EPA Approves New Premix for 2016 for Cotton, Soybean Weed Control
May 29, 2015 Cotton and soybean growers will have a new, first-of-its-kind weed control option in 2016 with Warrant Ultra Herbicide, a premix of acetochlor and fomesafen.
The product received U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) approval on April 14. State registrations are anticipated soon for key cotton and soybean geographies.
Warrant Herbicide – with its active ingredient acetochlor – was launched in 2010 and quickly became a favorite among soybean and cotton growers for its outstanding residual weed control – including control of glyphosate-resistant and tough-to-control weeds – as well as its crop safety. Roundup Ready PLUS Crop Management Solutions recommendations have included products containing the active ingredient fomesafen as a key weed management option since 2011.
When fully approved, Warrant Ultra Herbicide will be the only premix on the market to formulate microencapsulated acetochlor with fomesafen, providing two mechanisms of action (MOA) for residual weed control. Fomesafen also provides an additional post-emergence MOA, which is a useful herbicide resistance management tool when used in the Roundup Ready system.
“Warrant Ultra Herbicide provides excellent post-emergence control of problematic weeds such as waterhemp and Palmer amaranth – as well as excellent broad-spectrum residual weed control – in a convenient premix,” said Austin Horn, Monsanto marketing manager for Selective Herbicides. “University research shows that Warrant Ultra Herbicide provides excellent residual control of annual grasses and small-seeded broadleaf weeds when compared to competitive products.
“Because of its microencapsulation technology, Warrant Ultra Herbicide also offers superior crop safety when compared to competitive products,” he added.
Warrant Ultra Herbicide will be part of the Roundup Ready PLUS Crop Management Solutions recommendations and incentives in 2016, the details of which will be announced this fall.
Source – Monsanto
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