Herbicides for beets: types of preparations and application

The presence of a large amount of weeds reduces the yield of beet plantings by 15-20%. For an industrial scale, this is a very large figure, so the use of herbicides for weed control is fully justified. Modern manufacturers provide the attention of gardeners and summer residents a large number of drugs of varying degrees of impact. The choice is up to the grower.

Classification of drugs

When using a beet herbicide, you need to know exactly how it should work, its chemical composition, which is preferable for a particular site and region.

The herbicides are divided as follows. According to the purpose of application, that is, what type of vegetation needs to be destroyed:

• For weeds.
• For trees and shrubs.
• For aquatic vegetation.

Another classification, scope:

• Herbicides of continuous action. Used to remove grass on football fields or roadsides.
• Selective herbicides. Used in fields or home gardens. Such drugs destroy part of the vegetation.

According to the chemical structure, they are divided into the following types:

• Aryloxyalkylcarboxylic acid.
• Sulfonylurea.
• Aryloxypropionic acid.
• Organophosphorus composition of matter.

The ability to move around the plant classifies 2 types of herbicides:

• Contact. Effective immediately after use.
• System. Destroy weeds after getting into plants with moisture.

The summer resident chooses a herbicide that is suitable for a certain variety of beets, for example, fodder, or any other. The purpose of the drugs is also taken into account.

What are herbicides used for?

On a large area, applying a herbicide is the only right decision, since it is impossible to cope with weeds on your own. Summer residents also use them on their plots. Weed grass pulls a large amount of useful substances and minerals from the soil, as a result of which the beets “starve” and the overall crop yield decreases.Timely chemical treatment will help protect crops from grass germination.

When and how are herbicides applied?

It is possible to fight weeds with agrotechnical methods, but a more effective and durable way is chemical. This destroys most of the weeds.

Herbicides for table and other types of beets, are divided into 3 types of pre-sowing, pre-emergence and post-emergence. Until now, universal means have not been invented to combat all types of weeds in fields and plots. Therefore, it is recommended to combine them, taking into account the characteristics of each weed, germination time, cyclicity, seed type and other characteristics.

Consumption rates of substances are indicated by manufacturers. For different types of weeds, it differs in concentration and repetition frequency.

In August-October, beet crops are processed from perennial weeds.

From March to May, while the beets have not yet sprouted, they process heavily weedy areas. It is advisable to cultivate them in the soil.

April-May is a period that especially needs attention, at this time it is necessary to clearly follow the instructions to process the seedlings of the culture with a complex of preparations. Paying attention to which weed is potentially dangerous at this time.

From May to August, spraying is carried out as needed. Looking at the shoots of weeds.

Each summer resident determines the processing time independently, it is important to observe safety precautions and clearly know what exactly the site requires at a given time.

Types of drugs

It is impossible to single out one particularly effective herbicide that works great, so no leader has been identified. Agricultural technicians advise using several types and splitting the number of treatments. At the same time, the required norm is divided into equal parts.

• Soil preparation, Benatal Expert. It acts through the root system of weeds and leaves. Mostly annual, dicotyledonous, cereal grasses. It is best to process weeds when they have 2 true leaves, then the consumption rate is 1 liter per 1 ha. The rate is increased by 2 liters per 1 ha if the plants have formed 4 or more leaves.

Efficiency is high, it does not strongly affect the beets. The growth of the culture is inhibited by only 3 days. Then continues to grow as usual.

The disadvantages of the drug are that it negatively affects the plant at night temperature drops, high degree of solar radiation and temperatures above +25 ⁰С.

• Frontier Optima. The area of influence is the root system of weeds. If the weather conditions do not change, the effect is 9 weeks. Beets do not suffer from its use. Moreover, the drug does not affect other cultivated plants that are grown on the same plots.
• Goltyx 700. Universal in application, as it is used in pre-sowing treatment and during the emergence of grass seedlings. Effective for dicotyledons, annuals and grass weeds. The active substance decomposes in root crops without being deposited and without causing harm to plants. If you treat them with sugar beet crops, you should not be afraid of negative consequences in the form of a substance residue in the vegetable.
• Eptam. This herbicide must be handled very carefully. A high degree of volatility poses a threat to the environment. Consumption rate 4 kg per 1 ha.

The use of pre-sowing herbicides is effective at high soil moisture and air temperatures up to + 24 ⁰С.

Post-emergence treatment is an urgent matter, although beets are sensitive to herbicides, the process should not be postponed. Other drugs are suitable for this purpose, which help to destroy weeds.

• Caribou. It acts immediately after processing, inhibits development. The weed dies completely for 2-3 weeks after treatment. The main condition is that the plant should have no more than 4-6 leaves. In the later stages of development, weeds are immune to this drug. If the beets are not damaged, the active substance is safe for root crops.
• Panther. Its action begins within an hour after spraying. And the maximum effect occurs on the 3rd day after treatment.

No matter how effective herbicides are, you need to consider that the most dangerous weeds are two-year-old, they are the most difficult to eradicate. Therefore, they are processed in a complex and several times during the growing season.

Features of beet processing

Culture requires special attention during the germination period.Although at this time the temperature is low (+ 9-14 ⁰С, some drugs are completely ineffective), treatment should not be skipped. Since the culture overgrown with weeds receives less nutrients from the soil. And as weeds grow, they become immune to herbicides.

The second treatment is combined with subsequent ones, sprayed with a mixture of several herbicides.

When it comes time to deal with perennial weeds, the matter is complicated by the fact that processing must be carried out in pockets. They take more effective drugs for use, such as Centurion, Zelek super and others.

Safety precautions

Using beet herbicides requires precautions. Be sure to read the instructions before use. Since each drug requires an individual approach.

To work with herbicides, you should wear gloves, especially when working with drugs of increased volatility. You can not drink, smoke, eat food. Things are washed after completion, in no case are they reused. Water and drug residues must not be poured into waterways.

A week after spraying, you can not water, loosen the ground on plantings. Wash the sprayer with water and powder.

The use of herbicides greatly facilitates the work of a summer resident or industrialist. The destruction of weeds will help grow beets without significant yield losses. It is necessary to use various methods of struggle in a complex. But the chemical remains the most effective.

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