Hoary cress
Cardaria draba
Weed profile
Perennial
Herb- Habitat: pastures
Impact
Competes with crops and pastures.
Description
- Perennial herb with creeping roots.
- Broad blue-green leaves.
- Stems topped with clusters of white flowers.
- Heart-shaped seed capsules.
Control options
glyphosate (450g/L)
Application Method: Spot spray
Application Rate: 400mL/100L
Product Name: agVantage Glyphosate 450®
Herbicide Group: 9
Situation: Fallows.
Timing: Spot spray, late rosettes to early flowering.
Comments: Non selective, avoid contact with desirable plants. Cultivation can begin 7 days after spraying.
Legal Status: Product and use are registered, but this weed is on the label for ACT, NSW, Tasmania and Victoria only.
glyphosate (450g/L)
Application Method: Boom spray
Application Rate: 1.2L/ha
Product Name: Roundup CT®
Herbicide Group: 9
Situation: Commencing a fallow.
Timing: Boom spray, late rosettes to early flowering.
Comments: Non selective, avoid contact with desirable plants.
Legal Status: Registered
chlorsulfuron (750g/kg)
Application Method: Boom spray
Application Rate: 20g/ha
Product Name: Glean®
Herbicide Group: 2
Situation: Cereal crops
Timing: Boom spray, when fully emerged.
Comments: Post emergence, for suppression only. Do not use near trees or other desirable vegetation.
Legal Status: Registered
2,4-D amine (625g/L)
Application Method: Boom spray
Application Rate: 1.7L/ha
Product Name: Amine 625®
Herbicide Group: 4
Situation: Pastures.
Timing: Boom spray, rosettes and pre-flowering.
Comments: Hormone type herbicide - use with caution near sensitive crops. Refer to drift warnings on the label.
Legal Status: Registered
2,4-D amine (625g/L)
Application Method: Boom spray
Application Rate: 1.4L/ha
Product Name: Amine 625®
Herbicide Group: 4
Situation: Cereal crops
Timing: Boom spray, rosettes
Comments: Hormone type herbicide - use with caution near sensitive crops. Refer to drift warnings on the label.
Legal Status: Registered
2,4-D amine (475g/L) + glyphosate (450g/L)
Application Method: Spot spray
Application Rate: 120mL + 800mL/100L
Product Name: Titan Amine 475® + Roundup CT®
Herbicide Group: 4, 9
Situation: Fallow or pre-planting.
Timing: Spot spray, rosettes
Comments:
Hormone type herbicide - use with caution near sensitive crops. Refer to drift warnings on the label.
Non-selective, avoid contact with desirable plants.
Legal Status: Registered
2,4-D amine (475g/L) + glyphosate (450g/L)
Application Method: Boom spray
Application Rate: 1.8L + 1.2L/ha
Product Name: Titan Amine 475® + Roundup CT®
Herbicide Group: 4, 9
Situation: Fallow or pre-planting.
Timing: Boom spray, rosettes
Comments:
Hormone type herbicide - use with caution near sensitive crops. Refer to drift warnings on the label.
Non-selective, avoid contact with desirable plants.
Legal Status: Registered
2,4-D amine (475g/L)
Application Method: Boom spray
Application Rate: 1.9-2.15L/ha
Product Name: Titan Amine 475®
Herbicide Group: 4
Situation: Grass pastures.
Timing: Boom spray, rosettes
Comments: Hormone type herbicide - use with caution near sensitive crops. Refer to drift warnings on the label.
Legal Status: Registered
2,4-D amine (475g/L)
Application Method: Boom spray
Application Rate: 1.8L/ha
Product Name: Titan Amine 475®
Herbicide Group: 4
Situation: Cereal crops.
Timing: Boom spray, rosettes
Comments: Hormone type herbicide - use with caution near sensitive crops. Refer to drift warnings on the label.
Legal Status: Registered
2,4-D (300g/L) + picloram (75g/L)
Application Method: Spot spray
Application Rate: 1.3L/100L
Product Name: Tordon 75-D®
Herbicide Group: 4
Situation: Grass pastures and non-crop situations.
Timing: Spot spray, rosettes
Comments: Soil residual. Do not use near desirable vegetation or in waterways. Do not apply near susceptible crops. May require repeat applications.
Legal Status: Registered
Cultivation and pasture management
Situation: Pastures.
Timing: Long term
Comments: Aim to increase competition from perennial pasture species.
Legal requirements in each region
Land owners in this region to take reasonable steps to kill plants and prevent their spread. Enforceable by the Alinytjara Wiluṟara Landscape Board.
Must not be sold or traded in any way, including as a contaminant of anything.
Must not be transported on a public road, including as a contaminant of anything.
Land owners in this region to take reasonable steps to kill plants and prevent their spread. Enforceable by the Eyre Peninsula Landscape Board.
Must not be sold or traded in any way, including as a contaminant of anything.
Must not be transported on a public road, including as a contaminant of anything.
Land owners in this region to take reasonable steps to kill plants and prevent their spread. Enforceable by the Green Adelaide Board.
Must not be sold or traded in any way, including as a contaminant of anything.
Must not be transported on a public road, including as a contaminant of anything.
Land owners in this region to take reasonable steps to kill plants and prevent their spread. Enforceable by the Hills and Fleurieu Landscape Board.
Must not be sold or traded in any way, including as a contaminant of anything.
Must not be transported on a public road, including as a contaminant of anything.
Land owners in this region to take reasonable steps to kill plants and prevent their spread. Enforceable by the Kangaroo Island Landscape Board.
Must not be sold or traded in any way, including as a contaminant of anything.
Must not be transported on a public road, including as a contaminant of anything.
Land owners in this region to take reasonable steps to kill plants and prevent their spread. Enforceable by the Limestone Coast Landscape Board.
Must not be sold or traded in any way, including as a contaminant of anything.
Must not be transported on a public road, including as a contaminant of anything.
Land owners in this region to take reasonable steps to kill plants and prevent their spread. Enforceable by the Murraylands and Riverland Landscape Board.
Must not be sold or traded in any way, including as a contaminant of anything.
Must not be transported on a public road, including as a contaminant of anything.
Land owners in this region to take reasonable steps to kill plants and prevent their spread. Enforceable by the Northern and Yorke Landscape Board.
Must not be sold or traded in any way, including as a contaminant of anything.
Must not be transported on a public road, including as a contaminant of anything.
Must not be sold or traded in any way, including as a contaminant of anything.
Must not be transported on a public road, including as a contaminant of anything.
More Information
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Control advice
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