Herbicide Target: instructions for use, mechanism of action and consumption rates

A selective post-emergence herbicide controls weedy cereal annuals and perennials in areas occupied by food and industrial crops. The use of Target herbicide does not have strict deadlines and does not affect crop rotation. The drug inhibits both the aerial and root parts of the plant, and acts intensively in combination with other herbicides.

Composition, release form and purpose of the herbicide Target Super

Selective herbicide destroys emerging cereal annuals and perennials in areas occupied by beets, potatoes, flax, sunflowers.

The drug is available in the form of a concentrated emulsion, poured into 10-liter canisters. The manufacturer is the Russian company "Agro Expert Group". The active substance is chizalofop-P-ethyl. In the Target Super preparation, the component is at a concentration of 51.6 g / l, and in the Target Hyper - 250 g / l.

Mechanism and speed of action

When in contact with the surface of the plant, the drug quickly penetrates into the tissues, moves to growth points and roots. It inhibits the synthesis of fatty acids, as a result of which new leaves turn yellow and dry out, the roots die.

Of annual weeds, sensitive to the effects of herbicide:

• foxtail;
• bluegrass;
• bristle;
• oats;
• broomstick;
• bonfire;
• chaff;
• rosichka.

From perennials susceptible to chemical attack:

• wheatgrass;
• reed;
• humai;
• bermuda grass.

The first signs of oppression are observed after 1.5-2 weeks. Complete cleansing of the area from weeds occurs after about 3 weeks.

Target protects cultivated vegetation from weeds that have already sprouted at the time of processing.

The herbicide does not accumulate in the soil, does not inhibit weeds that have grown after spraying.

Main pros and cons

Target herbicide is popular with farmers as it has many benefits:

• highly effective against complex cereal species - wheatgrass, wild oat, Bermuda grass;
• inhibits both the green mass and the root part, which excludes the restoration of the plant;
• does not affect crop rotation;
• acts quickly;
• compatible with herbicides designed to control dicotyledonous species;
• does not require strict processing times depending on the stage of culture formation;
• does not cause resistance.

Farmers do not note any special disadvantages when using.

Consumption rates

The table shows the norms for the use of the drug for the treatment of areas occupied by a certain cultural species, and the timing of spraying.

stage 2-4 leaves on a weed cereal perennialsweed height - 10-15 cm 2-3flaxcereal annuals and perennialsherringbone flax development stage (wheatgrass height - no more than 15 cm) 2-4potatoescereal annuals and perennials

Norm consumption, l / ha	1-2	beet, sunflower	cereal annuals
	2-3	beet, sunflower
			Stage 2-4 leaves of an annual weed, height of a perennial weed is 10-15cm

The waiting period for beets, potatoes and sunflowers is 60 days, the frequency of spraying is 1. The consumption of working fluid is 200-300 liters per hectare.

How to prepare a working solution and how to use it

The tank of the spraying device is filled with water up to half the volume. Add the required amount of herbicide with the mixer on. Add water to the edge of the tank with the agitator continuing to work.

Stir the solution periodically during spraying to keep it uniform. The instructions indicate that spraying of overgrown weeds is possible, but in this case, the maximum allowable herbicide consumption rate is taken. If the sown area is heavily clogged or the stems of the cultivated species are close to each other, then the consumption rate has to be increased.

Precautions

When working with the herbicide, standard methods of protecting the skin and respiratory tract are used: a respirator, rubber gloves, closed clothing.

Toxicity

Target belongs to the 3rd class of danger to the human body and bees - a low-hazard substance.

The active component of the herbicide is actively split in the soil, after 2-3 weeks there is no trace of it.

Compatible with other pesticides

For beet treatment, Target can be combined in a tank with chemicals designed to control dicotyledonous weeds. For spraying flax, they make a complex with Agron herbicide.

Terms and conditions of storage

Target is stored in a canister in a dry warehouse at temperatures from 0 to +30 °C.

Expiration date - 2 years.

Are there any analogues?

Herbicide Target has many analogues of the active substance. Most Popular:

• Targa Super;
• Agrosan;
• Forward;
• Leopard;
• Miura.

Analogues are also available in the form of a concentrated emulsion, highly effective against common cereal species, quickly destroying both the aerial and root parts of the plant.

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