Technotes The complete lifecycle solution for weed control in sugarcane FLAME® is registered for both pre-emergence and early post-emergence control of certain annual grass and broadleaf weeds in and ratoon sugarcane. It is also compatible with most knockdown herbicides to control emerged weeds.

Pre-emergence application Where possible, FLAME should be applied to the soil two days prior to incorporation. Adequate irrigation or rainfall to a minimum depth of 5 cm should be used to incorporate FLAME. About FLAME Plant cane: Apply after planting and before FLAME is a Group B herbicide containing imazapic and emergence of the cane. formulated as an Aqueous Solution (AS). It is available in Ratoon: Apply after harvest and before 5 L and 20 L packs. new cane growth appears. FLAME is non-volatile and photo stable, providing flexibility Trash blankets: Applications of FLAME in application. It does not leach and is used at low dose require sufficient rainfall incorporation rates to minimise environmental loading. to provide consistent weed control.

Fallow treatment Post-emergence application Treatments may be applied from the end of the previous l Always tank mix FLAME herbicide with crop harvest. Best results are obtained where treatments registered and appropriate rates of are applied to dry, weed-free soil prior to weed germination. Shirquat® for emerged weeds. Emerged weeds must be controlled by prior cultivation, l Apply as a carefully directed inter-row or by application of a knockdown herbicide. spray to weeds and at the base of the sugarcane stalks, minimising spray contact with sugarcane foliage. DO NOT add crop oil to the mixture. l DO NOT apply by aircraft. l Weed escapes may require follow up with an appropriate herbicide.

Follow on crops Under conditions which do not favour breakdown of this product, carry-over soil residues can affect susceptible follow on crops. Please consult the product label for recommendations for follow Use FLAME to control pre-emergent and emerged on crops. weeds in plant and ratoon cane. Crop Care - FLAME Technote

Weeds controlled by FLAME

Pre- and Post-emergence application Fallow

Common name Scientific name Common name Scientific name Grasses Grasses Awnless barnyard grass colona Barnyard grass Echinochloa spp. Barnyard grass E. crus-galli Liverseed grass panicoides Common sida Sida rhombifolia Stink grass Eragrostis cilianensis Green summer grass Brachiaria subquadripara Blowaway grass decompositum

Guinea grass Panicum maximum Button grass Dactyloctenium radulans Broadleaf Hamil grass Panicum maximum cv Hamil Pigweed Portulaca oleracea Liverseed grass Urochloa panicoides Yellow Vine Tribulus terrestris Summer grass Digitaria cilaris Mint weed Salvia reflexa Broadleaf Peach/cow vine Ipomea lonchophylla Blackberry nightshade Solanum nigrum Dwarf amaranth Amaranthus macrocarpus Bluetop Ageratum houstonianum Boggabri weed Amaranthus mitchelli Giant/black pigweed Triathema portulacastrum Glossy nightshade Solanum americanum Green amaranth Amaranthus viridis

Ipomoea Ipomoea spp.

Milkweed (Mexican fire Euphorbia heterophylla plant)

Pigweed Portulaca oleracea

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