Shooter
Shooter is a herbicide with residual and contact activity for the control of black-grass, annual grasses and broad leaved weeds in winter wheat and winter barley.
Benefits
- Particularly effective for black-grass control and the control of broad-leaved weeds
- Low risk formulation, particularly useful where there is resistance to ALS inhibitors
- Pendimethalin complements the grass weed activity of flufenacet
- Strong pre-em allows flexibility for the post-em follow-up
Why Shooter?
Why Shooter®?
Shooter® has been found to give the best start to black-grass programmes, providing the crucial flufenacet partner as well as pendimethalin.
Shooter® is an emulsifiable concentrate containing 60 g/l flufenacet and 300 g/l pendimethalin. This herbicide has particular strength pre-emergence for the control of black-grass.
The flufenacet component in Shooter® provides the cornerstone for grass weed control whilst the pendimethalin component provides control of the key broad-leaved weeds: chickweed, poppy, mayweed, ivy and common leaved speedwell.
Pendimethalin complements the grass weed activity of flufenacet by providing strong residual control of later germinating weeds.
For best results with pre-emergence applications:
- Timing is crucial. Spray within 48 hours of drilling ideally on to moist, clod-free and consolidated seedbeds where seed is adequately covered by a suitable depth of settled soil
- Where drainage, seedbeds and seed depth are good Shooter® can be applied pre-emergence until the end of November. After which, apply Shooter® at one leaf of the crop, to minimise risk of crop damage by heavy rainfall
Product Profile
| Active ingredient(s) | 60 g/l flufenacet & 300 g/l pendimethalin |
| Formulation | Emulsifiable Concentrate (EC) |
| Pack size | 10 litres in outers of two |
| Crop(s) | Winter wheat and winter barley |
| Weed spectrum | A range of broad-leaved and grass weeds, including black-grass, annual and rough meadow grass, Italian and perennial ryegrass, loose silky bent, sterile brome, cleavers, chickweed, corn marigold, fat hen, forget-me-not, henbit and red dead nettle, orache, knotgrass, pansy, poppy, mayweeds, parsley piert, red dead nettle, scarlet pimpernel, shepherd’s purse, smooth sowthistle, common field and ivy-leaved speedwell (for full list see label) |
| Maximum individual dose | 4.0 litres per hectare |
| Maximum total dose | 4.0 litres per hectare |
| Latest time of application | Before third tiller stage (GS 23) of the crop. Do not apply pre-emergence to crops drilled after 30 November. |
| Water volume | 200 litres per hectare |
| Aquatic buffer zone | LERAP B |
Excellent control of black-grass
In trials, the effectiveness of Shooter® was tested against Liberator®. Results showed a 9% reduction in black-grass headcount control relative to Liberator®.
Shooter® has been found to give the best start to black-grass programmes, providing the crucial flufenacet partner, as well as pendimethalin.
Shooter® is the best start for ryegrass control
Source: Data from BASF and independent trails
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Control of Ryegrass & Brome
A pre and post-emergence spray programme is needed for best control of ryegrass and brome. Pendimethalin and flufenacet are two of the strongest pre-emergence actives, with pendimethalin having the best residual properties for these weeds. Having a strong pre-emergence active allows more flexibility for post-emergence follow-up.
