Dicam 480

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Used as a tank mix partner and companion herbicide with Glyphosate 360 when spraying out old pasture prior to cropping

Cost effective option for improving broadleaf weed control in spray out situations

Useful for post-emergence broadleaf weed control in cereals, maize, brassicas and certain other crops​
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Active ingredients
​Dicamba 480g/litre

Chemical Group Benzoic acid
Physical description
​Clear amber liquid
Farm types Cropping, Dairy, Livestock
Uses include Broadleaf weed control, Post emergence selective herbicides
For the control of
  • For the control of
    • Weeds
      • Crop Weeds
        • Black nightshade (c),
          Chamomiles (c),
          Chickweed (c),
          Cleavers (c),
          Cornbind (c),
          Dock (c),
          Fathen (c),
          Field Bindweed (c),
          Greater bindweed (c),
          Hemp nettle (c),
          Leaf spurge (c),
          Mouse-ear chickweed (c),
          Nipplewort (c),
          Redroot (amaranth) (c),
          Shepherd's purse (c),
          Spurrey (c),
          Stinking mayweed (c),
          Thorn apple (c),
          Vetch (c),
          Willow weed (redshank) (c),
          Wireweed (c)
      • Pasture ＆ wasteland weeds
        • Black medick (p),
          Californian thistle (p),
          Cape weed (p),
          Catsear (p),
          Chamomiles (p),
          Cleavers (p),
          Clovers (p),
          Cut-leaved geranium (p),
          Dandelion (p),
          Dock (p),
          Dove's foot (p),
          Fennel (p),
          Goats rue (p),
          Hawkbit (p),
          Hedge mustard (p),
          Hemlock (p),
          Mallow (p),
          Onehunga weed (p),
          Pearlwort (p),
          Pennyroyal (p),
          Perennial sow thistle (p),
          Prostate amaranth (p),
          Ragwort (p),
          Selfheal (p),
          Sheep's sorrel (p),
          Shepherd's purse (p),
          Sow thistle (p),
          Spiny Emex (p),
          Stinking Mayweed (p),
          Vetch (p),
          Wild carrot (p),
          Wild onion (p),
          Yarrow (p)
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Other products that may be used for the same purpose
​Banvel, Kamba
Timeframe
Plants will show signs of damage soon after application, with leaves and stems swelling and twisting.  Depending on growth conditions it may take 2-3 weeks or more before plant death.​
Plant back withholding
Dicam 480 injures clover and re-establishment of clover in pasture may be difficult for up to two months after spraying.
 
Do not sow legume crops (clover, peas, lupins, Lucerne) within 28 days of applying Dicam 480.
 
Grass, cereals, maize and brassica crops do not require any plant back period.​
Stock withholding
Do not graze treated areas or feed treated crops of threshings to livestock for two weeks after application.

Poisonous plants may become more palatable after spraying, do not graze treated areas until the plants have died down.
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Barriers to effectiveness
​Rainfall
 
Do not spray if rainfall is expected within 6 hours of spraying.
 
Dicam works best under warm moist conditions when weeds are actively growing.  Activity will be reduced when treated weeds are under stress, particularly during hot dry conditions.
Safety
DG (Class 9)
Approved Handler
Dicam 480 product safety cardDicam 480 safety data sheet
Regulatory requirements
Registered pursuant to the ACVM Act 1997, No P7347
EPA approval No HSR000442
Agrecovery

Benefits of Dicam 480

Used as a tank mix partner and companion herbicide with Glyphosate 360 when spraying out old pasture prior to cropping

Cost effective option for improving broadleaf weed control in spray out situations

Useful for post-emergence broadleaf weed control in cereals, maize, brassicas and certain other crops

 
Dicam 480 is a post emergence, selective herbicide for control of certain hard to kill broadleaf weeds in cereals, some forage brassicas, maize, pasture and non cropped areas. Dicam 480 can also be used to control clovers in conservation tillage programmes. Dicam 480 also controls a broad spectrum of broad leaved weeds in maize and is used as a post-emergence treatment after weed and crop emergence.​

Application rates and usage

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​​Agrochemicals - NZ

​Application

 
All conventional ground and aerial spraying equipment is suitable.  For specific application rates refer to the product label.
 

Mode of action

 
Absorbed by foliage and roots and is freely translocated in the plant.  Has growth regulatory effects in the plant with greatest effect on cell elongation.
 

Storage and handling

 

Keep out of reach of children. 

Store in accordance with NZS 8409 Management of Agrichemicals.

Store in original container tightly closed in a locked, dry, cool area away from foodstuffs, fertilizers and seeds.  Please refer to the product label for product handling and storage details.

 

Shelf life

When stored appropriately this product should show no significant degradation for two years from the date of manufacture. Please contact your Ravensdown Account Manager, or the Customer Centre on 0800 100 123, for further information about the use of any product that is older than this.
 

Mixing and compatibility

 
Add the required quantity of Dicam 480 to the spray tank partly filled with water and agitate. Where a second chemical is to be used, add the Dicam 480 first.

Dicam 480 is compatible with most commonly used herbicides, insecticides and fungicides including Pasture Guard MCPA 750, Pasture Guard 2,4-D 680 and Glyphosate 360.

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