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Agricultural Solutions for Potatoes

Contents.Say hello to Adama 04Anthem© Pendimethalin 06Falcon© Propaquizafop 07Gusto© 3 Metaldehyde 08Hubble© Dimethomorph & Fluazinam 09Shotput© Metribuzin 10Titus© Rimsulfuron 13Volley© Fluazinam 14Under development 15

03Herbicide Insecticide Fungicide

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Say hello to Adama.New name | New product ranges | Local innovation Global Research & Development | New introductions

Adama Agricultural Solutions, formerly known as Makhteshim Agan Industries, established for nearly 70 years, is a leading global manufacturer and distributor of crop protection solutions and the leading off-patent provider. The company supplies efficient solutions to farmers across the full farming value chain, including crop protection, novel agricultural technologies and complementary non-crop businesses. In 2013, the company’s revenues were over $3 billion, and it is ranked seventh in the world in the overall agrochemicals industry. The company is characterised by its innovation, its approach to product development, and strict standards of environmental protection and quality control. Adama products are available in the UK through leading distributors and agronomy companies.

For more information, visit us at: www.adama.com/uk

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New name | New product ranges | Local innovation Global Research & Development | New introductions

Adama’s solutions to crop problems are made up of tried, tested and trusted products and unique advice and applications. Our product offering is simply divided into two distinct ranges which, either individually or in combination, provide modern-day, environmentally-aware, cost-effective solutions.

Get to know our productsOur total product range is divided for simplicity into Advanced and Essentials ranges. The Advanced range comprises Adama’s unique, most innovative products and services designed to deliver simplicity to farming. They are high performance products providing novel farming solutions.

Our Advanced range comprises products that are truly beyond the standard crop protection portfolio, addressing one or more of the key complexities of efficacy and resistance management, ease of use and safe use, tightening legislation and unbiased advice.

The Adama Essentials range comprises effective and highly trusted products essential to support common farming tasks. All Essentials products have a long and proven record of performance, value and reliability derived from our heritage. They are well-tried products, providing a rich choice of solutions across all crop protection needs.

All Adama UK products include innovative thinking and up-to-date product design, new packaging developments and effective, easy-to-follow labelling. We strive to bring simplicity to farming.

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Anthem®

Anthem® is a long-lasting and reliable residual herbicide providing a foundation in control programmes targeted at tough grass and broad-leaved weeds in a wide range of crops including potatoes.

Crops: Winter wheat, Winter barley, Durum wheat, Triticale, Winter rye, Spring barley, Potato, Combining pea, Sunflower, Forage maize, Grain maize, Forage maize (grown under temporary plastic mulch), Grain maize (grown under temporary plastic mulch), Bulb onions (spring and autumn, drilled and transplanted), Leek (drilled crops only), Carrots, Parsnip (drilled crops only), Broccoli, Brussels sprout, Cabbage, Cauliflower, Calabrese, Blackcurrant, Gooseberry, Apple, Cherry, Pear, Plum, Raspberry, Blackberry, Loganberry, Rubus hybrids, Strawberry.

Key Targets: Annual meadow grass, Common chickweed, Common fumitory, Common orache, Common poppy, Corn marigold, Fat-hen, Field forget-me-not, Field pansy, Hemp-nettle, Knotgrass, Mayweeds, Parsley-piert, Red dead-nettle, Scarlet pimpernel, Shepherds purse, Small nettle, Smooth sowthistle, Speedwell, Volunteer oilseed rape.

• Key active ingredient across a broad range of crops• Wide label crop range, broad spectrum weed control• Apply soon after planting and ridging up and

at least 7 days pre-emergence• Loose ridges must settle before application

Active ingredientFormulation

Volume/Pack SizeMaximum individual dose

Maximum total doseWater volume

400g/L (36% w/w) pendimethalinSuspension concentrate10L3.3L product/Ha3.3L product/Ha per cropA minimum of 200 L/Ha water should be used for applications on potatoes

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Falcon®

A foliar acting selective herbicide with systemic activity on a wide range of grass weeds and volunteer cereals, for use in potatoes, beet, oilseed rape and a wide range of other broad-leaved crops.

Crops: Winter oilseed rape, Spring oilseed rape, Field bean, Broad bean, French dwarf bean, Linseed, Sugar beet, Fodder beet, Swede, Turnip, Potato (main crop), Potato (early), Carrot, Bulb onion, Combining pea.

Key Targets: Volunteer barley, Volunteer wheat, Volunteer rye, Wild oat, Barley cover crops, Italian Ryegrass, Couch grass, Sterile brome.

• Rapid, cost effective control of volunteer cereals and other grass weeds, including couch (rate up to 1.5L/ha)

• Broad label, flexible use rate• Do not use on seed crops




100 g/L (9.7% w/w) propaquizafopEmulsifiable concentrate5L1.5L product/Ha1.5L product/HaFALCON should be applied as a FINE or MEDIUM spray (as defined by BCPC) in 100-200 litres water per hectare

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Gusto® 3Gusto® 3 is the precision pellet for the reduction of slug and snail damage in agricultural and horticultural crops. Gusto® 3 is a high quality, persistent and palatable bait with improved integrity in wet conditions.

