Active ingredient:
S-metolachlor 960 g/l
Formulation:
emulsifiable concentrate
Packing:
5 L
RIDER 960 EC
Soil herbicide of selective action against annual cereals and some annual dicotyledonous weeds.
Category: Herbicides
Description
Mode of action
Mode of action
The herbicide inhibits cell division, stopping the growth and development of susceptible weeds. In grass weeds, the active ingredient is absorbed through the coleoptile (first upper leaf), causing seedling twisting and subsequent plant death.
Field of usage
Field of usage
| Crop | Dose rate, l/ha | Weeds | Terms of application |
| Sunflower | 1,0 – 1,6 | Annual grass weeds and certain broadleaf weeds | Soil spraying before sowing or before crop emergence |
| Corn |
List of the main sensitive weeds
List of the main sensitive weeds
finger grass, amaranth, millet, couch grass, shepherd’s purse, foxtail, purslane, Johnson grass, galinsoga, sorghum, chamomile, goosefoot, barnyard grass, nightshade, knotweed, jimsonweed.
Compatibility
Compatibility
Compatible with most pesticides (herbicides, insecticides), fertilizers, and growth regulators, except for organophosphates. However, in each case, a compatibility test should be conducted.
Application features
Application features
- Spraying should be carried out with a freshly prepared solution in calm weather on well-prepared soil;
- аpply Reader 960 EC during or after sowing but before crop and weed emergence;
- not recommended for use if frost is expected within 2–3 days;
- the product can be used at temperatures ranging from +10 to +28°C;
- the best results are achieved when applying the product at a rate of 1.6 L/ha.
Product’s advantages
Product’s advantages
- Increased product activity during the vegetation phase;
- prevents the emergence of a second wave of weeds;
- starts acting immediately after application, with weed leaf discoloration; occurring within 6–7 days;
- protective effect lasts for 45–60 days, depending on weather conditions;
- rainfast after application.
