UPL launches weed management solution for rice
UPL Sustainable Agri Solutions has launched Ricebeaux, a dual-action early post-emergence herbicide for rice. Combining Propanil and Penoxsulam, it controls grasses, sedges and broadleaf weeds, improves resistance management, eliminates tank mixing, and supports higher yields in transplanted and direct-seeded rice.
UPL Sustainable Agri Solutions, a crop protection and agri business company, has launched ‘Ricebeaux’, a smart herbicide designed for modern rice farming.
A media statement said the product has been developed after more than 10 years of dedicated research and development and validated through extensive multi-location trials across major rice-growing regions in India.
Rice farmers today face rising weed management challenges due to erratic monsoon patterns and limited labour availability. Higher labour costs are increasing dependence on post-emergence herbicides, often leading to tank mixes, repeated sprays, or higher doses for effective control. At the same time, tough weeds such as Echinochloa crusgalli and Cyperus iria and difformis are becoming more widespread and harder to manage.
These challenges are driving the need for smarter and more efficient weed management solutions. Farmers are looking for a single application that can control grasses, sedges, and broadleaf weeds together. They want a solution that ensures crop safety, is easy to apply, and helps improve yield. There is also a growing need for solutions that can reduce complexity in the field and provide consistent performance, the statement said.
Dual-mode action
‘Ricebeaux’, which is a smart, broad-spectrum, systemic, early post-emergence herbicide, combines two proven active ingredients, ‘Propanil’ and ‘Penoxsulam’, with different modes of action. This combination delivers strong and reliable weed control across key weed flora of grasses and sedges, it said.
‘Ricebeaux’ offers a dual mode of action which helps in improving performance as well as managing herbicide resistance. The formulation provides both contact and systemic action, ensuring better and long lasting control of weeds, it said.
The product supports healthy crop growth and reduces crop-weed competition during critical stages. ‘Ricebeaux’ is suitable for different rice cultivation methods, including transplanted rice and wet direct-seeded rice. It is recommended for application at the two-three leaf stage of weeds for best results, the statement said.
‘Ricebeaux’ comes as a ready pre-mix formulation, which removes the need for tank mixing. Its smart formulation ensures convenience, flexibility, and consistent performance in the field, it said.
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Source : The Hindu Business Line
