CLEANCROP™
BRASSICA SYSTEM
MANAGEMENT
GUIDE
The Brassica Management System
to control weeds and increase yields.
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Are you in
need of a
simple weed
management
system?
The Cleancrop™
Brassica System
eradicates a range
of key problem weeds
in forage brassicas.
We’ve had issues in the past with
Fathen control and we’re very happy
with the Cleancrop Brassica System,
we now have an option for Fathen
control in our turnip crop.
David Noy,
Cobden VIC
TELAR® NOT
APPLIED
TELAR®
APPLIED
Cleancrop™ Toto turnip with Telar®
not applied - a high weed burden
of Shepherds Purse and Fathen
Cleancrop™ Toto turnip with
Telar® herbicide applied - no
Shepherds Purse or Fathen
WHAT IS IT?
HOW DOES
IT WORK?
WHY USE IT?
GROWING
BEST PRACTICE
GUIDELINES
GRAZING &
MANAGEMENT
CLEANCROP™
CULTIVARS
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This simple system eradicates
a range of key problem weeds
commonly found in forage
brassica crops.
Cleancrop™ was bred by PGG
Wrightson Seeds (operating as
DLF Seeds within Australia) and
Forage Innovations Limited (FIL)
which is the largest forage brassica
breeding company in the world.
Telar® is manufactured by FMC
and supplied as a package with
Cleancrop™ seed by DLF Seeds.
CONTROL
WEEDS
INCREASE
YIELD
The Cleancrop™ Brassica
System is a CROP AND WEED
MANAGEMENT SOLUTION
all in one.
WHAT
IS IT?
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CLEANCROP™
BRASSICA
SYSTEM
CLEANCROP™
BRASSICA SEED
TELAR®
HERBICIDE
Cultivars that have been
bred to be tolerant
to the sulfonylurea
herbicide Telar®
A broad spectrum herbicide
that provides excellent
control of broadleaf weeds
from the pre-emerge stage
Telar® is supplied by FMC
Within 48 hours
of sowing, apply
Telar® at the
pre-emergence stage.
* Pre-sowing and post sowing pre-emergence (PSPE) only.
# Suppression when applied pre-sowing and post sowing pre-emergence (PSPE).
1 Control when applied post-emergence.
For a full list of weeds controlled please refer
to the Telar® label or dlfseeds.com.au.
•
African turnip
weed
•
Brome grass#
•
Ball Mustard
•
Capeweed*
•
Cape Tupil
•
Deadnettle
•
Docks
•
Fathen#1
•
Fumitory#1
•
Hoary Cress1
•
Indian Hedge
Mustard*
•
King Island melilot
•
Lincoln weed
•
Loosestrife
•
Mintweed
•
Mouse-eared
Chickweed
•
Mustards1
•
Onion grass1
•
Paterson’s Curse
•
Pimpernels
•
Rough poppy
•
Saltbush
•
Saffron thistle
•
Shepherds Purse
•
Soursob
•
Slender thistle
•
Spear thistle
•
Storksbill
•
Tree hogweed
•
Turnip weed
•
Wild Radish1
•
Wild Turnip1
•
Wireweed
Weeds controlled: Telar® herbicide controls the following key problem weeds.
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Leafy turnip
CLEANCROP™
Toto turnip
CLEANCROP™
Days to grazing 42-70
Sowing rate
4kg/ha
Rainfall
Minimum 650mm p.a
Used for
Days to grazing 56-90
Sowing rate
1kg/ha dryland
2kg/ha summer safe/
irrigated
Rainfall
Minimum 600mm p.a
Used for
Fast establishing multi-graze
Pasja II/Hunter type with reduced bolting.
Excellent plant persistence after
multiple grazings*.
Provides a flexible grazing option for all stock
classes over summer and autumn.
High yielding summer bulb turnip.
Excellent utilisation due to tankard bulb
shape and bulb softness.
Early maturing turnip that can be grazed from
56 days after sowing.
Suitable for summer and autumn feed.
*Moisture dependent
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Bulb turnip
CLEANCROP™
Firefly kale
CLEANCROP™
Days to grazing 80-110
Sowing rate
1kg/ha
Rainfall
Minimum 600mm p.a
Used for
Days to grazing 150-220
Sowing rate
4kg/ha
Rainfall
Minimum 650mm p.a
Used for
High yielding bulb turnip (Globe).
Suitable for sowing from late spring
through to late summer.
Suitable for summer/autumn/winter feed.
High yielding intermediate height kale.
High leaf-to-stem ratio with very good late
winter leaf percentage.
Excellent crop utilisation due to selection
for soft stems.
Very good winter hardiness and excellent
pest and disease tolerance.
Core forage rape
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COMING SPRING 2025
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IT WORK?
HOW DOES
PREPARE
PADDOCK
SPRAY
WITH TELAR®
PLANT
CLEANCROP™
EASY AS 1, 2, 3
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