Feumav

Overview

Feumav is a herbicide from Agritas, built on the ALS inhibitor (sulfonylurea) chemistry. It is used against broadleaf weeds in wheat, maize, rice, wild oat, canary grass. Registered use on wheat. Agritas supplies it through the Haryali Markaz network, where the staff know which pests and diseases are moving in your district this week and can tell you whether this is the right product for what you are actually seeing in the field.

Composition

Mesosulfuron-Methyl + MCPA Isooctyl + Florasulam 25% OD

Type

Herbicide

Chemical group

Synthetic auxin (phenoxy) + ALS inhibitor (triazolopyrimidine) + ALS inhibitor (sulfonylurea)

Pack size

400 ml

Controls

Recommended crops

Mode of action

Herbicide (Feumav) is for broad leaf's and narrow leaf's with post-emergence herbicide for grasses & broad leaf weeds in wheat crop. Sulfonet inhibit also the enzymes, which are responsible for production of certain essential amino acids. Sulfonet through its systemic approach destroys the weed plants.

Dose & application

400 ml per acre

The product shall be applied by trained operator only. Use gloves, boots, apron, goggles and mask when spray works undertaken. Do not Spray against the wind direction. All equipment's and protective clothing should be clearly washed after use, clothing should be washed separately from family clothing. Do not contaminate waterways, ditches, ponds etc. Do not eat, drink or smoke during spray.

Why it pays

Weeds take water, nitrogen and light before the crop gets any of it, and they take it in the first six weeks when the crop is deciding how much it will yield. One timely herbicide usually costs less than the two hand weedings it replaces, and it arrives on the day the weeds are small enough to die.

Field tips

Spray weeds, not soil — unless the label says pre-emergence, in which case spray moist, settled soil and do not disturb it afterwards. Working the ground after a pre-emergence spray breaks the layer and the weeds come straight through.

Clean the tank before and after. Herbicide left in a sprayer will damage the next crop it touches, and the damage shows up days later when nobody connects it to the tank.

Check what you are sowing next. Some herbicides stay active in the soil long enough to hurt the following crop.

Safety

Use a sprayer kept only for herbicides — traces left in a shared tank will damage the next crop you spray. Do not spray in wind, because drift onto a neighbouring broadleaf crop such as cotton causes serious damage. Note the label's restriction on what you may plant next in that field.