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Clean Sweep

Group 6 and Group 2

 

In a single post-emergent application Clean Sweep lets you take control of your weeds on contact, all season long.

  • Works on contact with emerged weeds and through residual soil activity.
  • Season-long residual weed control for IP and conventional soybeans.
  • Controls a broad spectrum of grass and broadleaf weeds including: ragweed, velvetleaf, foxtail and nightshade.

Labels & SDS

4 AVAILABLE

Applicable On

soybean crop

Soybeans

Labels & SDS

 

 

Additional Resources

 

 

Benefits of Clean Sweep

  • Clean Sweep attacks emerged weeds through the leaf and roots and stops them before they can reduce yield.
  • It remains active in the soil, controlling weeds throughout the season.
  • One pass delivers full season protection.

Product Info & Application Guide

Weed Management

Weed Class

List of Weeds

Broadleaf weeds controlled  

Bird rape

Cocklebur

Common ragweed

Eastern black nightshade

Flower-of-an-hour

Hairy galisoga

Lady’s thumb

Lamb’s-quarters

Redroot pigweed

Shepherd’s purse

Stinkweed

Velvetleaf

Wild buckwheat

Wild mustard

Broadleaf weeds suppressed

Canada thistle
Field bindweed
Yellow nutsedge

Grassy weeds controlled

Barnyard grass

Green foxtail

Witch grass

Yellow foxtail

Grassy weeds suppressed

Large crabgrass

Proso millet

 

  • Winter wheat may be grown 100 days after the application of Clean Sweep or Pursuit®.
  • Conduct a field bioassay (a test strip grown to maturity) the year before growing any other crop.

When to Apply

Clean Sweep should be applied in soybeans when the weeds are small and actively growing.

  • Research has shown the optimal time to apply Clean Sweep is between 14 and 24 days after planting (or burndown).

Crop

Soybeans: Cotyledon to 3rd trifoliate

Broadleaf weeds

1- to 6-leaf stage

Grassy weeds

1- to 6-leaf stage

How Much to Apply

One case of the Clean Sweep herbicide tank-mix will treat 20 acres. Each case contains 2 split chamber jugs, each treating 10 acres.

  • Each jug contains 1.26 L of Pursuit herbicide and 7 L of Basagran® Forté herbicide for optimal weed control.
  • Pursuit is applied at 126 ml per acre. Basagran Forté is packaged to conveniently use the 0.7 L per acre rate. Basagran Forté may also be applied at a rate of 0.5 L per acre rate, depending on weed species and stage of growth.
  • Apply at a rate of 10 - 30 gallons of spray solution per acre.
  • Always use a nitrogen source such as 28% UAN at .8 L per acre in the tank-mix.

 

Application Rate and Timing

Co-pack rate

Pursuit (126 ml/ac) + Basagran Forté (708 ml/ac)

 

Grasses

Maximum leaf-stage recommended

Barnyard grass

6-leaf

Green foxtail

4-leaf

Yellow foxtail

4-leaf

Broadleaf Weeds

Maximum leaf-stage recommended

Bird rape*

6-leaf

Cocklebur

6-leaf

Flower-of-an-hour

6-leaf

Lady's thumb

6-leaf

Lamb's quarters*

6-leaf

Wild mustard

6-leaf

Eastern black nightshade

4-leaf

Redroot pigweed*

12-leaf

Common ragweed*

6-leaf

Shepherd's purse

6-leaf

Stinkweed

6-leaf

Velvetleaf

8-leaf

Weeds with reduced competition or partial control

Canada thistle

Up to 20 cm

Yellow nutsedge

Up to 20 cm

Field bindweed**

Up to 6 cm

* Including triazine-resistant strains
** Suppression only

Mixing Instructions

1.      Fill tank with half to three-quarters of the required amount of water. Agitate.

2.     Add the required amount of liquid fertilizer.

3.     Add the required amount of Pursuit herbicide while agitating.

4.     Add the required amount of Basagran Forté herbicide while agitating.

5.     Add the rest of the water.

6.     To ensure thorough mixing, continue mixing or circulate the spray mixture in the tank for five minutes before spraying begins.

7.     Continue agitation until spraying is completed.

Follow crops

The following crops can follow Clean Sweep in the rotation:

Adzuki beans

Black beans

Cranberry

Dutch brown beans

Field corn

Imazethapyr tolerant (Clearfield®) canola

Kidney beans

Processing peas

Soybeans

Spring barley

Spring wheat

White beans

Yellow eye beans