Published on 29/07/2024
Upright shortens and stiffens straw of barley, ryecorn and triticale crops, improving resistance to lodging and preventing straw and neck break to maximise harvestable yield.
Mike Cox, South Island sales and territory manager, says this new product will be welcomed particularly by barley growers, who are also now able to use Stabilan 750SL as a stem shortener early in the season for barley.
“The timing for Upright is later in the growing season – from Zadoks GS37-49 for autumn barley, ryecorn and triticale; from GS39-49 for spring barley and at GS49 on Triumph barley to prevent neckbreak.
“We’ve been wanting to provide a plant growth regulator for those later applications for some time, and it’s great to be able to do so this season.
“Stabilan 750SL has earned a solid reputation over the years, and the release of Upright completes our offering.”
Upright comprises the active ingredients mepiquat chloride and chlorethephon, and is formulated as suspension concentrate.
It comes in a user-friendly 20 litre drum for more convenient handling and less packaging to dispose of, and is compatible with commonly used fungicides and insecticides.
Foundation for Arable Research (FAR) trials have proven the benefit of applications of PGRs in barley, Mike says.
Trials have shown applying the same active ingredients as Upright to winter sown barley shortened plant height by up to 20% and increased harvested yield by1 tonne/ha.
“More upright crops also make harvest easier.”
For more details visit www.nufarm.com or talk to your agronomist or rural retailer.