Instructions for the use of the herbicide Lornet, consumption rates and analogues
Lornet is a systemic herbicide of selective activity that destroys annual and perennial dicotyledonous and cereal weeds. The drug is used for post-emergence treatment of crops of grain, corn, rapeseed. Lornet can be used for spraying sugar beets, strawberries (after picking berries), lawns. The herbicide removes almost all weeds from the field in just one treatment.
Content
- 1 Composition, release form and purpose of the herbicide Lornet
- 2 The mechanism of action of the drug
- 3 Protective period
- 4 Weed control benefits
- 5 Consumption measures for different plants
- 6 How to prepare and use the working mixture
- 7 Toxicity and Precautions
- 8 Compatibility with other pesticides
- 9 Transportation and storage conditions
- 10 Analogs
Composition, release form and purpose of the herbicide Lornet
It is a systemic and selective herbicidal agent. It is used for the destruction of annual and perennial dicotyledonous, as well as cereal weeds. Helps to cope with thistle, chamomile, highlander, cornflower, ragweed, dandelion, shepherd's bag and other herbs. The herbicide is used on plantings of beets, grain crops, corn, rapeseed, and flax. Protects strawberries, lawns.
The active substance is clopyralid. The herbicide is in the form of an aqueous solution. The drug is produced by the Shchelkovo Agrokhim company. Lornet is sold in plastic cans with a volume of 5 or 10 liters, as well as in ampoules of 3 or 50 milliliters. The herbicide can be used on large farms and small private households. The drug is used for a single post-emergence treatment.
The mechanism of action of the drug
The active substance (clopyralid) penetrates the weeds through the leaves and roots. The herbicide affects the plant at the cellular level. A few hours after treatment, weeds stop growing. After 4-7 days, the first visible signs of the action of the herbicidal agent appear (wilting, necrosis, chlorosis). The weeds die completely in 1-2 weeks.
Protective period
The herbicidal agent protects the main crop from weeds for the entire growing season. Only one treatment with this drug is required per season. The herbicide is most effective when applied at a temperature of 10 to 25 degrees Celsius on the leaves of young weeds.
Weed control benefits
Benefits of Lornet:
- destroys the aboveground and root systems of weeds;
- is distinguished by selective activity;
- protects the main crop from the growth of weeds for the entire season;
- compatible with other pesticides.
Consumption measures for different plants
The herbicide Lornet is taken in the following proportions (in private households):
- For irrigation of strawberries against annual and perennial dicotyledons: 3 ml per 3 liters of water. The flow rate of the working fluid is 3 liters per 50 square meters. Spraying of weeds is carried out after picking berries.
- For treating the lawn against annual and perennial dicotyledons: 1.5 ml or 6 ml per 5 liters of water. Weeds are sprayed after the first mowing. The flow rate of the working fluid is 5 liters per 100 square meters.
Consumption rate in large farms (with a working fluid consumption of 200-300 l / ha):
- For cereals: 0.16-0.66 l / ha.
- For beets: 0.3-0.5 l / ha.
- For flax: 0.1-0.3 l / ha.
- For corn: 1 l / ha.
- For rapeseed: 0.3-0.4 l / ha.
- For sports lawns: 0.16-0.66 l / ha.
How to prepare and use the working mixture
According to the instructions, the Lornet herbicide is prepared on the day of use. On private households, the working mixture can be prepared in a plastic bucket and then poured into a sprayer.
In large farms, tractor fine sprayers are used to cultivate the field.
The tank is half filled with clean, uncontaminated water, and then the herbicidal agent is added with the mixer turned on. Then add the required amount of water. The diluted herbicide is used after the emergence of the main crop (in the phase of 2-4 leaves). Weed vegetation is cultivated at the very beginning of growth.
Toxicity and Precautions
Lornet belongs to the 3rd class of danger. The drug, under favorable conditions (no precipitation, temperature - 20-25 degrees Celsius), retains its activity for a long time. In soil it decomposes within 2-12 months. The drug does not undergo decomposition in plants, its micro doses are found in cultivated species.
The herbicide has selective activity, it acts only on weeds. The drug is non-toxic for animals, fish, birds, insects. It is not recommended to cultivate the field during the active summer of bees.
You need to work with this herbicide in a protective suit, respirator, boots and gloves. After field work, you need to wash your hands and face with soap, rinse your mouth with soda solution.
Compatibility with other pesticides
Lornet can be used in conjunction with Betaren series herbicides and anti-grain pesticides (Forward). The herbicide is used in mixtures with preparations based on desmedipham, 2,4-D, fluazifop-P-butyl. Joint use allows you to increase the spectrum of activity and reduce the dosage of Lornet.
Transportation and storage conditions
Lornet herbicide is transported on a transport specially designed for the transportation of pesticides. It is forbidden to transport food, goods or passengers together with herbicides.
It is necessary to store pesticides in specially equipped warehouses that meet sanitary and fire safety standards. The herbicide should be stored in tightly closed original packaging. You need to use the herbicidal agent before the expiration date, that is, 3 years after the date of manufacture.
The working mixture is prepared on the day of irrigation, and after application, the residues are poured outside the agricultural land.
Analogs
There are many drugs on sale with a similar composition. For example, Alpha-Piralid, Bris, Galera, Ilion, Corrector, Longan, Megalit, Rapsan, Skipper and others. These herbicides contain clopyralid. The drugs are used to combat chamomile, thistle, highlander, thistle.
Clopyralid-based herbicides have systemic and selective activity. Each of the preparations protects the main crop and fights dicotyledonous and cereal weeds.