Herbicide Recommendations for Woody Nursery Stock (Field Grown): Soil Applied Broadleaf Herbicides


Pub 75: Guide to Weed Control > Nursery and Ornamental Crops > Herbicide Recommendations for Woody Nursery Stock (Field Grown): Soil Applied Broadleaf Herbicides


Excerpt from 2010-2011 Chapter 16, Publication 75, Guide to Weed Control, Order this publication

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  1. Sureguard
  2. Gallery
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Sureguard
Trade Name
Active Ingredient flumioxazin
Formulation 51.1%
Rate per hectare (active) 143 - 215 g/ha
Rate per hectare (product) 280 - 420 g/ha
Rate per acre (product) 112 - 168 g/ac

Precautions (For more information, see Chapter 4. Herbicides Used in Ontario, page 23 and Chapter 5. Notes on Adjuvants, page 69).

  • For preemergent weed control in field-grown ornamental deciduous and coniferous trees,
    including Christmas trees and trees produced for reforestation.
    • Tolerant species include: Abies balsamea, Abies fraseri, Acer ginnala, Fraxinus pennsylvanica,
    Picea pungens, Pseudotsuga menzesii, Syringa reticulata and Thuja occidentalis.
    • Do not apply to fine-textured soils.
    • SureGuard should be applied to tilled, weed-free deciduous tree plantings.
    • Only apply to healthy established trees.
    • Do not incorporate into soil after application.
    • Do not apply to moist or wet plant foliage.
    • Do not make more than two applications in a growing season.
    • SUREGARD can also be used to maintain bare-ground non-crop areas in and around ornamental
    nurseries and field-grown ornamentals.
Gallery
Trade Name
Active Ingredient isoxaben
Formulation 75 DF
Rate per hectare (active) 0.75 kg/ha
Rate per hectare (product) 1 kg/ha
Rate per acre (product) 0.4 kg/ac

Precautions (For more information, see Chapter 4. Herbicides Used in Ontario, page 23 and Chapter 5. Notes on Adjuvants, page 69).

  • PRE - For use in bareroot and container conifer seedlings.
  • Applied prior to weed emergence in conifers, four or more weeds after crop germination and emergence.
  • Rainfall or irrigation is needed to activate the herbicide.

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Creation Date: 25 November 2002
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