Key considerations for sugar beet weed control this season

Key considerations for sugar beet weed control this season
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Knowing your weeds and herbicide actives, combined with regular monitoring of crop and environmental conditions, will be crucial to achieve good weed control without the key active desmedipham.
It was a difficult year for sugar beet weed control in 2020, with poor seed-beds, the driest May on record and staggered crop and weed emergence making herbicide timings tricky.
The issue was heightened by a larger spring crop area and a foliar spraying battle against aphids to control virus yellows. This placed huge pressure on farm workloads and, ultimately, weed control suffered.

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