Blackcurrant: Evaluation of Herbicides

Four promising new herbicide combinations (free of diuron) have been identified including Calaris, Flazasulfuron, Stomp 400 SC + Butisan S, Stomp 400 SC + Artist. These may be viable alternatives to the standard programme using diuron + Stomp 400 SC if the use of diuron is restricted in the future.

This work is intended to benefit the industry by:

• Providing information on the effectiveness and safety of a range of herbicides and tank mixtures.
• Providing the initial screening of chemicals to enable subsequent GLP residue studies to be focused on the most promising materials for SOLA applications.