Cleavers: Pre-seed product options for the whole rotation

Got cleavers? Take a whole rotation approach to management, especially in the pre-seed window. There is a saying, “Good cleavers control in canola starts in cereals.” Peas and flax also offer pre-seed options not available in fields going into canola.

Here is the full spectrum of pre-seed herbicides available to control cleavers ahead of the specific crops:

Canola
   
Edge (fall or spring applied) (suppression only)
Higher rate of glyphosate
 
Wheat
   
Express pro (Tribenuron/Metsulfuron)***
Focus (Carfentrazone/Pyroxasulfone)
Heat (Saflufenacil)
Prepass (Florasalum)***

Peas
    
Authority (sulfentrazone) (suppression only)
Heat (Saflufenacil)
Edge (fall or spring applied) (suppression only)
 
Flax
   
Authority (sulfentrazone) (suppression only)
 
***Not effective if cleavers are group 2 resistant

Further reading:

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