Pinoxaden - for broad spectrum grass weed management in cereal crops

Summary Pinoxaden is a new grass active compound discovered by Syngenta Crop Protection AG, Basel, Switzerland. The innovative molecule belongs to the phenlypyrazolin chemistry and is being developed for global use in cereal crops. Pinoxaden is applied post-emergence at use rates of 30-60 g ai/ha and active against a wide range of important grass weed species (Alopecurus myosuroides, Apera spica-venti, Avena spp., Lolium spp., Phalaris spp. and Setaria spp.). Tolerance in key cereal crops – including both wheat and barley – is obtained by incorporating the proprietary safener cloquintocet-mexyl into an easyto-use liquid formulation, which delivers maximal performance when used with a specially optimized adjuvant. Due to its high level of activity against most important grass weeds, its tolerance in wheat and barley crops combined with a wide application window from early to late post-emergence and rotational freedom to following crops, pinoxaden will set a new standard in grass weed control in cereals. Starting from 2006, pinoxaden will be introduced as AXIAL ® into cereal markets globally.