Weed control in sugarcane crops year-round is a focus of Corteva Agriscience

Corteva Agriscience's Sugarcane Line continues to invest in research and development of products to assist sugarcane farmers in their biggest challenges. Among them are weeds, which can cause losses of up to 80% to crop productivity, mainly due to competition for nutrients, water and light, in addition to affecting the quality of the raw material, the operationalization of the harvest and the longevity of the crop. cane field. Therefore, its effective control is extremely important for productivity.

To help manage weeds in sugarcane, from now on the herbicide Coact can be applied to sugarcane and ratoon sugarcane, pre- and post-emergence of the crop, throughout the year. The product is effective in controlling broad leaves, especially viola chord, and narrow leaves, such as mattress grass.

Among its main benefits, Coact is selective to the sugarcane crop, offers a broad spectrum of control, long residual, application flexibility and is recommended in low doses, protecting sugarcane productivity. Coact has very low photodegradation and is dynamic in straw. With a few millimeters of rain or fertigation, the product goes beyond the straw layer and becomes available in the soil, controlling weeds.

“Coact’s new positioning brings security and convenience to producers in the face of adverse weather conditions, due to the greater range of use of the product at any time, becoming the best partner within the weed management program on the market. Coact is already widely used in the wet season, but it also presents excellent results in dry ratoon sugarcane, allowing a clean sugarcane field all year round”, says Corteva Agriscience's Sugarcane Marketing Leader, Rodrigo Takegawa.