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Three steps to optimise weed control in maize

Farmers Guardian looks at latest guidance for growers as to when and where to apply herbicides in order to maximise post-emergence performance.

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The most damaging diseases for maize this season include polygonums such as knotgrass, black nightshade, mayweed, orache and fat-hen
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The most damaging diseases for maize this season include polygonums such as knotgrass, black nightshade, mayweed, orache and fat-hen

Thanks to a warm and mostly sunny spring, growers will be on the verge of drilling the 2025 forage maize crop. Good weed control is the key to bumper yields, says crop protection specialist Certis Belchim's...

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