BALANCE FLEXX
Bayer CropScience
Balance® Flexx Herbicide, developed by Bayer CropScience (EPA Registration Number: 264-1067), is a pre-emergence herbicide designed to provide effective control of a broad spectrum of broadleaf and grass weeds in field corn, seed corn, and corn silage. Its active ingredient, isoxaflutole (20%), offers residual weed control, contributing to higher yield potential by reducing early-season weed competition.
EPA registration: 264-1067
Herbicide
Mode(s) of action:
Active ingredient(s): Isoxaflutole
**Balance® Flexx Herbicide**
Balance® Flexx Herbicide, developed by Bayer CropScience (EPA Registration Number: 264-1067), is a pre-emergence herbicide designed to provide effective control of a broad spectrum of broadleaf and grass weeds in field corn, seed corn, and corn silage. Its active ingredient, isoxaflutole (20%), offers residual weed control, contributing to higher yield potential by reducing early-season weed competition.
**Key Features:**
- **Broad-Spectrum Control:** Effectively manages a wide range of broadleaf and grass weeds, including those resistant to other herbicide modes of action.
- **Residual Activity:** Provides extended residual control, reducing the need for additional post-emergence herbicide applications.
- **Reactivation Capability:** Reactivates with as little as half an inch of rainfall, ensuring continued weed control even after dry periods.
- **Flexible Application Window:** Can be applied preplant, preplant incorporated (less than 2 inches deep), preemergence, or early postemergence (from spiking through the 2-leaf collar growth stage) in field corn production systems.
- **Tank-Mix Compatibility:** Compatible with various herbicides, allowing for customized weed management programs.
**Usage Recommendations:**
- **Application Rates:** Refer to the product label for specific use rates based on soil texture and organic matter content. Application rates may vary to optimize weed control and minimize crop injury.
- **Mixing Instructions:** When tank-mixing, add Balance Flexx Herbicide to the spray tank first, ensuring thorough dispersion before adding other pesticides. Maintain continuous agitation during mixing and application to achieve a uniform spray mixture.
- **Replanting Interval:** In the event of crop failure, corn can be replanted immediately. Refer to the product label for replanting intervals for other crops.
**Safety and Handling:**
- **Personal Protective Equipment (PPE):** Applicators and handlers should wear long-sleeved shirts, long pants, chemical-resistant gloves made of any waterproof material, shoes plus socks, and protective eyewear.
- **Restricted Entry Interval (REI):** Do not enter or allow worker entry into treated areas during the REI of 12 hours.
- **Environmental Precautions:** To minimize spray drift to non-target areas, apply using nozzles that deliver a coarse or larger spray droplet, and avoid applications during temperature inversions or when wind speeds exceed 10 mph.
*Note:* Always read and follow the product label instructions and adhere to state and local regulations. Consult with local agricultural extension services for guidance tailored to your region.
Balance® Flexx Herbicide, developed by Bayer CropScience (EPA Registration Number: 264-1067), is a pre-emergence herbicide designed to provide effective control of a broad spectrum of broadleaf and grass weeds in field corn, seed corn, and corn silage. Its active ingredient, isoxaflutole (20%), offers residual weed control, contributing to higher yield potential by reducing early-season weed competition.
**Key Features:**
- **Broad-Spectrum Control:** Effectively manages a wide range of broadleaf and grass weeds, including those resistant to other herbicide modes of action.
- **Residual Activity:** Provides extended residual control, reducing the need for additional post-emergence herbicide applications.
- **Reactivation Capability:** Reactivates with as little as half an inch of rainfall, ensuring continued weed control even after dry periods.
- **Flexible Application Window:** Can be applied preplant, preplant incorporated (less than 2 inches deep), preemergence, or early postemergence (from spiking through the 2-leaf collar growth stage) in field corn production systems.
- **Tank-Mix Compatibility:** Compatible with various herbicides, allowing for customized weed management programs.
**Usage Recommendations:**
- **Application Rates:** Refer to the product label for specific use rates based on soil texture and organic matter content. Application rates may vary to optimize weed control and minimize crop injury.
- **Mixing Instructions:** When tank-mixing, add Balance Flexx Herbicide to the spray tank first, ensuring thorough dispersion before adding other pesticides. Maintain continuous agitation during mixing and application to achieve a uniform spray mixture.
- **Replanting Interval:** In the event of crop failure, corn can be replanted immediately. Refer to the product label for replanting intervals for other crops.
**Safety and Handling:**
- **Personal Protective Equipment (PPE):** Applicators and handlers should wear long-sleeved shirts, long pants, chemical-resistant gloves made of any waterproof material, shoes plus socks, and protective eyewear.
- **Restricted Entry Interval (REI):** Do not enter or allow worker entry into treated areas during the REI of 12 hours.
- **Environmental Precautions:** To minimize spray drift to non-target areas, apply using nozzles that deliver a coarse or larger spray droplet, and avoid applications during temperature inversions or when wind speeds exceed 10 mph.
*Note:* Always read and follow the product label instructions and adhere to state and local regulations. Consult with local agricultural extension services for guidance tailored to your region.