Pre-Emergent and EPE Control of Annual Ryegrass in Wheat

Key Points

• Mateno Complete is a new herbicide to be released for the 2022 growing season, and this trial will give growers the opportunity to see it in the field prior to release.

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Aim

To demonstrate the weed control efficacy and crop safety of a range of herbicides in wheat when used as an IBS or EPE application.

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Background

Mateno Complete is a new herbicide being released to the market by Bayer Crop Science in 2022. It can be applied at either the pre-sowing or early post emergent timing; and controls a number of key grass and broadleaf weeds including annual ryegrass, barley-grass, wild radish and capeweed. The site was identified in late autumn 2020 to ensure a suitable burden of annual ryegrass, and canola seed was spread pre-sowing to ensure broadleaf weed control could be demonstrated. At the early post-emergent application, 572 plants per m2 of annual ryegrass and 197 plants per m2 of volunteer canola was counted in the untreated plots.

Acknowledgements

To Harry & Matt Hyde for hosting the site, and for the Liebe Group for co-ordinating the event. Also, to SLR Pty Ltd for seeding and maintaining the trial, and to Tristan Clarke (Elders), Tim Sippe, Jeff Lander and Jonas Hodgson for assisting with assessments.

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Name: Matt Willis
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Email: matt.willis@bayer.com
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