Roundup Sonic

Modern formulation

• Excellent weed control in variable weather conditions

• Performs well in hard water conditions

Extensive Label

• One can solution

Wide variety of tank mix partners supported

A soluble concentrate containing 450 g/l glyphosate, present as 607g/l (50.9% w/w) of the potassium salt of glyphosate. Based on unique ‘TranSorb’ surfactant package, Roundup Sonic gives excellent levels of weed control.

Roundup Sonic combines a high loading of glyphosate with low viscosity leading to quicker sprayer filling and faster turnaround time – important in challenging weather conditions

The inclusion of the ‘TranSorb’ surfactant helps protect the glyphosate in hard water situations whist delivering exceptional control in challenging weather scenarios as the glyphosate penetrates the leaf surface more rapidly than generic alternatives. Roundup Sonic can be relied upon to give exceptional activity on weeds in all situations.

• High load 450g/L glyphosate

• Wide range of tank mixes

• Flexible label

• Consistent performance in a wide range of weather conditions

• Effective in hard water

The Roundup Brand was born in 1974. Since then products based on glyphosate have become the most widely used herbicides in the world. The benign nature of the molecule to operators and the environment combined with excellence in weed control make it first choice for non-selective weed control.

Mode of Action

Once applied to the leaf uptake occurs within 1-6 hours and glyphosate moves through the phloem both downwards and upwards within 5 days. It tends to accumulate in the growing points, then evens up throughout the plant, leading to a gradual loss of green colour followed by death between one and four weeks later.

Glyphosate works at a single specific site in the Shikimic acid pathway to inhibit the production of the amino-acids phenylalanine, tryptophan and tyrosine. Amino- acids are the building blocks of protein molecules and once the biochemical pathway is blocked the synthesis of proteins is interrupted and the plant effectively starves to death. The process is temperature related and explains why treated plants take some time to die.

For more detailed information about the glyphosate mode of action see the glyphosate infomation portal http://www.glyphosate.eu/glyphosate-basics/how-glyphosate-works

Environmentally Friendly

This metabolic pathway is present only in green plants. Higher forms of life like mammals, birds, fish and insects are dependent on plant sources to obtain these three amino-acids in their food and neither absorb nor metabolise glyphosate. This is the reason Roundup has such environmentally friendly characteristics.

No other class of commercial herbicide is known to target this site (HRAC group G).

Glyphosate Formulations

All glyphosate products are not same. While they all contain the active ingredient, glyphosate, the formulation type in which the glyphosate is carried plays a major role in performance.

Our formulation chemists have worked continually since the launch of Roundup to bring out new formualtions with improved weed control, leass restrictive conditions of use and better safety profiles under COSHH.

Modern formulations of Roundup are highly active and provide the highest levels of uptake and translocation leading to improved speed, rain fastness and efficacy.

 Find out more:

• Roundup use in Spring

• Roundup use in Grassland

• Roundup use pre-harvest

• Roundup use in Autumn

Best Practice

All agrochemicals need particular weather conditions, good application technique and target weeds in a receptive condition to achieve their very best results. Factors affecting the performance of Roundup are detailed in this section to help achieve the very best results every time they are used.Use the navigation menu on the right to go to the appropriate section.Best Practice Information:

• Weather Conditions

• Application Technique

• Water Quality

• Weed Growth Stage

• Seed Germination

Cross compliance requirements apply to anyone who receives direct payments under Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) support schemes or receives payments under certain Rural Development schemes. Compliance with both European legal requirements, known as Statutory Management Requirements (SMRs) and with domestic legal requirements requiring land be kept in Good Agricultural and Environmental Condition (GAEC) is required and any breach may result in reductions of EU payments

Information on situations where Roundup can be used as part of Stewardship Schemes is contained in this section.

For further information in England please consult the Cross Compliance Website, in Scotland visit www.scotland.gov.uk, in Wales visit www.countryside.wales.gov.uk

Stewardship Schemes Information:

• Non-Cropped Land

• Hedgerows and Watercourses

• Overwintered Stubbles