Walnut Creek, California, USA
August 10, 2009
Valent U.S.A. Corporation has received a chemigation use
label for Chateau® Herbicide in alfalfa just in time for the
fall use season in many states; chemigation registration is
pending in California. The chemigation label means growers can
save time and money and get immediate herbicide activation for
long-lasting control of more than 60 tough weeds. Chateau has a
new mode of action for alfalfa, and also offers growers
excellent rotational flexibility.
John Pawlak, Valent product development manager, said growers
who use Chateau through fall chemigation after their last hay
cutting improve the overall efficacy of their treatment and save
money by eliminating the fuel and equipment costs associated
with a separate application.
“Chemigation ensures immediate activation and incorporation of
Chateau into the soil for a more streamlined treatment process,”
Pawlak said. “Using chemigation will help growers manage their
input costs by reducing the number of trips across the fields.”
In addition to saving money through the application process,
using chemigation also ensures growers get the most of out of
their investment by applying the herbicide with water.
“Chateau is a preemergence herbicide, and requires at least ¼
inch of water for activation. If you don’t irrigate or get rain
following a Chateau application, weeds are able to germinate
during the time between application and activation, which can
lead to escapes,” Pawlak said. “Applying Chateau through
chemigation guarantees that a grower will get maximum
activation. Growers who use Chateau can also rely on the
chemistry to stay where it’s put because it doesn’t leach or
volatilize.”
As well as tough weed control, Chateau also offers growers
unmatched rotational flexibility. Growers who intend to rotate
into any of a variety of crops in the spring can use Chateau
through chemigation after their final cutting in the fall and be
ready to plant again in four months.
“The advantage of applying Chateau in the fall is that you
control the winter annuals before they emerge, which can have
benefits through the first cutting. And with just a four-month
plantback restriction, growers will have no trouble planting
into a variety of crops,” said Len Welch, Valent field market
development specialist. “The crop rotation flexibility Chateau
providesseems to have gotten a lot of growers’ attention.”
Welch added, “Chateau is a different mode of action than the
herbicides that are currently registered for alfalfa—making it
an ideal fit for most growers’ resistance management programs.”
Chateau contains the active ingredient flumioxazin, a PPO
inhibitor that binds to the soil and has low water solubility.
Chateau is part of the growing line of quality products from
Valent U.S.A. Corporation, including plant growth regulators,
herbicides, fungicides, insecticides, a nematicide and a
miticide. Valent's product line includes leading brands such as
Belay® Insecticide, Danitol® Insecticide, DiPel® Biological
Insecticide, DiTera® Nematicide, Esteem® Insect Growth Regulator
(IGR), Knack® IGR, MaxCel® Plant Growth Regulator (PGR),
Prestige® PGR, ProGibb® PGR, Promalin® PGR, ProVide® PGR, Quash™
Fungicide, ReTain® PGR, Select Max® Herbicide with Inside
Technology™, Venom® Insecticide, XenTari® Biological Insecticide
and Zeal® Miticide. |
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