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CONVISO® SMART

CONVISO® SMART

CONVISO® SMART is an innovative weed control system in sugar beet combining the two key components of modern sugar beet hybrids and a dedicated herbicide based on two active ingredients from the ALS-inhibitors.

The technology will supplement our portfolio with varieties tolerant to CONVISO® ONE and characterized by best performance and resistance packages that Betaseed varieties are well known for.

KEY FACTS ABOUT CONVISO® SMART

  • BTS SMART sugar beet varieties have a genetic tolerance to work successfully together with the CONVISO® ONE herbicide.
  • BTS SMART sugar beet does not show yield loss caused by phytotoxicity when using CONVISO® ONE.
  • CONVISO® ONE combines efficacy against monocotyledonous and dicotyledonous weeds.
  • CONVISO® ONE efficiently eliminates conventional weed beets.

CONVISO® SMART AT BETASEED

Betaseed GmbH obtained access to the sugar beet cultivation system CONVISO® SMART in 2018. With the launch of our first SMART varieties we provide another supportive tool to our customers. It offers them a new way of weed management in sugar beets, combined with the resistance packages and our solutions beyond seed that they know and value.

CONVISO® SMART – THE DEDICATED HERBICIDE

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Key Facts

  • Active ingredients: 50 g/l Foramsulfuron 30 g/l Thiencarbazone-methyl
  • Plant absorbtion: Combined soil and leaf activity
  • Mode of action: HRAC B (ALS inhibtor group)

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Application

  • Single application: 1 x 1,0 l/ha

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Timing of Single Application

  • Indicator weed: Fat hen (CHEAL / Chenopodium album)
  • Timing for application: max. 4 true leaf stage of fat hen

CONVISO® ONE APPLICATION RECOMMENDATION

IMPORTANT TO CONSIDER WHEN GROWING CONVISO® SMART

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Bolters

  • Every bolter needs to be conscientiously removed from CONVISO® SMART fields!
  • SMART weed beets can neither be controlled with CONVISO® ONE nor classic sugarbeet herbicides.

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Crop Rotation

  • Please follow the list of possible following crops after CONVISO® SMART cultivation available in our SMART book.

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Ground keepers

  • Ground keepers of SMART varieties should be controlled by a non-ALS inhibiting herbicide in the following crop
  • Prevent ground keepers from bolting.

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Integrated Weed Management

  • Follow good agricultural practice when growing CONVISO® SMART.
  • Make yourself familiar with measures of Integrated Weed Management available in our SMART book.

GET MORE INFORMATION

We recommend to read our SMART book before using the CONVISO® SMART system

When using CONVISO® ONE, always comply with herbicide label. Read label before use of the herbicide.

In case of questions, please don‘t hesitate to contact us.

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