CLEAN FIELDS
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CLEAN FIELDS ADD UP TO STRONG YIELDS
4 Key Steps for Weed Management
Weed Management Recommendations for the Lower Southeast
Follow these four important steps in weed management to help handle
tough-to-control weeds in your Bollgard II® XtendFlex™ Cotton.
1. Start clean with a burndown herbicide or tillage.
2. Apply a residual herbicide that controls the weeds in your field.
3. T
ank mix Roundup PowerMAX® II or Liberty® herbicide with other
herbicides to control the weeds in your field.
4. Always use full labeled rates of recommended herbicides.
The leading Roundup Ready PLUS® Crop Management Solutions
weed-control recommendations for Bollgard II® XtendFlex™ Cotton
BURNDOWN OR TILLAGE
2 oz.
or
2 oz.
TIMING
+
32 oz.
+ Dicamba1 or 2,4-D1
PRE (Add Gramoxone® SL if weeds emerged)
3 pt.
+
1 pt.
(high weed pressure)
or
TIMING
2 pt.
and/or Liberty®2
29 oz.
TIMING
+
3 pt.
POST APPLICATION 2
Liberty®2
29 oz.
+
14-20 days after POST 1
1 pt.
or MSMA
1.5 pt.
TIMING
+
Prior to crop canopy closure
2 pt.
Must follow minimum labeled plant back requirements.
If first application of Liberty® herbicide is greater than 29 oz. then you are limited to only one additional application of 29 oz. or less.
See reverse for additional details and incentives.
1
2
10-14 days after planting
TIMING
LAYBY
32 oz.
At planting
(light to moderate weed pressure)
POST APPLICATION 1
32 oz.
Early spring, preplant
STRONG YIELDS
CR O P
MA NAGE ME N T
SOL U T I O NS
CROP MANAGEMENT IS YIELD MANAGEMENT
Cash-Back Incentives and System Benefits
Incentives Per Acre 3
3 pt.
2 oz.
2 oz.
3
$2.50
$3.00
$3.00
This chart is meant to calculate incentive payments only. Please see label for recommended application rates.
Bollgard II® XtendFlex™ Cotton4
Bollgard II® XtendFlex™ Cotton offers growers tolerance to Roundup® agricultural herbicides and Liberty® herbicide,
providing the ability to use additional modes 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-to-control weeds in the Roundup
Ready PLUS® Crop Management Solutions platform. Dicamba will not be authorized for use over the top of Bollgard II®
XtendFlex™ Cotton in the 2015 growing season.
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NOTICE: DO NOT APPLY DICAMBA HERBICIDES IN-CROP TO BOLLGARD II® XTENDFLEX™ COTTON IN 2015. IT IS A VIOLATION OF FEDERAL AND STATE LAW TO MAKE AN IN-CROP APPLICATION OF ANY DICAMBA HERBICIDE
ON BOLLGARD II® XTENDFLEX™ COTTON UNLESS THE PRODUCT LABEL SPECIFICALLY AUTHORIZES THAT USE. YOU SHOULD NOT MAKE, AND MONSANTO DOES NOT AUTHORIZE MAKING, AN IN-CROP APPLICATION OF ANY
DICAMBA HERBICIDE TO BOLLGARD II® XTENDFLEX™ COTTON IN 2015.
For more details, visit RoundupReadyPLUS.com, or download the Weed Manager PLUS mobile app.
Commercialization is dependent on multiple factors, including successful conclusion of the regulatory process. The information presented herein is provided for educational purposes only, and is not and shall not be construed as an
offer to sell, or a recommendation to use, any unregistered pesticide for any purpose whatsoever. It is a violation of federal law to promote or offer to sell an unregistered pesticide.
As of October 1, 2014, Bollgard II® XtendFlex™ cotton has been approved for import in Australia, Mexico and Canada. Growers should refer to http://www.biotradestatus.com/ for any updated information on import country approvals.
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Individual results may vary, and performance may vary from location to location and from year to year. This result may not be an indicator of results you may obtain as local growing, soil and weather conditions may vary. Growers should evaluate data
from multiple locations and years whenever possible.
ALWAYS READ AND FOLLOW PESTICIDE LABEL DIRECTIONS. Roundup Ready® crops contain genes that confer tolerance to glyphosate, the active ingredient in Roundup® brand agricultural herbicides. Roundup® brand agricultural herbicides will
kill crops that are not tolerant to glyphosate. Tank mixtures: The applicable labeling for each product must be in the possession of the user at the time of application. Follow applicable use instructions, including application rates, precautions and restrictions of each product used in the tank mixture. Monsanto has not tested all tank mix product formulations for compatibility or performance other than specifically listed by brand name. Always predetermine the compatibility of tank mixtures by mixing small
proportional quantities in advance. Warrant® Herbicide and Rowel™ Herbicide are not registered in all states. Warrant® Herbicide and Rowel™ Herbicide may be subject to use restrictions in some states. The distribution, sale, or use of an unregistered
pesticide is a violation of federal and/or state law and is strictly prohibited. Check with your local Monsanto dealer or representative for the product registration status in your state. Bollgard II®, Monsanto and Vine Design®, Roundup PowerMAX®, Roundup
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