LAST CHANCE TO TIDY UP WILD-OATS

• Recent wet weather has stimulated further germination of wild-oats and urgent attention will be needed to control these yield-damaging grass weeds.
• Better delivery, better weed coverage and uptake of contact wild-oat herbicides, such as Topik or Cheetah Super/Triumph, are key to effective control in the spring.
• TOIL adds to the effective performance and consistency of contact wild-oat graminicides by;
  • Aiding spray deposition, improving adhesion to the weed target.
  • Improving penetration and uptake of the herbicide into the target weed.
  • Reducing any spray drift by minimising the number of very fine droplets produced.
  • Being able to be used with a range of herbicides across the seasons.
• TOIL also satisfies many safety criteria itself as it is safe to the environment and rapidly biodegraded. It is non-toxic to fish, CHIP3 compliant with no LERAPS restriction.

MAKE YOUR BLIGHT SPRAYS STICK WITH BANKA
the patented adjuvant that ensures top performance of contact and systemic blight fungicides

• Smith Periods are already being recorded and regular blight spraying has started. The programme usually starts with protectant products at rosette stage and systemics at rapid canopy growth. Once the canopy is stable, protectants will be used.BANKA increases the effectiveness of both protectant and the systemic fungicides right throughout the blight programme.
• It has a unique composition that enhances the coverage and performance of blight fungicides. Its alkyl pyrrolidones help dispersion in the spray tank, making the spray operation easier. Its sulfonated surfactants ensure even deposition and spread of the fungicides across the leaf surface, resulting in better disease control. Its polymers act as stickers, aiding retention and providing better rainfastness and weathering, vital in irrigated crops and catchy weather and its alkyl pyrrolidones aid penetration into the plant, making the fungicides more effective.
• BANKA’s micro-emulsion formulation ensures that there are no blocked nozzles or pumps, not the case for other potato blight adjuvants.

BANKA + BLIGHT FUNGICIDES REDUCES BLIGHT AND INCREASES YIELD

• BANKA helps reduce foliar blight levels. In work from the West of Scotland College, after 18 days, fluazinam (Shirlan) treatments were showing 5% blight but the addition of BANKA this was reduced to only 1%.
• The improved disease control also resulted in extra marketable yields of around 4 t/ha
• In independent trials, the addition of BANKA to Electis (zoxium + mancozeb) in a programme increased yields by 5.5 t/ha.

Yield Effect - Electis + BANKA

Disease Control - Shirlan + BANKA