Specific guidelines for Group 12 herbicides

Moderate resistance risk

Globally herbicide resistance to the Group 12 herbicide mode of action has been confirmed and documented in 5 weed species across 3 countries.

Group 12 resistance exists in Australia in 2 weed species including more than 1,000 populations of wild radish and more than 50 populations of Indian hedge mustard. Resistance has generally occurred after a long history of use of Group 12 herbicides. The number of populations with Group 12 resistance is increasing following increased use of these herbicides.

Avoid applying Group 12 herbicides in any two consecutive years unless one application is a mixture with a different mode of action that is active on the same weed, or a follow up spray is conducted (using a different mode of action) to control escapes. Always use the label rate of herbicide whether or not a single active ingredient (e.g. diflufenican) or combinations of active ingredients are applied (e.g. diflufenican/MCPA, picolinafen/MCPA), apply to weeds at the labeled growth stage and ensure that no weeds set and shed viable seed. Control survivors to prevent seed set with a herbicide with a different mode of action to Group 12 or use another weed management technique.

The above recommendations should be incorporated into an Integrated Weed Management (IWM) program. In all cases try to ensure surviving weeds from any treatment do not set and shed viable seed. Keep to integrated strategies mentioned in this brochure including cultural weed control techniques to reduce the weed seedbank. Make sure you mix and rotate herbicides from different mode of action groups. Always consult the product label prior to use.

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