Herbicides for potatoes: what preparations are used to treat plots after germination

The potato is a wide-row crop. From the moment of embedding the tubers to the first shoots, it usually takes from 10 to 25 days, depending on the variety. It is this factor that affects the fact that potatoes are very low-resistant to weed aggression. If the herbicide for potatoes, after germination, was not used, then the yield may decrease by 75-80%. In addition, weeds are carriers of diseases that can destroy the entire potato plantation.

What is the effect of herbicidal treatment?

The idea of ​​using products that can control weeds has a grain of salt. Mechanical processing does not exclude the possibility of infectious infection when injuring the green parts of the potato bush. In addition, cutting off the top of the weed, you do not get a complete guarantee of its destruction. Many weeds begin to grow with even greater vigor.

It is important to choose the right herbicide correctly, familiarize yourself with the terms of its use and think over which mixture for spraying it can enter as an integral component.

Before applying the herbicide in practice, you must make sure that the following conditions for successful treatment are met:

• The earth mound left in the form of a dump after weeding must certainly settle;
• When planting tubers in the ground, they must be at a depth of at least ten centimeters. Otherwise, the active substance can get into the zone of potato steams;
• The structure of the cultivated soil should be fine crumbly, which will help the herbicides to be evenly distributed throughout its thickness;
• The moisture content of the soil should be within 80%, only in this case the substance will manifest itself with all its effectiveness.

The way in which the herbicide will be applied, as well as its choice, depends on the growing season of the potato and on the range of weed agents that need to be eradicated. Preparations that can be used to treat plantations in the early post-emergence period are excellent for weeds on potatoes. They are designed to control weeds and dicotyledonous plants.

On the agricultural market, new generation herbicides are widely represented, these are preparations for soil exposure, in which prosulfocarb is the main active substance. It is part of early-emerging treatments and inhibits the growth of many annual weeds. How to get rid of birch trees in potato gardens? How to withdraw from beds grasping bedstraw grass and black nightshade? Everything is very simple - it is enough to use the herbicide at the moment when the weeds form their first shoots.

The benefits of herbicidal treatment

Every summer resident knows that the regular use of herbicides on potato plantations gives good results and is effective against a huge range of weeds. But even in this case, it could not do without exceptions. The hardest thing to deal with is the bindweed, which not only interferes with the full growth of tubers, but also oppresses the aerial part of the bush, braiding it with its vines. In our region, this problem is especially relevant, and many potato plantings require regular weeding because of this.

"Titus" is a high-quality herbicide, the main purpose of which is annual and perennial grasses.But besides them, he successfully eliminates the problem of climbing perennials, namely, thickets of field birch. This drug can be used both alone and in combination with substances from the metribuzin group. When spraying crop plants, the chemical does no harm to them, acting exclusively on weeds. Once in the soil layer, it quickly decomposes and loses its properties. Plots can be processed even in cloudy weather, the activity does not decrease even if it rains 30 minutes after application.

Herbicide "Titus" on potato beds is very effective due to its active ingredient - rimsulfuron. Supplied to the market in the form of water-soluble granules. In addition to potatoes, it is also used for processing plots with tomatoes and corn fields. It is classified as a post-emergence herbicide with selective effects.

Absorption occurs through the leaf surface, after which the plant's ability to divide is blocked. The practical growth of the weed stops immediately, and the death itself can be observed within five days from the moment of spraying. It does not harm the environment, therefore it is absolutely safe.

Before removing bindweed in a potato field, you should carefully read the instructions attached to the herbicide.

Among the advantages of the drug, one can note the fact that its use will fully replace the treatment with pre-emergence and pre-sowing agents. Weeds are destroyed after one spray; re-application is often unnecessary. The half-life for which the drug is biodegradable in the soil is ten days.

«Lapis lazuli»For potato fields they are used no less often than other preparations of this spectrum of action. Its action can be characterized as systemic, the so-called - insurance composition. It is a selective soil herbicide, in other words, a selective soil preparation. It is used both as a pre-emergence and post-emergence agent. Patented and manufactured in Russia, it is produced in the form of a wettable powder, packed in a polyethylene container for small packaging. The indisputable advantage of "Lazurit" is the period of its active influence on weeds.

After a one-time treatment, annoying plants will no longer appear on the treated area during this season. It spurs both the death of already adult weeds and the death of sprouted stumps. The required dose is determined based on the degree of spread of weeds, the condition of the cultivated soil and the size of the land plot. The main active ingredient is metribuzin, which can eliminate cereals, dicotyledonous annuals within two weeks. In difficult cases, it may be necessary to re-process, which is carried out a month after the first in dry and hot weather, and after two weeks - with high humidity and rain.

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