Crops: Potato, Oilseed rape, Cauliflower, Sugar beet, Fodder beet, Grasslands. All edible crops, all non-edible crops.

Key Targets: Slugs, Snails.

• High quality precision pellet for the professional grower

• Persistent palatable wet process pellet• Uniform size and density, providing optimum

number of baiting points• Low inclusion rate allowing multiple applications• Excellent spread and ballistic characteristics• Easy to handle; no dust• Min Rinse packaging




3% w/w metaldehydePellet15kg11.5kg product/Ha23kg product/Ha/yearn/a

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Hubble®

Hubble® is a highly effective fungicide for the control of potato blight. It contains two complimentary actives with different modes of action. Ideally positioned at rapid canopy but flexible enough to be used at all stages throughout the blight programme, as it controls both foliar blight and protects against tuber infection.

Crops: Potato.

Key Targets: Foliar blight, Tuber blight.

• Local systemic plus dual protective actives• Both anti-sporulant and sporicide activity• Effective at rapid and stable canopy stages• Active on foliar blight and tuber blight• An easy to use low dose formulation




200g/L dimethomorph and 200g/L fluazinamSuspension concentrate5L0.75L product/HaMax. number of applications; Five per cropApply HUBBLE at 0.75 L/Ha in a 200-400 litres water/Ha

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Shotput®

A residual herbicide for use pre and or post-emergence on defined varieties of potatoes.

Crops: Potato (main crop), Potato (early).

Key Targets: Annual meadowgrass, Black-bindweed, Black-grass, Black nightshade, Bugloss, Charlock, Common chickweed, Common fumitory, Common orache, Common poppy, Corn marigold, Corn spurrey, Fat hen, Field forget-me-not, Field pansy, Field penny-cress, Groundsel, Henbit dead-nettle, Common hemp-nettle, Knotgrass, Mayweed spp., Pale persicaria, Red dead-nettle, Redshank, Scarlet pimpernel, Shepherd’s-purse, Annual nettle, Speedwell spp., Sun spurge, Volunteer oilseed rape, Runch.

• Can be applied safely to a wide range of early and maincrop varieties

• Flexible rates, depending on soil types • Forms an integral part of the weed control programme• Good activity on key weeds



Maximum total dose

Water volume

70% w/w metribuzinWater dispersible granule5kg0.75kg/HaPotato - earlies; 0.75kg/Ha per crop Potato - maincrop; 1.25 kg/Ha per crop (maximum 0.5 kg/Ha applied post-emergence)200L/Ha

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The following should be used as guide to interpret Shotput label guidance with respect to soil type restrictions (DO NOT treat sands):

Potato and soil type

Earlies (first and second) Very light and Light soils Medium and Heavy soils Peat and organic soils

Maincrop* Very light and light soils Medium, heavy, peat and organic soils

*low dose method all soil types

Maximum Individual Dose

0.75 kg/ha

0.75 kg/ha pre- emergence AND/OR 0.5 kg/ha post-emergence

Maximum Total Dose

0.75 kg/ha per crop

1.25 kg/ha per crop (maximum 0.5kg/ha applied post-em)

Latest time of application

Pre- emergence

Before the shoots of potatoes reach 15cm in length

Silt fraction 2.60 um (per cent)

Clay

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Sand fraction 60.2000 um (per cent)

CLAY

SANDYCLAY

SILTYCLAY

SILTY CLAYLOAMCLAY LOAMSANDY

CLAY LOAM

SANDY LOAM SANDY SALTLOAM

SILTLOAM

SAND

20406080100

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LOAMYSAND

Plot your sand, silt and clay % onto adjacent texture triangle to determine the texture of your soils. Soil textures classes can be prefixed as organic or peaty depending on organic matter levels.

Organic soils – typically 6 – 10% Organic matter. Peaty soils – 20 – 25% Organic matter Peat Soils – > 35% Organic matterSoil Survey of England and Wales Bulletin No.13 (1984)

Textural Class

Course sand Sandy Fine sand Loamy sand

Loam sand Loamy fine sand Course sandy loam

Sandy loam Fine loam Sandy silt loam Silt loam

Sandy clay loam Clay loam Silty clay loam

Sandy clay Clay Silty clay

Symbol

CS S FS LCS

LS LFS CSL

SL FSL SZL ZL

SCL CL ZCL

SC C ZC

Textural Group

Sands

Very light soils

Light soils

Medium soils

Heavy soils

Soil Classification ADAS (85) System

Soil Type GuidanceShotput®

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Variety ListShotput®

New for 2016

MAIN CROP

AgriaAilsaAmoraAnnaAsterixAtlanticAvalancheBrodickBuchan

BurrenCaesarChallenger CosmosCramondDragaFianna Fontane Galactica

HarmonyHermesKennebecKondorLady RossettaMaris Piper*MarkiesMaxineMayan Gold

MelodyMoragMorene Mozart Mustang OblixOrchestra Pentland HawkPentland IvoryPicassoPrevalent

RedstarRemarkaRembrantRoosterRusset BerbankSafari Sante*SapphireSassySaturnaShasta

ShannonSierraStemsterSunriseSymfoniaSylvanaVales SovereignValour

*Except on very light soils

Varieties which may be treated pre-emergence. DO NOT treat Cabaret or Lady Claire on any soil type.

