Current Issues 2025

Current Issues 2025

Updated Thursday 17th April 2025
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Update number 4 2025

 

Suggested beet herbicide options for the first herbicide application (T1) to beet cotyledons fully emerged 2024

Note Debut no longer allowed after August 20 2024. 

Option

Herbicide

Comment

T1

Option 1

Debut 30g/ha

Beet Up Flo 0.5 L/ha

Oblix 500 0.1 - 0.2L/ha

Venzar 500 SC 0.4L/ha

Oil (MSO)

Best option for charlock

Excellent on most weeds. 

Poorer control on pansy, fat hen and Orache.

IMPORTANT

Use lower rates of Oblix if beet is < cotyledons fully emerged

T1

Option 2

Debut 30g/ha

Beet Up Flo 0.5 L/ha

Oblix 500 0.1 - 0.2L/ha

Goltix  70 SC 0.5 L/ha

Oil (MSO)

Excellent on most weeds. 

Poor control may be experienced on mayweed, fools parsley, bindweed.

Max rate Goltix is 0.5 L/ha

IMPORTANT

Use lower rates of Oblix if beet is < cotyledons fully emerged

T1

Option 3

Beet Up Flo 1.0 L/ha

Oblix 500  0.2 - 0.4L/ha

Venzar 500 SC 0.4L/ha

No oil

Good where small amounts of charlock present.

Slightly better than Option 4 on knotgrass and cleavers.

IMPORTANT

Use lower rates of Oblix if beet is < cotyledons fully emerged

T1

Option 4

Beet Up Flo 1.0 L/ha

Oblix 500 0.2 - 0.4L/ha

Goltix 70 SC 1.0L/ha  

No oil.

Good where no charlock present.

Cheaper option than Debut program. 

Weak on Knotgrass, bindweed etc.

IMPORTANT

Use lower rates of Oblix if beet is < cotyledons fully emerged

T1

Option 5

Debut 30g/ha

Beet Up Flo 0.6 L/ha

Oblix 500 0.1 - 0.24L/ha

Venzar 500 SC 0.4L/ha

Goltix 70 SC 0.5L/ha

Oil (MSO)

 

Late application in a dirty field (mixed weed spectrum)

Beet beyond cotyledon stage

Weeds advanced – beyond cotyledon

 

 

Weed Control Options at the main herbicide timings (T2) 10-14 days after T1

Note: Debut no longer allowed after August 20 2024. 

T2

Option 1

Beet Up Flo 1.5L/ha

Oblix 500 0.3 - 0.6L/ha

+ oil

Good holding spray. Weeds must be very small.

Beet should be at mid cotyledon.

T2

Option 2

Debut 30g/ha

Beet Up Flo 0.7L/ha

Oblix 500 0.1 - 0.28L/ha

Goltix 70 SC 0.5L/ha

Or Venzar 500 SC 0.4L/ha

oil

Target weed: charlock/runch.

+ Goltix 70 SC for fat hen, Orache, pansy

+ Venzar 500 SC for knotgrass, cleavers

Reduced residual activity as final application on early sown crops.

T2

Option 3

Beet Up Flo 1.5L/ha

Oblix 500 0.3 - 0.6L/ha

Goltix 500 SC 1.5L/ha 

oil

Very good follow up to T1 where no charlock present.

Target weeds fat hen, orache, marigold, speedwell.

Addition of Venzar 500 SC 0.4L will help control Fool’s Parsley, knotgrass etc.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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