Fluometuron 2 pt
+
2.5 pt
TIMING
POST APPLICATION 1
or
32 fl oz
Liberty®1
29 fl oz
+
3 pt
Liberty®1
14–20 days after POST 1
29 fl oz
TIMING
LAYBY
+
2 oz
or
Diuron 2 pt
If first application of Liberty® Herbicide is greater than 29 fl oz, then you are limited to only one additional application of 29 fl oz or less.
Warrant® Ultra Herbicide can be used in certain geographies and conditions. Please see label for uses and directions.
DO NOT APPLY DICAMBA HERBICIDE IN-CROP TO BOLLGARD II® XTENDFLEX® or XTENDFLEX® COTTON IN 2016 unless you use a
dicamba herbicide product that is specifically labeled for that use in the location where you intend to make the application.
1
10–14 days after planting
TIMING
POST APPLICATION 2
32 fl oz
At planting
Prior to crop canopy closure
C R O P
M A N A G E M E N T
S O L U T I O N S
CLEAN FIELDS. STRONG YIELDS.
Cash-Back Incentives Per Acre2
$3.00
2 oz
50 fl oz
$2.50
3 pt
$3.00
2 oz
1 pt
$1.50
$0.50
1 pt
2 pt
2.5 pt
2
$3.00
$0.50
$0.50
Bollgard II® XtendFlex® Cotton
Bollgard II® XtendFlex® Cotton offers growers tolerance
to Roundup® brand agricultural herbicides and Liberty®
Herbicide, providing the ability to use additional sites of
action for more effective weed control. The addition of
Liberty Herbicide as an option in our recommendations
provides an additional tool for controlling tough-tocontrol weeds in the Roundup Ready PLUS® Crop
Management Solutions platform. In-crop dicamba use
is pending regulatory approval.
DO NOT APPLY DICAMBA HERBICIDE IN-CROP TO BOLLGARD II® XTENDFLEX® or XTENDFLEX® COTTON IN 2016
unless you use a dicamba herbicide product that is specifically labeled for that use in the location where you
intend to make the application.
This chart is meant to calculate incentive payments only. Please see label for recommended application rates.
For more details, visit RoundupReadyPLUS.com.
DO NOT APPLY DICAMBA HERBICIDE IN-CROP TO BOLLGARD II® XTENDFLEX® or XTENDFLEX® COTTON IN 2016 unless you use a dicamba herbicide product that is specifically labeled for that use in the location where you intend to make the application. While no in-crop use of dicamba is currently
approved, some dicamba products may be labeled for weed control prior to planting a crop and subject to minimum plant back restrictions. IT IS A VIOLATION OF FEDERAL AND STATE LAW TO MAKE AN IN-CROP APPLICATION OF ANY DICAMBA HERBICIDE PRODUCT ON BOLLGARD II® XTENDFLEX®
or XTENDFLEX® COTTON, OR ANY OTHER PESTICIDE APPLICATION, UNLESS THE PRODUCT LABEL SPECIFICALLY AUTHORIZES THE USE. Contact the U.S. EPA or your state pesticide regulatory agency with any questions about the approval status of dicamba herbicide products for IN-CROP USE WITH
Bollgard II® XtendFlex® or XtendFlex® cotton and follow all pesticide product labeling.
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