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Press, 26 October 1984, Page 22

Why Glean became NZls biggest selling cereal weedkiller injust one yean • . .jpWww wHBL Russell McDonald, Dipton, Southland Gerald Pemberton, Geraldine, South Canterbury Paul Griffiths, Tat Tapu, Canterbury C I changed to Glean because of the timing Q Glean covered almost all my weed Qln the 1983-84 season I decided to try of application -1 could spray early, meaning problems - I’m very happy with the results Glean on half of my cereal crops. It seemed to no Me marks on the crops Having my mm and I’ve not seen any crop damage from offer some advantages over conventional cmldget Z paying done spraying. I saw it as a new generation of herbicides, most of all the pre-emergence better and by using the lower water rates it cut chemical because it’s so compact and safe to control as well as the post-emergence of a wide abtiliration time in half. As far as actual use. When getting other people to use a range of weeds. contro l W ent I found it to be a pretty chemical who may not realise how hazardous The control was amazing. Wet summer good chemical in a tough wet year. In a some chemicals are, it makes you happy they conditions and late harvesting caused fresh rem£ Ski be v^good. are using Glean because ids safe. l ean put weed strikes in crops sprayed[withother weed Handling Glean is easy too The small size of enough chemical in the glove or toolbox to do herbiades. Crops sprayed with Glean % diemicalcrntaiZ compared 220 litre 40 m5O hectares. The low water rate remained almost weed free. Glean is cost cans of conventional chemicals. Safety with application meant more hectares to the tank competitive with other herbicides but Glean being a non hormone was useful. I and ease of measuring and mixing was great. safer to handle and more convenient to apply GkancZZSveaZam I intend to use Glean on the bulk of my cereal as it mixes with most other chemicals t.e. it Zn T spraying programme this year. ? fungicides, insecticides and wild oat control definitely using it again, y p j s ? With the early application time, it is possible ■ to almost eliminate wheel marks thus improving the yield and ‘even up’ the maturity. This season I’ll be using Glean over my entire crop. ? In just one year since its JR Gtot is also easier to apply than introduction, Glean has become New “ret. thesizeofa , h X, 2 3fi'.?hXS. herbicide, by far. And Qian’s low toxicity makes it GIRIS’ over 25 different |W ‘ess harmfiil to use than common weed specie. IhafsiMre than Glean is cet competitive too. Just ESiB 'I "j"” 8 "— i “ b than convenuonal cereal herbicide Kti|jjU||B ■■ j ■ Join the hundreds of New for pre-emergence and f -fl Zealand cereal crop growers who in post-emergence control, removmg j ■ j us t one year have been sold on weeds before they start to compete J| f Clean ? wi* the crop Later germimtmg Because it works, weeds are controlled through soil activity. Ani^oradvanc^iitin^i^cw^^co^^/JOMB 5 ceosi