Boost Broadleaf Weed Control In Cereal Crops
25 May 2026, AU: Increasing herbicide tank mix options against broadleaf weeds in cereal crops is improving flexibility and weed control for growers. The registration of additional mixing partners and target weeds has also further broadened the control spectrum.
The Group 2 post-emergent herbicide, Priority® is boosting weed control from a range of broadleaf herbicides. It can now be applied alone, or in tank mixes against the key weed bifora, as well as against volunteer pulses in fallows.
Developed by ADAMA Australia, Priority contains florasulam, an acetolactate synthase (ALS) inhibitor, in a suspension concentrate formulation. Once absorbed via weed foliage, it is translocated to the growing points via the xylem and phloem. It controls around 60 weeds and has the added benefit of good crop safety for following crops.
Steve Fischer, ADAMA Australia‘s market development manager -Victoria, said Priority had shown strong capability to be mixed with various herbicides for improved control of key broadleaf weeds in cereals. This included volunteer pulses, wild radish and other brassica weeds.
“Priority can now be applied in a tank mix with Affinity® Force and MCPA 750 herbicides without a wetter,” Steve said.
“This mix also can be used to target the difficult bifora weed, which is more prevalent around Horsham, as can new tank mixes with Quadrant® and Triathlon® herbicides.
“Compared with other contact herbicides, Priority is systemic and can improve bifora control, especially when there is some shading from the crop or other weeds when spraying.”
Jim O’Connor, ADAMA Australia ‘s market development manager for southern Queensland, said in winter cereals, post-emergent tank mixes of LVE MCPA and Priority, and in some cases Picoflex® (picloram) or Flagship™ (fluroxypyr), also were targeting brassica weeds as well as volunteer pulses.
“Priority is good on radish and turnips, and the control spectrum also includes Mexican poppy, climbing buckwheat and sowthistle.”
“We don’t have many Group 2-resistant wild radish, so Priority has very good efficacy on these weeds, however we still need to carefully manage our Group 2 applications,” Jim said.
He said Priority was an ideal spike with LVE MCPA tank mixes to broaden the weed control spectrum without compromising plantback flexibility.
“LVE MCPA and Picoflex is a popular mix where growers also may be comfortable with the plantback – and Priority won’t alter that. If growers are conscious of re-cropping intervals and the ability for double cropping, Priority is a great fit with their post-emergent herbicide mixes.”
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