Dow Launching New Soybean Burndown Herbicide

Earlier this year, we reported that Marestail was an early concern for growers.  Now that growing season is approaching its half way point growers are looking at soybean fields to find unwanted marestail plants competing with their crops.  While marestail is not new to Midwest growers, herbicide-resistant marestail continues to spread.  This is making it hard to control with glyphosate alone.

CropLife Magazine is reporting that pending registration; Elevore herbicide will provide accurate control of many glyphosate- and ALS-resistant weeds which include marestail up to 8 inches tall.  This herbicide is expected to control and suppress costly and high-anxiety weeds when applied as part of a grower’s burndown program before planting.

Elevore contains Arylex active, a new Group 4 growth regulator herbicide developed by Dow AgroSciences. Arylex works to control weeds from the inside out to provide thorough control of labeled weeds.

In field trials conducted by Dow AgroSciences, Elevore tank-mixed with 2,4-D delivered 97% control of glyphosate-resistant marestail when applied in a pre-plant burndown program.

Left abandoned, marestail can grow and consume a soybean field.  According to Michigan State University, an estimated 83% of soybean yield is lost from 105 marestail plants per 10 square feet.  According to Jeff Ellis, Ph.D., field scientist at Dow AgroSciences, he says that it’s important to control marestail early, before soybean plants begin to emerge, for maximum yield potential at the end of the season.

Once Elevore is registered, it will be labeled for application with commonly used residual and burndown tank-mix partners, including glyphosate and 2,4-D, up to 14 days before planting soybeans in the Midwest.  Registration for Elevore is expected in 2017. 

For more information, go to ElevoreHerbicide.com.