SPRING APPLIED SU HERBICIDES PERFORM BETTER AND FASTER WITH ARMA

Arma Expands Broad-Leaved Weed Spectrum

Independent trials show that Arma improves the performance of low-dose highly active sulphonyl-urea herbicides such as Ally SX and Quantum SX.
The SU’s low application rate gives little room for sufficient surfactant in the formulation for consistent results. The addition of Arma may well be adding as much as 50 times the amount of surfactant present in the spray solution. It enhances both the traditional and new SX SU formulations.

Weed Control - Ally and Arma

Arma Improves Effect Of Reduced Dose Rates

Arma improves the effect of reduced rate applications, improves the speed of initial knockdown and improves the control of “difficult” or larger weed species such as field pansy, fat-hen, fumitory and redshank.

Weed Control - Quantum SX and Arma

Fat Hen treated at 2-4 leaves, and control assessed 3 weeks after application.

Arma Improves Speed Of Action

Arma will increase the speed of knockdown of broad-leaved weed species controlled by the sulphonylurea herbicide, Ally. In trials Ally alone gave 10% control of 7 different weed species but the addition of Arma this rose to 33%. In the final assessment the Ally + Arma mix was giving a 27% improvement over the herbicide alone.

Arma Improves Control Of Difficult Weeds

Although strictly an ALS inhibitor, Boxer benefits from Arma through the improvement of the variability of control on certain difficult weed species such as poppy and to increase the speed of cleaver control. Arma has also improved the performance of Hussar in spring barley.

Weed Control - Boxer and Arma

Weed Control - Hussar and Arma

Arma Improves Uptake Of Hormone Herbicides

The benefit of rapid uptake afforded by Arma can be demonstrated with traditional hormone herbicides, too. The uptake of 2,4-D was substantially increased when Arma was added, considerably more so than with tallow-amines.

Arma Benefits Right Across The Tank Mix

Arma will also benefit all components in the tank-mix – contact fungicides, triazoles fungicides, strobilurin fungicides, growth regulators, broad-leaved weed herbicides and grass-weed sulphonyl urea herbicides.