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The options for weed control in winter cereals over the coming weeks

Published: Nov. 23, 2023, 12:22 p.m.

Very few of the emerged winter cereal crops have received a herbicide this autumn.\xa0 Pre-emergence herbicides are generally the corner of weed control in winter cereals but this year alternative options will be needed.\xa0 \xa0

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Ciaran Collins and Shay Phelan, both tillage specialists in Teagasc, join the Tillage Edge podcast to discuss the options for weed control in winter cereals over the coming weeks.

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Both specialists agreed that crop health had to be foremost in mind before applying a herbicide and you should delay the application of herbicides to crops, especially winter barley, which are struggling due to wet soils, slugs, etc. \xa0

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The herbicide choices for winter wheat are broader than for barley or oats.\xa0 Grass weeds need to be considered first for control. \xa0

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https://www.teagasc.ie/crops/crops/the-tillage-edge-podcast/
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