Keeping sugar beet weed-free at all growth stages
To achieve the best standards of weed control in fresh seedbeds, and to ensure the developing crop is unimpeded by competitive weeds including difficult to control ALS-resistant species, herbicide programmes should include a range of different active ingredients at the pre- and post-emergence spray timings.
ADAMA has developed a comprehensive range of sugar beet herbicides which can be used at various stages throughout the crop’s development: from pre-emergence, metamitron/quinmerac products such as GOLTIX and GOLTIX TITAN, to our propaquizafop, phenmedipham and ethofumesate products, FALCON and PowerTwin, our sugar beet herbicide range keeps crops weed-free at all growth stages.
| Product | Active Ingredient(s) | Application Timing | Target Weeds | More Info |
| GOLTIX 70SC | Metamitron 700g/l |
Pre-emergence or post-emergence.
Before crop leaves meet between rows. |
Fat hen Groundsel Red dead nettle |
LINK |
| GOLTIX TITAN |
Metamitron 525g/l Quinmerac 40g/l |
Pre-emergence or post-emergence.
Up to 9 leaves unfolded (BBCH 19) |
Black nightshade Cleavers Fat hen Groundsel Speedwell spp. Red dead nettle Shepherd’s purse |
LINK |
| FALCON | Propaquizafop 100g/l |
Post-emergence.
Up to 60 days before harvest. |
Annual grass-weeds Barley cover crops Common couch Ryegrass Sterile brome Volunteer barley Volunteer rye Volunteer wheat Wild oats |
LINK |
| PowerTwin |
Ethofumesate 200g/l Phenmedipham 200g/l |
Post-emergence.
Before crop leaves meet between rows. |
Black-bindweed Cleavers Common chickweed Fat hen Mayweed Polygonums |
LINK |
The next article in our Spring 2026 Blog will focus in on how to achieve the best standards of pre-emergence weed control in sugar beet, so please stay tuned. In the meantime, for more information about any of the products mentioned above, or for more general weed control advice in sugar beet, please contact your ADAMA Regional Agronomy Manager or visit www.adama.com/uk.
