wheat ears at flowering stage

Spitfire®

Herbicide

Spitfire® helps combat a wide range of broad-leaved weeds in cereal crops, for use in both autumn and spring. Suitable for use throughout the season it protects against yield loss and prevents the build up of weed populations from GS13 right up to GS39 (GS45 in winter crops). Outstanding against cleavers, Spitfire also controls other key weeds, including volunteer beans, brassica weeds, groundsel and mayweeds.

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  • Broad-leaved weed control in autumn and early spring here (published November 2024)
  • Managing herbicide resistance in broad-leaved weeds here (published December 2024)

About Spitfire®

Benefits

Benefits of Spitfire® 

Based on a unique combination of tried and trusted florasulam and fluroxypyr, Spitfire keeps on working whether it’s cool, warm or when diurnal temperatures are fluctuating. Spitfire also helps fight the threat of herbicide resistance thanks to its two proven ingredients – florasulam and fluroxypyr - with different mode of actions.

Can be used in spring sown barley and wheat from GS13-39, in winter wheat and barley from GS13-45 and in winter and spring sown oats from GS13-31

Can be used in cereals under sown with grass

Rainfast 1 hour

Following crops:
Sown in the year of treatment: Cereals, oilseed rape, field beans, vegetable brassicas as transplants, grass
Sown the calendar year following treatment: Cereals, oilseed rape, field beans, carrots, vegetable brassicas as transplants, grass, linseed, peas, sugar beet, potatoes, maize, clover (for use in grass/clover mixtures)

Use as part of a programme and follow WRAG guidelines


Autumn volunteer bean control

  • Proven autumn volunteer bean control
  • 0.5 L/ha + adjuvant - 4 true leaves (2 pairs)
  • 0.75 L/ha + adjuvant - 6 true leaves (3 pairs)
  • Fast speed of kill
  • Works in fluctuating temperatures

 

Tank Mixes

  • Only one other product with an ALS-inhibitor mode of action should be applied to a cereal crop treated with Spitfire
  • Spitfire can be sequenced with one other florasulam containing product provided users don’t exceed 7.5g ai/ha florasulam (3.75 g ai/ha before 1st Feb) and this will count as ONE ALS treatment
  • Compatible with most commonly used fungicides, insecticides and plant growth regulators

Crops

  • Barley
    Barley, Spring
    Barley, Winter

  • Oat
    Oats, Spring
    Oats, Winter

  • Rye
    Rye, Winter 

  • Triticale

  • Wheat
    Wheat, Spring, Wheat, winter

Technical Specifications

Product Registration Number:
MAPP 19945  

Active Ingredient:
100 g/litre fluroxypyr + 5 g/litre florasulam

Pack Size:
5.0 Litres

Formulation:
Suspension Emulsion

Maximum Individual Dose:
0.75 L/ha prior to 1st February; 1.0 L/ha after 1st February

Maximum Total Dose:
1.0 L/ha

Application Timing:
GS13 to GS45 (Winter Wheat and Barley); to GS39 (Spring Wheat and Barley); to GS31 (Oats, Rye, Triticale)

Water Volumes:
80-300 L/ha (N.B.80 L/ha provided adequate target coverage possible)

Spray Quality:
MEDIUM as defined by BCPC

Nozzles:
CFF, VPFF, Air inclusion and Twin Fluid Nozzles

LERAP:
B

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