Time for Broadway Star to take centre stage

UK - April 20, 2009

As winter wheat crops start to grow vigorously so will wild oats and ryegrasses – two of the grassweeds that Dow AgroSciences’ new herbicide Broadway Star (containing pyroxsulam) will effectively control.

In trials, compared to market standards, Broadway Star proved just as effective against wild oats and even better in controlling ryegrass. But the real bonus is its effectiveness against a very wide range of broadleaved weeds. This means growers may well achieve a spring weed clean-up in a single spray.

“Having seen the trial results from ADAS Boxworth, I’m sure Broadway Star will do what it says on the tin,” says HL Hutchinson’s Field Sales Manager Agronomist Phillip Styles. “I am recommending growers give it a try where they have a ryegrass, wild oats or soft brome problem; especially where they also face broadleaved weeds as it offers a really cost-effective solution.”

Dow AgroSciences’ technical expert Stuart Jackson adds: “Broadway Star, applied between GS11 and GS32 is ideal when targeting wild oats and ryegrass as well as broadleaved weeds, such as cleavers, speedwell, poppy, common chickweed, field pansy, geranium, mayweed and volunteer oilseed rape.

“For those growers who managed to apply residual treatments last autumn, Broadway Star will help prevent the populations of the key grass weeds building up to create ever bigger headaches.”

Broadway Star should be applied at 265g/ha with an adjuvant, using  a fine to medium spray quality.”