MAIN CROP

AmboArran BannerBintjeArgosCaraCardinalClaret

CultraDesireeDianaDr McIntoshEdinzaElectraErnteststolz

FamosaGlamisGolden WonderIsle of JuraJewelKerrs PinkKing Edward

KingstonKirstyMajesticMerlinMontanaNavanOlympus

Pentland CrownPentland DellPentland SquirePepoPink Fir AppleRecordRomanoRoyal Slaney

SpeyTiffanyUp-to-dateVales EverestVictoriaVivaldi

Varieties which may be treated pre OR post emergence (leading shoot <15cm). DO NOT treat Cabaret or Lady Claire on any soil type.

FIRST EARLIES

AccentAccordAdoraAlcmariaAmincaAnnabelleArkulaArran CometArran PilotBerberBlankaCasablancaCelesteCivaColmoConcordeDundrod

EpicureHome GuardIrish PeaceJEC-5MannaMaris BardOrlaOstaraPentland JavelinPremierProvostRocketSirtemaUkamaUlster ChieftainUlster PrinceVales Emerald

VanessaVenouskaWinston

Treatment is pre-emergence only.

SECOND EARLIES

AjaxAlexAnostaAnyaAusoniaBailleBalmoralBonnieCarlingfordCharlotteClimaxCostellaCoulanCourage Craigs AllianceDonaldEstima

Exquisa†

FronikaGemsonGraciaInnovatorKestralMarfona Maris PageMaris PeerMaritiermaMondialNadineNicolaOsprey Penta Piccolo Star Ramos

Red Craigs RoscorRoyal Sagitta†

Saxon SerafinaShepodySpunta StromaUlster DaleVR808*WiljaWindsorYukon Gold Xantia

Treatment is pre-emergence only. DO NOT treat Fambo.

*Except on very light soils †Except on light or very light soils

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Titus®

Titus® is a selective post emergence herbicide for control of a wide range of broad-leaved weeds including cleavers, chickweed, polygonums and mayweed in potato and forage maize. It is mainly absorbed through the leaves but also the roots ensuring complete weed control.

Crops: Potato, Forage maize.

Key Targets: Black-bindweed, Black nightshade, Charlock, Fat hen, Common hemp-nettle, Knotgrass, Pale persicaria, Redshank, Red dead-nettle, Scentless mayweed, Small nettle, Volunteer oilseed rape, Cleavers, Common chickweed, Polygonums, Mayweed Spp.

• Post emergence follow up to residuals• Provides good control in dry conditions• Excellent control of weeds that increase

harvesting difficulties• Easy to use low rate• No soil limitations or variety issues




250g/kg rimsulfuronWater dispersible granule120g50g product/Ha50g product/HaApply in 200 litres of water per hectare

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Volley®

Volley® is a highly effective fungicide for the control of potato blight. It can be used at all stages throughout the blight programme, as it controls both foliar blight and protects against tuber infection.

Crops: Potato.

Key Targets: Foliar blight, Tuber blight.

• Highly effective against potato blight• Easy to use low doses• Non-irritant formulation• Multi-site action• Persistent and rainfast in 1 hour




500g/L (38.4% w/w) fluazinamSuspension concentrate5L0.4L product/Ha4L product/Ha0.4L of VOLLEY per hectare in 200-400 litres water/Ha

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Under development.

AG-MD1-312.5 SC is a herbicide under development for the control of annual dicot weeds in earlies and maincrop potatoes. It contains two different modes of action including a new active for use in potatoes; providing the foundation of any robust potato herbicide programme.

Our new herbicide represents Adama’s further commitment to the potato farmer and growing industry. To ensure you are kept up to date with developments please contact us at [email protected]

Anthem®, Falcon®, Gusto® 3, Hubble®, Shotput®, Titus® and Volley® are registered trademark of the Adama group. Anthem® contains 400 g/L (36% w/w) pendimethalin. Falcon® contains 100 g/L (9.7% w/w) propaquizafop. Gusto® 3 contains 3% w/w metaldehyde. Hubble® contains 200g/L dimethomorph,

200g/L fluazinam. Shotput® contains 70% w/w metribuzin. Titus® contains 250 g/kg rimsulfuron. Volley® contains 500 g/L (38.4% w/w) fluazinam. Use plant protection products safely. Always read the label and product information before use. For further product information, including warning

phrases and symbols, refer to www.adama.com/uk or call The Technical Helpline on +44 (0) 1635 876 622.

Adama Agricultural Solutions UK Ltd. Unit 15, Thatcham Business Village, Colthrop Way, Thatcham, Berkshire RG19 4LW. Telephone +44 (0) 1635 860 555. [email protected].

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