These herbicide recommendations are made subject to the product being registered for that purpose under relevant legislation. It is the user's responsibility to check that registration or an off-label permit covers the proposed use.
Always read the herbicide label. If in doubt, visit the Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority (APVMA) website at
www.apvma.gov.au.
Only herbicides registered for use in pasture and non-cropping situations are listed in the following table.
Care must be taken in using herbicides as non-target plants contacted may be harmed. For recommendations in specific crops consult an agronomist.
Wetting agents
Carefully consult the product label for specific directions regarding the use of wetting agents or adjuvants.
Waterways and wetlands
Be careful! Many herbicides can cause damage to waterways and wetlands. Check the herbicide label directions carefully before use near waterways and wetlands. For more information see
Guidelines for Safe and Effective Herbicide Use Near Waterways.
Herbicide brands and concentrations
Herbicides are referred to by the active chemical ingredient in the following table. The product trade names in this publication are supplied on the understanding that no preference between equivalent products is intended and that the inclusion of a product does not imply endorsement by DPIPWE over any other equivalent product from another manufacturer. Information on available brands containing the herbicide you require should be obtained from a reputable herbicide supplier or the APVMA website at
www.apvma.gov.au.
There may be a number of products with the same active ingredient some with alternate formulations (concentration) registered for control of a weed eg: Glyphosate 360 g/L, Glyphosate 450 g/L may be registered for use on the same weed. Alternate formulations such as these will have a different application rate.
Always check the label. Foliar spray application
Stage of Growth | Herbicide
(active
ingredient) | Example of commercial product (concentration of active ingredient) | Application rate of commercial product | Withholding period | Comments |
| While actively growing - flowering to post flowering | Glyphosate | Round-Up
(360 g/L) | 50 ml/10L
| nil | Generally November - May.
Non-selective and will damage or kill trees and grasses that come into contact with spray.
May result in bare ground encouraging further seedling establishment: follow-up will be required. |
| | Round-Up Biactive®, Weedmaster Duo® (360 g/L) | 50 ml/10L | | Suitable for use near waterways.
Non-selective and will damage or kill trees and grasses that come into contact with spray.
May result in bare ground encouraging further seedling establishment: follow-up will be required. |
| | SickleTM
(540 g/L) | 33 ml/10L | | |
| Pre - early flowering | Triclopyr | Garlon 600® (600g/L)
| 17 ml/10L
| nil
| Will not affect grasses, will severely damage clovers
and other broadleaved plants, including surrounding trees, if contacted
by the spray.
|
| | Brush-Off®, Associate®, Ally®
(600 g/Kg) | 1 - 1.5 g/10L
| nil
| Will not affect grasses, will severely damage clovers
and other broadleaved plants, including surrounding trees, if contacted
by the spray.
Soil-residual, hindering the re-establishment of clovers and other broadleaved plants for 6-12 months.
|
| Metsulfuron-methyl + glyphosate | Trounce, Cut-Out (various concentrations) | Refer to label | nil | Will not affect grasses, will severely damage clovers and other broadleaved plants, including surrounding trees, if contacted by the spray.
Soil-residual, hindering the re-establishment of clovers and other broadleaved plants for 6-12 months. |
| Flowering to early seed set | Triclopyr + picloram** + aminopyralid | Grazon Extra (300g/L + 100 g/L + 8 g/L) | 50 ml/10L | nil | Will not affect grasses, will severely damage clovers and other broadleaved plants, including surrounding trees, if contacted by the spray.
Soil-residual, hindering the re-establishment of clovers and other broadleaved plants for 6-12 months. |
| Fluroxypyr | Starane AdvancedTM (333 g/L) | 30 ml/10L | 7 days | Usually late spring - early January. |
**Note: picloram remains active in the soil for extended periods and may leach into groundwater.
Boom spray application
Stage of Growth | Herbicide
(active
ingredient) | Example of commercial product (concentration of active ingredient) | Application rate of commercial product | Withholding
period | Comments |
| Pre flowering, up to 40cm high | 2,4-D Ester | LV Ester® 600 (600 g/L) | 3.7 - 5.3 L/ha | 7 days | For non-legume pastures.
This product may only be used from 15 April to 15 September unless permitted by the Registrar of Chemical Products, DPIPWE. |
| Bud to full bloom | Fluroxypyr | Starane AdvancedTM (333 g/L) | 1.8 L /ha | 7 days | Usually late November - early January.
Some regrowth may occur, treat the following season for best results. Use at least 200L water/ha. |
| While actively growing - flowering to post flowering | Glyphosate | Round-Up
(360 g/L) | 3 L /ha
| nil | Generally November - May.
Non-selective and will damage or kill trees and grasses that come into contact with spray. |
| | Round-Up Biactive®, Weedmaster Duo® (360 g/L) | | | Suitable for use near waterways.
Non-selective and will damage or kill trees and grasses that come into contact with spray. |
| | SickleTM (540g/L) | 2L /ha | | |