Herbicide Frontier Optima: instructions for use, consumption rates, analogues

Timely applied herbicides help to significantly increase crop yields, reduce financial and labor costs. When choosing a drug, it is important to choose a product with a wide spectrum of activity that does not harm the protected crops and the environment. Frontier Optima, a systemic soil-acting herbicide, has such properties.

Composition, release form of the drug Optima

The basis of the drug is dimethenamid-P at a concentration of 720 grams per liter. This is a substance of the chloroacetanilide group.

The herbicide has the form of a concentrated emulsion, poured into plastic canisters with a capacity of 5 or 10 liters. Marketing Authorization Holder - BASF.

Appointment of funds

Herbicide refers to soil preparations, it has the greatest effect on weeds that are in the germination stage. Optima Activity Areas:

• cereal weeds (annual plants);
• dicotyledonous annuals.

Herbicidal Efficiency:

euphorbia bindweed mountaineer mar

Strong	Medium	Minor
field ranunculus galinsog Veronica nightshade purslane Clarity field forget-me-not Bristles amaranth	smoke chamomile quinoa Theophrastus cable carter Highlander bindweed field oats thistle thistle shepherd's bag bedstraw	poppy bonfire field mustard

Frontier Optima is used for soybean, corn, sunflower, different types of beets.

How does the herbicide work?

Dimethenamid-P refers to selective drugs - it acts selectively on weeds sensitive to the substance. The action of Optima lasts 10-12 weeks.

Herbicide damages germinating seeds, weaker effect on weeds in the vegetative stage.

In order for the drug to show herbicidal properties, the soil layer must remain moist. Dimethenamid-P inhibits protein synthesis by stopping nitrogen metabolism in germinating weed seeds. As a result, the root cannot grow, the intake of potassium slows down.The embryo dies, the plant does not grow.

Outwardly it looks like a non-germination of seeds, growing shoots of weeds become ugly, deformed and die.

Advantages and disadvantages of the tool

The following advantages of using Optima stand out:

• impact on a large number of weeds - the spectrum of activity is greater than that of other herbicides;
• no negative impact on protected crops;
• spring weeds are completely destroyed;
• does not affect crop rotation;
• no pronounced negative impact on the condition of the soil and the environment (not dangerous for bees).

Among the positive properties of Frontier Optima, they also highlight the possibility of using it in combination with other means for the complex processing of crops.

If the norms and regulations for the use of the herbicide are observed, the herbicide has practically no negative effect. Only toxic effects of dimethenamid on aquatic life have been noted.

Measures of drug consumption

The use of herbicide is regulated by the following standards:

Soybeans

Crop	Frontier application rate Optima in liters per hectare	Frequency
Sugar beet	0.5	2
Fodder beets Beetroot (excluding early varieties) Sunflower Grain corn	0.8-1.2	1

The working solution is applied in a volume of 200 to 300 liters per hectare.

How to prepare a working solution

Special sites are used to dilute the solution. Before opening the canister, the preparation is shaken to bring the agent into a homogeneous state. The required amount of Optima is poured into a tank filled with a third of water, mixed with a hydraulic mixer. Add water and mix again.

Reference: Optima's solution cannot be stored, it is used throughout the day.

Instructions for using the product

Recommended application rules for high herbicidal performance:

1. Time to apply the solution to the soil - before planting or immediately after sowing.
2. Moisture of the soil enhances the effect of the drug.
3. With a lack of moisture, the solution is embedded in the ground to a depth of 3 centimeters.

The manufacturer recommends pre-planting treatment of areas with shallow incorporation - this is how Optima's properties are manifested especially strongly. If the soil is too dry, incorporation is necessary.

If, after processing the fields by Optima, at a later date, perennial thistle thistles, hard-to-remove dicotyledonous weeds, appeared:

• Bazagran - 2 liters per hectare;
• Pulsar - 0.8-1 liter per hectare;
• Galaxy Top - 1.3-1.7 liters per hectare.

Re-pollination of crops is carried out in the early growing season (2-4 leaves).

Drug toxicity

Optima is considered a low-toxic drug - hazard class 3 for humans, 4 for bees.

Compatible with other substances?

The product is compatible with herbicides - Stomp, Pyramin Turbo, Stellar, others.

To destroy all types of weeds from sugar beet crops, a scheme has been developed for sharing herbicides in the mixture:

Culture	Optima, in liters per hectare	Friendly herbicide	Preparation method
Sugarbeet	1.1-1.2	Pyramin Turbo - 2 liters per hectare	First, Pyramin is introduced into a tank filled with a third of water, stirred. Add water to half the volume. Then pour in Optima, stir and bring the water to normal.

To protect soybeans, it is recommended to carry out pollination with Bazagran (2 liters per hectare) after using Optima.

It is important to have time to process the crops again at the 2-4 leaf stage.

Terms and conditions of storage

Herbicide is stored in chemical warehouses for no more than 36 months. It is recommended to maintain stable conditions. Avoid exposure to direct sunlight.

It is necessary to observe the temperature regime - from -10 ° to +40 °. If the herbicide is stored for a long time in conditions outside the temperature range, loss of properties is possible.

Similar products

The exact analogues of Optima are drugs:

• Checkpoint;
• Difront;
• Reference.

The active substance is contained in them in the same concentration - 720 grams per liter.

The group of related drugs of the chloroacetanilide class includes the following herbicides:

• with C-metolachlor content - Gardo Gold, Vanguard, Lumax;
• with acetochlor - Trophy 90, Harnes;
• with metazachlor - Butizan, Mezza, Sirius.

For the treatment of crops, preparations based on herbicides of other groups are also chosen, focusing on the types of weeds.

Frontier Optima is a frequent choice for crop treatment due to its wide coverage and safety. The drug does not restrict crop rotation, and, subject to the regulations for use, does not harm the environment.

Recommended