Instructions for the use of herbicide Pivot - what you need to know when working with the drug

Pivot is a highly effective and fast-acting chemical preparation for the control of annual, perennial cereal weeds, including quarantine ones. Instructions for the use of the herbicide Pivot recommends using it to protect legumes - peas, soybeans, lupine and alfalfa. To obtain quick results in the fight against weeds, you must strictly follow the instructions, as well as the regulations for the use of the herbicide.

Composition and form of release of herbicide Pivot

Pivot is a selective herbicide. It affects only weeds and does not cause any harm to cultural plantings. Pivot is considered a universal preparation, equally effective in the destruction of annual and perennial cereals, as well as dicotyledonous weeds.

The main active ingredient in the herbicide is imazethapyr, which belongs to the chemical group of imidazolinones. It is this active ingredient that inhibits the growth of weeds, leading to their death.

Pivot is available in the form of a concentrate to be dissolved in water. The herbicidal agent is packaged in 10 liter plastic cans. 1 preparation contains 100 ml of the active ingredient imazethapyr.

Mechanism of Action and Benefits

According to the instructions for the use of the herbicide Pivot, its effect begins within 3-5 hours after the treatment of legumes. Despite the absence of external signs, the growth of weeds is suspended, the chemical penetrates into the leaves and roots of the plant and is carried through all its tissues.

After treatment with herbicide, weeds begin to die off of growth points, chlorosis of young foliage, growth inhibition and gradual dying off. The consequence of the herbicide Pivot is the complete death of weeds, which occurs 20-35 days after the treatment of the plantings.

The main advantages of the herbicide Pivot:

1. Able to completely destroy the widest possible range of dicotyledonous, annual and perennial cereal weeds, including quarantine ones.
2. For the death of weeds, it is enough to carry out a single treatment of legumes with a herbicide during the growing season.
3. Shows fast action and high efficiency at low consumption rates.
4. It is characterized by minimal volatility, therefore it remains for a long time in the cells and tissues of the plant.
5. It is intended for use in various ways - both for introduction into the soil and for processing plants.
6. Shows high resistance to atmospheric precipitation.

Herbicide Pivot is used to treat plantings of soybeans, lupine, peas, alfalfa. This drug helps to get rid of weeds such as squid, bristles, ambrosia, highlander, mustard, spurge, wild oat, pink sow thistle, white cheese, chicken millet.

Instructions for the use of herbicide Pivot

The instructions for the use of the herbicide Pivot indicate the methods of its use - the drug can be used with equal efficiency for pre-sowing, pre-emergence and post-emergence treatment of legumes.

Features of the use of the herbicide:

1. In the case of pre-emergence application, Pivot forms a thin protective coating on the surface of the soil, preventing weeds from germinating.
2. If treatment with herbicide is carried out after the appearance of weeds, you need to ensure that they have no more than 3-4 leaves.
3. The working solution must be prepared immediately before use, it must not be stored, since in this case the herbicidal effectiveness decreases.
4. When preparing the working solution, fill in half the volume of water into the tank, add the required amount of the Pivot herbicide and mix thoroughly. Then add the rest of the water and stir again.
5. The remaining herbicide solution must not be poured onto the ground or into a body of water, the pivot is disposed of in accordance with the safety requirements specified in its instructions.

It is best to process plants in the early morning or late evening, in warm and calm weather.

Application rate of herbicide Pivot

The consumption rate of the herbicidal preparation Pivot depends on the type of specific cultivated crop:

1. Soy - the rate of application of the herbicidal agent is 0.4-0.8 liters, depending on the number of weeds. Spraying can be carried out before sowing soybeans, before germination, or at the stage of 2-3 leaves. The consumption rate of the working solution is up to 250-400 liters per hectare.
2. Lupine - the application rate of the concentrate is from 0.4 to 0.6 liters. Spraying crops is best done at the stage when 4-5 true leaves appear. The consumption of the working solution is within 300-400 liters per hectare.
3. Alfalfa - crops must be processed 8-10 days after the first cut. For 1 hectare of plantations, 200-350 liters of working solution will be required.

In the case of pre-sowing treatment, the herbicide Pivot must be embedded in the soil to a depth of 4-6 cm. When carrying out pre-emergence treatment, until the shoots appear, the drug is also embedded in the soil, but with the help of a harrow.

Herbicide Pivot is not recommended to be used more than 1 time per growing season.

Special instructions when working with herbicide

Pivot is a low toxicity herbicide.

When working with a chemical, standard safety measures are used:

• protective glasses;
• respirator;
• thick gloves;
• closed clothing.

When processing plants, do not smoke, eat or drink water. After completing the work, all exposed areas of the body should be washed with warm water and soap or take a shower, and the clothes should be washed.

Pivot does not harm animals, fish and beneficial insects. Therefore, this herbicidal preparation can be used in the vicinity of an apiary or fish pond.

Pivot is a versatile and effective fast acting herbicide. It is intended for the destruction of dicotyledonous, annual and perennial cereal weeds. Including quarantine in the fields of soybeans, peas, lupine and alfalfa. If the instructions are followed, the very first application of the herbicide will rid the crop plantations of weeds.

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