[Content sponsored by Progreen.co.uk]
The release of the new Roundup ProVantage 480g/L glyphosate herbicide came in with more of a whisper than the usual marketing roar. But certainly gave one last hoorah to the old trusted RoundUp ProBiactive 450 sparking a mini buying spree.
It is pretty common in our industry that we want most what we can’t have: Caseron G, Sodium chlorate, Megan Fox…. and now Roundup450. Progreen has a limited supply of Roundup450 but when it's gone, it's gone and we will all have to turn our eyes towards ProVantage
Here are a few interesting points you may not know about high-load glyphosates and Roundup ProVantage in particular:
- High Load means less product is used so m2 coverage is greater
- More coverage per bottle equals a reduction in bottles going to landfill
- It fits nicely with the Sustainable Use Directive to reduce pesticide use
- Ground Elder is treated in shrub beds by using a Weedwiper & Provantage, diluted 1:3
- ProVantage works well at lower water volumes – meaning less re-filling time lost.
- ProVantage can be used in: knapsack, boom sprayer, Enso saw attachment, weedwiper, stem injectors, Controlled Droplet Application (CDA) equipment, boat-mounted sprayers
- ProVantage can be sprayed all over Scots pine, Norway spruce & others while fully dormant.
- Application rates on grass destruction range from 2.25 L/ha to 3.75 L/ha
- Apple, pear, plum & cherry tree trunk suckers can be sprayed in spring without damaging the tree
- Newly planted whips need at least 1m diameter free of weeds aroundit to establish properly.
- The Environment Agency (EA) recommends the use of glyphosate and TopFilm adjuvant to halt the march of some invasive weed species..
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