AXIAL® Pro
By your side, season after season
AXIAL® Pro is a selective post-emergence herbicide containing pinoxaden for effective control of wild oats and ryegrass in wheat, and wild oats, ryegrass and black-grass in barley. With its advanced formulation and rapid uptake, AXIAL® Pro delivers reliable grass weed control with minimal crop phytotoxicity, offering flexible application timing from crop emergence up to growth stage 41. Trusted by UK growers season after season, it's particularly effective against overwintered grass weeds that pose the greatest threat to cereal yields.
Highly Effective
Protecting yield in the current season’s cereal crops
AXIAL® Pro delivers consistent, reliable control of key grass weeds when you need it most. Its rapid leaf absorption and translocation to growing points ensures thorough coverage, even in challenging conditions. Field trials consistently demonstrate superior control of wild oats, ryegrass, and black-grass compared to alternative solutions, protecting your yield potential from the season's most damaging weeds.
Proven on Farm
Tried and trusted to control grass weeds and help reduce the weed seed bank.
With years of proven performance across UK farms, AXIAL® Pro has earned its reputation for reliability. Independent trials and on-farm results demonstrate not only excellent season-long control but also significant reductions in seed return to the soil. By controlling weeds before they set seed, AXIAL® Pro helps you manage your grassweed burden for seasons to come, reducing future control challenges and protecting long-term profitability.
By your side
Providing confidence season after season and generation after generation
The flexibility and consistency of AXIAL® Pro make it a cornerstone of successful grass weed management programmes. Whether you're dealing with early or late germinating weeds, challenging weather windows, or complex rotations, AXIAL® Pro provides the confidence you need to protect your crops and your business. Its proven track record across generations of UK cereal growers demonstrates its enduring value in an ever-changing agricultural landscape.
Broad-spectrum grass weed control.
AXIAL® Pro offers powerful control against a range of problematic grass weeds in cereal crops, including wild oats and ryegrass.
Flexibility in application timing.
AXIAL® Pro can be applied after 1st February to before flag leaf sheath extended (GS41).
Proven performance.
Reliability that UK farmers can trust based on years of trials and on-farm experience.
A key IPM partner.
Complements cultural control methods and, as 'den' chemistry, allows for rotation of modes of action.
Helping you to get the best from AXIAL® Pro
AXIAL® Pro FAQ
Frequently Asked Questions
AXIAL® Pro can be applied after 1st February up until before flag leaf sheath extending stage (GS41). Syngenta research with NIAB has demonstrated that larger, overwintered grass weeds are more competitive and produce far higher seed returns compared to later spring-germinating weeds. Understanding field populations and adapting to seasonal conditions will dictate the optimal timing.
Rates of AXIAL® Pro can be adjusted according to the species targeted and growth stage of the weed. If mixing with a herbicide for broadleaf weed control, or if growing conditions are compromised, the minimum rate of AXIAL® Pro required for control of Wild Oats is 0.6 l/ha; for Ryegrass 0.82 l/ha; and for Black-grass 1.1 l/ha. In wheat and barley only one application per crop is permitted. Always read the product label.
AXIAL® Pro can be mixed with a range of fungicides, PGRs and herbicides. Click here for approved tank mixes.
The Syngenta Spray Assist app is a digital tool which instantly displays the best combination of nozzles and application technique to optimise results with pre and post emergence applications. Click here to learn more and download for free.
When AXIAL® Pro is applied first, wait 7 days before applying an SU/ALS inhibitor or hormone. If an SU/ALS inhibitor or hormone is applied first, wait 21 days before applying AXIAL® Pro. AXIAL® Pro is most effective when applied to actively growing weeds.
