Instructions for the use of herbicide Boxer, mechanism of action and consumption rates
Agricultural techniques for industrial cultivation of vegetables and grains include the use of herbicides to remove weeds. The choice of an effective preparation ensures a stable yield and fruit quality. Boxer is a selective herbicide, its activity extends to weeds, which cannot be destroyed by other drugs. The undoubted advantage of the tool is the absence of a negative impact on further crop rotation.
Content
- 1 Active ingredient, formulation and purpose
- 2 The principle of action of the drug Boxer
- 3 Benefits of using
- 4 Consumption rate for different plants
- 5 How to prepare a working solution of weed control
- 6 Instructions for using the ready-mixed mixture
- 7 Safety rules when applying
- 8 Drug toxicity
- 9 Herbicide compatibility
- 10 Shelf life and storage conditions
- 11 What are the analogues?
Active ingredient, formulation and purpose
Boxer is based on prosulfocarb in the amount of 800 grams per liter. The active ingredient belongs to the thiocarbamate group. The concentrated emulsion is poured into plastic cans with a capacity of 5, 10 liters.
The drug is intended for soil cultivation before planting vegetables and cereals or immediately after germination. With the help of the herbicide, dicotyledonous weeds with a wide leaf blade and annual cereals are eliminated.
The boxer is used in agricultural production in many countries on the following crops:
- before germination - potatoes, legumes;
- immediately after germination - potatoes, carrots, onions, cereals.
The list of weeds to be removed is impressive. The undoubted advantage of the Boxer is the destruction of the germination of black nightshade and tenacious bedstraw. These weeds are impossible to lime with other herbicides.
Manufacturer - Syngenta, Switzerland.
The principle of action of the drug Boxer
The herbicide is sprayed before planting or immediately after germination. According to the principle of action, it is an inhibitor (inhibitor) of lipid synthesis processes.
The herbicide has a selective effect - it is absorbed by weeds, but is not active against the protected crop. Prosulfocarb is absorbed by the root portions of the stem and by the root of weeds. Due to this, the range of the suppressed flora is wide - the development of weeds that occur at a depth and in the surface layer of the soil is suppressed.
Prosulfocarb inhibits the protective functions of membranes, stops cell division and growth. On weed seedlings, it does not allow the formation of a sheet waxy layer, leading to the death of the green part.
The growth points of all parts of the weed are suppressed, and the plant becomes unviable. Outwardly, it looks like darkening of leaf plates, twisting and drying.
The greatest effectiveness of the impact is observed in the state from the seedling to the 3rd leaf.In the later stages of weed development, the use of Boxer is less effective or generally useless.
Benefits of using
The widespread use of the herbicide is due to its undoubted advantages:
- it is used on all varieties of potatoes, regardless of class - seed, table, for processing;
- effective against a large number of weeds, including hard-to-remove - black nightshade and bedstraw;
- you can spray the drug on any soil;
- does not require adding adjuvants to the working solution;
- reduces the negative effects of metribuzin when used in mixtures.
The Boxer does not impose restrictions on the use of the sown area for the next season, that is, does not affect the crop rotation. With herbicide, you can make tank mixtures that will destroy almost all types of weeds.
Consumption rate for different plants
The manufacturer recommends the following herbicide consumption rates:
| Culture | Boxer - volume in liters per hectare | Number of treatments |
| Potatoes | 3-5 | 1 |
| Onion | 2-3 | 2 |
| Carrot | 1.5-2.5 | 2 |
| Winter wheat in autumn against multiple weeds | 3 | 1 |
| Barley, winter wheat against cereal weeds | 1 | 1 |
It is proposed to spray from 200 to 300 liters of the working mixture per hectare, depending on the soil contamination.
How to prepare a working solution of weed control
The solution is mixed directly in the tank. The container is filled with water to half the volume, with constant operation of the mixer, a measured dose of the Boxer is introduced. After stirring the mixture, add the rest of the water.
The spray solution is prepared on concrete sites to prevent the herbicide from absorbing into the soil when spilled.
Instructions for using the ready-mixed mixture
The herbicide should be applied in the early stages of germination and development of weeds, since the drug has a soil effect. The following factors influence the effectiveness of processing:
- moisture content, soil composition;
- the degree of development of the weed;
- too low or high temperatures.
On peat, Boxer is used in a contact way, letting the weeds grow.
Application features for different crops:
- on potatoes - can be sprayed before and after sprouting;
- on carrots - when 2-3 leaves grow;
- legumes - without waiting for shoots;
- onion - with 2 sheets;
- cereals - in autumn - before germination, in spring - before tillering, with 2 leaves.
For a better distribution of the herbicide, the soil needs moisture. Crops should be pollinated at moderate temperatures (10-25 °) in the morning. The stress that crops experience from heat, drought, or hypothermia reduces the effectiveness of the treatment.
The boxer is widely sprayed in mixtures (for potatoes with metribuzin). This allows you to destroy more weeds of different groups and reduce the toxicity of herbicides by reducing the rate of each of the components.
Note: Boxer exposure lasts 50 days, most crops require one treatment per season.
Safety rules when applying
When working with the herbicide, a full set of protective clothing is used - overalls, boots, mask, glasses. They do not leave the cultivated fields for 3 days.
The ready-made solution can be used within 24 hours. The remaining working mixture is disposed of in the prescribed manner. Carefully spray the solution near water bodies. The passage of bees is prohibited for a day. In case of poisoning, gastric lavage is required, sorbents are taken.
Drug toxicity
Hazard class - 3. It is required to protect products, animal feed, and bee habitats from the drug.
Herbicide compatibility
The boxer has worked well in combination with other herbicides:
- for onions - based on oxyfluorfen;
- for potatoes - metribuzin.
Also, Boxer is combined with preparations based on clomazone, pendimethalin, rimsulfuron. It is not recommended to mix Boxer with substances containing bentazone.
After mixing several types of drugs, a toxicity test is required.
Shelf life and storage conditions
Store in its original packaging for 3 years. The room is a special warehouse for chemicals. Storage at temperatures from -5 ° to +35 ° is allowed.
What are the analogues?
Boxer has a unique formula that helps eliminate two types of weeds that cannot be removed with other herbicides. The same active substance contains the drug Arkade, manufactured by Syngenta.
In addition to prosulfocarb, this herbicide contains metribuzin. The preparation has a soil effect in protecting potatoes. Used in personal subsidiary plots.
To protect potatoes, drugs with other active ingredients are also used - Roundup, Centurion, Shogun, Tornado-500.
The effectiveness of the Boxer soil herbicide is increased when used at the optimum time. With the help of the drug, you can reliably protect crops, eradicate weeds in the early stages of development and get a high yield.
