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Herbicides

Anthem® Flex Herbicide Is the Cornerstone for Downy Brome Control in Wheat

Anthem® Flex herbicide from FMC provides residual control of grasses and broadleaf weeds in winter and spring wheat. Anthem Flex herbicide delivers long residual control of downy brome*, annual bluegrass, Italian ryegrass, rattail fescue and labeled broadleaf weeds. With more flexibility in preplant applications and no known resistance issues, Anthem Flex herbicide is an excellent weed management tool. Anthem Flex herbicide is effective at controlling weeds with known resistance to glyphosate and ALS herbicides.

Why Anthem Flex Herbicide?

  • The only non-Group 2 herbicide for control of downy brome in wheat.*
  • Flexible application timing: May be applied as a fallow application or 30 days preplant through postemergence up to the 4th tiller.
  • Takes the pressure and stress off postemergence applications that are often made under less-than-ideal conditions
  • Excellent crop safety on spring and winter wheat, including high yielding irrigated varieties.
    • Do not use on durum.
  • Flexible application methods: ground or aerial applications.
  • May be applied as a fallow application before planting spring or winter wheat.
  • Excellent resistance management tool.
  • Eliminates fertilizer and moisture loss from weeds.

Use Rate by Soil Texture for Anthem® Flex herbicide (fl. oz./A)

Downy Brome Control with Anthem Flex Herbicide: Maximizing Performance

  • Apply as a fallow, preplant, post plant preemergence or postemergence where soil conditions allow.
  • Applications must be made prior to first significant rain event of the fall to maximize downy brome and rattail fescue control.
  • Will provide suppression of wild oats at the high rate.
  • Anthem Flex herbicide must be activated to provide control; ½ inch of irrigation or rainfall is required to activate.
  • May be tank mixed with most preemergence herbicides.
  • Tank mix with glyphosate or other postemergence herbicides to control emerged weeds.

Untreated vs. Anthem® Flex herbicide 4.5 fl. oz./A preplant

 

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