FV 256, 256a, 256b, 256c - Solutions to the loss of active ingredients for weed control in vegetable crops

A simple screening of new herbicides not previously tested in the UK, was done each year from 2004-2008 at Warwick HRI Kirton. The screen was at Elsoms Seeds site in 2010.   The aim was:

• To identify candidate herbicides after consultation with crop protection companies, a search of literature, discussions with vegetable sectors in other European Member States and the USA IR-4 Project. Only herbicides on Annex 1 or supported in the Review are selected, but the future of many pesticides is uncertain as a result of the new EU regulation (1107/2009) and the Water Framework Directive.
• To test a range of vegetables for crop tolerance to new herbicides available for major crops or vegetables in other European Member States but whose development cannot be justified by the manufacturers for UK minor crop use.
• To find new solutions for weed control as rapidly as possible by further development, and obtain Specific Off-Label Approvals (SOLAs) through HDC.