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

Agricultural practices for the industrial cultivation of vegetables and cereals involve the use of herbicides to control weeds. The choice of an effective preparation ensures a stable yield and quality of fruits. Boxer is a selective herbicide, its activity extends to weeds that cannot be destroyed by other drugs. The undoubted advantage of the tool is the absence of a negative impact on further crop rotation.

Active ingredient, formulation and purpose

The basis of the Boxer is prosulfocarb in the amount of 800 grams per liter. The active ingredient belongs to the group of thiocarbamates. The concentrated emulsion is poured into plastic canisters with a capacity of 5, 10 liters.

The preparation is intended for tillage before planting vegetables and cereals or immediately after emergence. The herbicide is used to control broadleaf dicotyledonous weeds and annual grasses.

Boxer is used in agricultural production in many countries on the following crops:

• before germination - potatoes, legumes;
• immediately after germination - potatoes, carrots, onions, cereals.

The list of weeds to be removed is impressive. The undoubted advantage of the Boxer is the destruction of the germination of black nightshade and tenacious bedstraw. These weeds cannot be limed with other herbicides.

Manufacturer - Syngenta, Switzerland.

The principle of action of the drug Boxer

The herbicide is sprayed before planting or immediately after germination. According to the principle of action, it is an inhibitor (oppressor) of lipid synthesis processes.

The herbicide has a selective effect - it is absorbed by weeds, but is not active against the protected crop. The absorption of prosulfocarb occurs by the root sections of the stem and the root of weeds. Due to this, the range of suppressed flora is wide - the development of weeds that occur at depth and in the surface layer of the soil is inhibited.

Prosulfocarb inhibits the protective functions of membranes, stops division, cell growth. On weed seedlings, it does not allow the formation of a leafy wax layer, leading to the death of the green part.

Growth points of all parts of weeds are suppressed, the plant becomes unviable. Outwardly, it looks like darkening of the leaf plates, twisting and drying out.

The greatest effectiveness of the impact is observed in the state from the seedling to the 3rd leaf. In the later stages of weed development, the use of Boxer is less effective or even useless.

Benefits of using

The widespread use of the herbicide is due to its undoubted merits:

• applies to all varieties of potatoes, regardless of class - seed, table, for processing;
• effective against a large number of weeds, including stubborn ones - black nightshade and bedstraw;
• can be sprayed on any soil;
• does not require addition of adjuvants to the working solution;
• reduces the negative effects of metribuzin when used in mixtures.

Boxer does not impose restrictions on the use of sown area for the next season, that is, it does not affect crop rotation. With herbicide, you can make tank mixes that will destroy almost all types of weeds.

Consumption rate for different plants

The manufacturer recommends the following herbicide application rates:

Crop	Boxer - volume in liters per hectare	Number of treatments
Potato	3- 5	1
Onion	2-3	2
Carrot	1.5-2.5	2
Winter wheat in autumn against multiple weeding	3	1
Barley, winter wheat against cereal weeds	1	1

It is proposed to spray from 200 to 300 liters of working mixture per hectare, depending on the weediness of the soil.

How to prepare a working solution of weed killer

The solution is mixed directly in the tank. The container is filled with water by half the volume, with the constant operation of the mixer, a measured dose of Boxer is introduced. After stirring the mixture, add the rest of the water.

Spray solution is prepared on concrete pads to prevent the herbicide from being absorbed into the soil during spillage.

Instructions for using the ready mix

Use the herbicide in the early stages of germination and development of weeds, as the drug has a soil effect. The following factors influence the processing efficiency:

• moisture, soil composition;
• degree of weed development;
• too low or high temperatures.

On peatlands Boxer is used by contact method, let the weeds grow.

Features of application for different crops:

• on potatoes - can be sprayed before germination and after sprouts appear;
• on carrots - when 2-3 sheets grow back;
• legumes - without waiting for germination;
• onion - with 2 sheets;
• cereals - in autumn - before germination, in spring - before tillering, with 2 leaves.

For a better distribution of the herbicide, the soil needs moisture. Pollination of crops should be at moderate temperatures (10-25 °) in the morning. Stress that crops experience from heat, drought or cold reduces the effectiveness of processing.

Boxer is widely sprayed in mixtures (for potatoes with metribuzin). This allows you to destroy more weeds of different groups and reduce the toxicity of herbicides by reducing the rate of each of the components.

Reference: Boxer exposure lasts 50 days, most crops require one treatment per season.

Safety rules for use

When working with the herbicide, use a full set of protective clothing - overalls, boots, mask, goggles. They do not go to the cultivated fields for 3 days.

Ready solution can be used during the day. The remains of the working mixture are disposed of in the prescribed manner. Spray the solution with care near water bodies. The flight of bees is prohibited for a day. In case of poisoning, gastric lavage is required, sorbents are taken.

Degree of drug toxicity

Hazard class - 3. It is required to protect food, animal feed, habitats of bees from the drug.

Herbicide compatibility

Boxer has proven itself in combination with other herbicides:

• for onions - based on oxyfluorfen;
• for potatoes - metribuzin.

Also, Boxer is combined with preparations based on clomazone, pendimethalin, rimsulfuron. It is not recommended to mix Boxer with substances containing bentazone.

After mixing drugs of several types, a toxicity test is required.

Expiration date and storage conditions

Store in original packaging for 3 years. The room is a special warehouse for chemicals. Storage at temperatures from -5 ° to +35 ° is allowed.

What are the analogues?

Boxer has a unique formula that helps eliminate two types of weeds that other herbicides can't get rid of. The same active substance contains Arcade, manufactured by Syngenta.

This herbicide, in addition to prosulfocarb, contains metribuzin. The drug has a soil effect in the protection of potatoes. Used in private farms.

To protect potatoes, preparations with other active ingredients are also used - Roundup, Centurion, Shogun, Tornado-500.

Effectiveness of the soil herbicide Boxer increases when used at the optimum time. With the help of the drug, you can reliably protect crops, eradicate weeds in the early stages of development and get a high yield.

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