The researchers emphasized early-season weed control as the path to maximizing yield potential
Syngenta one of the world’s leading agriculture companies engaged university agricultural researchers from across the US to analyze the agronomic challenges farmers encountered this season and offer tips on how they can best control weeds and preserve yields heading into 2021.
Researchers agree that the time to set a weed management strategy for 2021 is now. “The end of the season is the time to take inventory of whatever you did, how well it worked and then consider how you might improve on that for next year,” said Wayne Keeling, PhD, professor in the Department of Soil and Crop Sciences at the Texas A&M AgriLife Research Center at Lubbock.
Across the board, the researchers emphasized early-season weed control as the path to maximizing yield potential. “For corn, early-season weed control is especially important because key elements of yield potential are determined early in the growing season,” said Sarah Lancaster, PhD, assistant professor and extension specialist at Kansas State University.
Acuron contains four active ingredients, including the Syngenta-exclusive bicyclopyrone, and three effective sites of action.
Bicyclopyrone allows Acuron to provide greater consistency across various weed spectrums, weather conditions and soil types. This unique chemistry enhances control of more than 70 broadleaf and grass weeds. It also provides built-in burndown control and the longest-lasting residual to minimize the weed seed bank for the next year’s crop.
