Instructions for using the herbicide Lontrel against weeds

The quality of the harvest and the health of the crops directly depend on the presence of weeds in the cultivated area. Weeds harm cultivated plants, depriving them of moisture, nutrients, and so on. They are annual and perennial. Selective herbicide - Lontrel, is intended for the extermination of weeds on lawns, successfully fights dandelion and helps garden strawberries grow.

Composition and release form of the drug Lontrel

The product is a post-emergence product intended for the control of annual and perennial plants. Available for sale in the form of an aqueous solution. The main substance is clopyralid, contained in the form of crystals.

Lontrel 300 includes 300 g of clopyralid per liter of water. Contained in liter and five liter canisters. Lontrel 300D destroys weeds on lawns and among strawberry plantings. Available in bottles from 1.5 to 500 grams. It is a thunderstorm of weeds of the Solanaceae and Legume families.

Lontrel Grand controls sow thistles in sugar beet, grain, rapeseed and flax crops. Produced in the form of granules that dissolve in water. The amount of clopyralid is 75 percent. The drug is packaged in 2 kilograms in vacuum packaging.

Mechanism and spectrum of action

The herbicide is applied when the weeds begin to actively grow. Through the sprayer it spreads throughout the weed. Clopyralid changes the weed's secretions, causing toxicity, disrupting metabolism and thereby stopping their growth.

Benefits of herbicide

Lontrel herbicide targets those weeds that are difficult to get rid of mechanically. With repeated use, weeds do not become accustomed to the drug. May be used in conjunction with other herbicides. Does not cause poisoning among people, animals and fish.

Disadvantages of the product

The disadvantages of the drug include the following:

• The effectiveness of treatment depends on the presence of rain and wind. Raindrops wash the drug solution off the weeds, and the wind carries it to the crops being grown;
• does not affect weeds of cabbage, beets, turnips, radishes, rutabaga and so on;
• high cost of the drug.

The drug Lontrel remains active on the treated area for three years.

Consumption rates for different plants

To destroy weeds that harm spring and winter wheat, the solution consumption is 200-300 liters per hectare of land. For the growth of sugar beets, the consumption of working fluid is 300-500 liters per hectare.

For fiber flax - 100-300 liters per hectare. Strawberries need 500-600 liters per hectare. Lawns - 160-660 liters per hectare.

Preparation of a working solution of a weed killer

Prepare the solution, strictly following the instructions included with the drug.

1. Shake the container with the herbicide thoroughly.
2. The third part of the sprayer is topped up with water without impurities.
3. The required dose of the drug is injected.
4. Add the required amount of water.
5. Stir.

The more infested the area, the higher the percentage of herbicide in the water should be.

How to use the product?

First, the instructions for use are studied, then processing is carried out. Lontrel is a post-emergence drug, so plant growth is monitored. It is prepared for one serving.

As soon as the first five to eight leaves appear on annual plants, the working liquid is immediately applied. Perennials should have more than ten. The procedure is carried out in a warm, dry time, at plus 10-25 degrees, no more.

Compatibility with other pesticides

It can be mixed with other pesticides. To control weeds on sugar beets, it is combined with Biceps and other drugs - Pilot, Triceps.

For fiber flax, a mixture of Herbitox and Lontrel is prepared. Before processing, the physical compatibility of the drugs is checked by combining them in a small container.

Security measures

The drug Lontrel is moderately toxic.According to safety measures, it is necessary that:

• clothing protected exposed areas of the body;
• there was a protective mask and goggles on his face;
• there was a headdress;
• no food containers were used;
• the container was thoroughly washed after the procedure;
• hands were washed under running water.

It is important! During and after the procedure, pets should not be allowed near the sprayed area for two hours.

First aid for poisoning

If ingested, induce vomiting and allow the victim to drink several glasses of water with activated charcoal. The proportions are calculated as follows: take one gram of sorbent per kilogram of body weight. In case of contact with eyes, rinse with copious amounts of water.

In case of contact with skin, first remove with a clean cloth, then wash with soap and water. If inhaled, remove the victim from the toxic zone.

Shelf life and storage conditions

It is allowed to keep the drug in a cool place, inaccessible to children and animals. Permissible temperature is from 5 to 40 degrees Celsius. Direct sunlight should not fall on the hermetically sealed container with herbicide. Shelf life – 3 years.

Herbicide analogues

To analogues herbicide includes the drug Lazurit, affecting for potato weeds, corn, winter crops.

Miura is a selective agent that destroys annual and perennial plants. Roundal is an analogue that has become widespread for its effectiveness and safety.

There is a universal remedy called Chistopol, as well as many other similar drugs.