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Herbicides
FirstStep Complete/Spike-Up
Group 2, 9
Formulation
Product
Company
Active ingredient
Formulation
Container size
FirstStep (PCP# 29569)
Viterra
75%
tribenuron methyl
Dry flowable
solution
240
g FirstStep
StartUp (PCP# 29498)
Monsanto Canada
540
g/L glyphosate
2
x 10L jugs of glyphosate
Spike-Up (Spike PCP#
29653)
NuFarm Agriculture Inc.
Tribenuron methyl: 75% Dry flowable
160
g, 4 x 900 g
Credit (PCP# 25866)
Glyphosate: 356 g/L
Solution
2
x 10 L, 450 L
One case FirstStep Complete treats 60 acres. One case of Spike-Up will treat 40 acres.
Crops and Staging
Crop
Stage
Rate
Pre-seed burndown (prior to planting
barley, winter wheat and spring wheat,
including durum); summerfallow
applications
Pre-seed burndown, summerfallow
FirstStep/Spike: 4 g/acre
StartUp: 0.33 L/acre
Spike-Up: 0.5 L/acre
Note
:
Crop Stage: Apply to fields at least 24 hours prior to seeding of spring wheat (including durum) or barley. If used in summerfallow, allow at least 10
days to elapse before tillage.
Registered Tank Mixes
None.
Weeds Controlled
Summerfallow
: (
Control of fall rosettes and spring seedlings of narrow-leaved hawk’s beard and stinkweed). Apply
the tank mix in the spring after emergence, up to early flowering stage. Only the weeds that have emerged at the time
of application will be controlled.
Grassy weeds controlled
downy brome
giant foxtail
green foxtail
volunteer cereals
wild oats
persian darnel
Broad-leaved weeds controlled
Canada fleabane
Canada thistle*
cow cockle
common ragweed
dandelion (up to 15 cm across)
flixweed
hemp-nettle
kochia
lady’s thumb
lamb’s quarters
narrow leaved hawk’s beard
redroot pigweed
Russian thistle
stinkweed
volunteer canola (including glyphosate
tolerant)
volunteer flax
wild buckwheat
wild mustard
*
Suppression
On summerfallow
:
Will control fall rosettes and spring seedlings of narrow-leaved hawk’s-beard and stinkweed.
Application Information
Apply with
:
Ground equipment. Do not apply by air.
Water volume
:
Apply at 40 - 80 L/acre rate of water for FirstStep, 22 - 45 L/acre for Spike-Up.
Mixing Instructions
Fill tank to 1/3, agitate continually, add FirstStep, then glyphosate, then fill tank.
Application Tips
Warm, moist growing conditions promote active weed growth and enhance the activity of FirstStep Complete.
Degree of control and duration of effect depend on weed sensitivity, weed size and growing conditions. Weeds