FAQs February 2020

No. Most hybrid barley seeds are treated with either CELEST TRIO or RAXIL STAR.  The label for these products states that “Treated seeds must not be sown between 1 February and 31 August.”  Growers should store the seed correctly and register for the Syngenta germination offer (see Q1 above).

In many cases there will be fewer tillers, therefore a nitrogen programme with a split of 30:50:20 with the first application to be applied as soon as possible (GS25), when soil and weather conditions allow. A 50:50:0 is an alternative if a 3 split programme is incompatible with on-farm workloads/conditions. Refer to RB209.

Winter wheat requires a vernalisation period which means there are latest safe sowing dates and this is variety specific. GLEAM, for example, has a shorter vernalisation period than many other commercial varieties which means it has a latest safe sowing date of mid-February. Be aware that late drilled crops are likely to have lower yield potential.

Yes. Growers and agronomists will need to focus on the agronomy of late-drilled crops to maximise yield and quality. Crops drilled very late into wet soils and at high seed rates are likely to be poorly rooted and competition within the crop may result in taller plants. PGRs should be used to manage risk accordingly. Experience has shown that late drilled crops which have not tillered well are likely to respond positively to early nitrogen to increase yield potential.

Winter wheat can be drilled anytime but for using with a pesticide if it is after 1st February it is classified as a spring crop as it has not gone through vernalisation. So, winter wheat drilled after 1st February is defined as spring wheat and therefore spring wheat should be on the product label to use it on this crop. This is according to CRD.

Yes, as long as the crop is drilled before 31 August 2020.

AXIAL Pro can be applied to winter cereals from 1 February. Trials have shown that an adjuvant is only required if the dose rate is reduced to 0.4 l/ha and the wild oats are no larger than GS29. If the wild oats are beyond GS29, then the dose rate should not be reduced below 0.6 l/ha.

Yes, 0.6 l/ha x 2, with a 14 day PHI, for downy mildew control. There was no data produced for combining peas. Therefore, Syngenta are unable to make a label claim.

No, unfortunately the EAMU is no more.