Sunpower is used for controlling suckers and eliminating under-vine weeds, for leaf drying in potato cultivation and for the weeding of non-agricultural areas.
General pointers
Sunpower is applied by spray.
For best results, it is advised to completely wet the parts to be treated and avoid contact with neighbouring crops and non-target vegetation.
Sunpower should preferably be applied in the morning and on dry vegetation, without wind, with mild temperatures favourable for the product to dry rapidly.
We recommend complying with the provisions on personal safety and the protection of water, bees, and other pollinating insects.
5-10 litres per 100 litres of solution; 13-34 litres of product per hectare per application.
Adapt the spraying in order to completely wet the suckers. If necessary, a second application can be done 3-28 days after the first.
Apply Sunpower with shielded equipment and application methods that prevent contact of the solution with low-lying areas and non-lignified parts of the crop.
Do not exceed the maximum dose of 34 litres of product/ha per application and a maximum of 2 applications per year.
Sunpower is particularly effective on young, actively growing, non-lignified suckers and no more than 15 cm long.
5-10 litres per 100 litres of solution; 13-34 litres of product per hectare per application, depending on the growth of the vegetation to be treated.
Against annual and perennial weeds, both narrow-leaved (Graminaceae) and broad-leaved (Dicotyledons), completely wet the plants to be eliminated.
If necessary, a second application can be done at least 3 days after the first.
Apply Sunpower with shielded equipment and application methods that prevent contact of the solution with low-lying areas and non-lignified parts of the crop.
Do not exceed the maximum dose of 34 litres of product/ha per application and a maximum of 2 applications per year.
The best results are obtained on fast growing young weeds with a maximum height of 10 cm or rosette weeds with a maximum height of 4 cm.
4-10 litres per 100 litres of solution (4-5 litres per 100 litres of solution when used together with other methods such as mechanical shredding);
10-26.6 litres of product per hectare per application.
Apply Sunpower at the first sign of the crop’s senescence and after the tubers are completely ripe. If necessary, a second application can be done at least 3 days after the first.
Do not exceed the maximum dose of 26.6 litres of product/ha per application and a maximum of 3 applications per year.
For optimal drying, distribute the solution completely and uniformly over all the vegetation to be treated.
3-10 litres per 100 litres of solution; 8-60 litres of product per hectare per application, depending on the growth of the vegetation to be treated.
Against annual and perennial weeds, both narrow-leaved (Graminaceae) and broad-leaved (Dicotyledons), apply Sunpower in the period between 1st March and 15th October, with a maximum of 4 applications from 1st March to 31st July (early season) and 4 applications from 1st August to 15th October (late season).
Respect a minimum interval of 7 days between one application and another and 30 days between the last application of the early season and the first of the late season.
Apply Sunpower with a hand lance or shielded sprayer, avoiding contact with non-target vegetation.
Do not exceed the dose of 60 litres of product/ha per application (29.6 litres of product/ha on waterproof surfaces) and 8 applications per year.
The best results are obtained by completely wetting young, fast-growing weeds with a maximum height of 10 cm or rosette weeds with a maximum height of 4 cm.
3-8 litres per 100 litres of solution; 8-36 litres of product per hectare per application, depending on the growth of the vegetation to be treated.
Against annual and perennial weeds, both narrow-leaved (Graminaceae) and broad-leaved (Dicotyledons), apply Sunpower in the period between 1st March and 15th October.
Respect a minimum interval of 7 days between one application and another.
The application must be done with specific equipment for railway weeding, such as the weeding train or a combined road-rail vehicle.
Do not exceed the dose of 36 litres of product/ha per application and a maximum of 2 applications per year.
The best results are obtained by completely wetting young, fast-growing weeds with a maximum height of 10 cm or rosette weeds with a maximum height of 4 cm.
