Applications

After harvest, numerous volunteer plants and problematic weeds often appear that need to be reliably removed before establishing the next crop. With SAM-DIMENSION Spot-Spray Maps, these weeds are precisely detected and treated only at specific points, ensuring that the treatment is limited to the actual infested areas while large parts of the field remain untreated.

In grassland, feed quality is crucial for animal health and productivity. Problem weeds such as dock or Thistle reduce feed value, impair digestibility, and displace valuable grasses and clover species. With SAM-DIMENSION spot-spray maps, these weeds can be precisely detected and treated with pinpoint accuracy. This preserves desirable forage plants, controls problematic species, and makes management more efficient.

Reliable weed control in sugar beet is essential to maintain healthy and high-yielding crops. However, even standard pesticide application rates or overlap zones can lead to significant yield reductions due to phytotoxicity. In field trials, SAM-DIMENSION spot-spray maps increased sugar yield by up to 10 % compared to the fully treated control. In the Conviso Smart system as well, spot-spray maps enable targeted and efficient resistance management.

Onions are particularly sensitive to crop protection products. Even low dosages can cause yield losses due to phytotoxicity. Reliable and targeted weed control with SAM-DIMENSION spot-spray maps allows gentle treatment of the weakly competitive young stands while promoting maximum yield.

Young maize stands are weak competitors and require early and effective weed control, as weeds and volunteer potatoes can negatively impact yield, disease incidence, and pest pressure. With SAM-DIMENSION spot-spray maps, these weeds are precisely detected and treated in a targeted manner. This reduces herbicide use and minimizes phytotoxicity.

In cereal production, the composition of weed species is highly diverse. Weeds can reduce grain yield by 30 - 70 % in winter cereals and by 10 - 30 % in summer cereals. Late treat-ments in spring often result in significant yield losses or emergence problems in subsequent rapeseed crops. High weed pres-sure also increases costs due to harvest difficulties and the need for cleaning and dry-ing harvested grain. With SAM-DIMENSION spot-spray maps, weeds can be treated with pinpoint accuracy, increasing yield potential.

Potatoes are particularly sensitive to weed competition during the early growth stages. Species such as lambsquarters, amaranth, or thistles, as well as volunteer potatoes from previous years, can cause significant yield losses, reduce tuber quality, and promote diseases. With SAM-DIMENSION Spot-Spray Maps, problem weeds and volunteer potatoes are precisely detected and can be treated with pinpoint accuracy. This protects the crop, ensures stable yields, and maintains high tuber quality.

Carrots are particularly weak competitors during the early growth stage. The labor required for weed control often determines the profitability of the crop, as well as its yield and harvest quality.

With SAM-DIMENSION spot-spray maps, weeds are precisely detected and treated with pinpoint accuracy. The crop remains protected, bare areas are excluded from treatment, and maintenance effort is reduced. This ensures uniform stands, high-quality harvest results, and resource- efficient cultivation.

Peas are weak competitors during early development, allowing weeds and grasses to establish easily. Late weed infestations near maturity can significantly affect yield and quality. Targeted weed control promotes uniform stands, facilitates harvesting, and ensures high yields and premium harvest quality. Targeted control of these species enables effective weed management, protects the crop, and ensures efficient use of farm resources.

Bean crops are particularly sensitive during early development, as they emerge slowly and remain non-competitive for an extended period. Weeds such as amaranth, cleavers, common lamb's quarters, or chickweed, as well as root weeds like creeping Thistle and sow Thistle, and grasses such as blackgrass, wild oat, and volunteer cereals can cause significant yield losses. With spot-spray maps, weeds are precisely detected and treated with pinpoint accuracy. This reduces the risk of crop damage, protects the crop, and ensures efficient crop protection.

Sunflower cultivation comes with specific challenges. The crop develops slowly at first, making it vulnerable to competition. Problem weeds can quickly overgrow the stands, leading to yield losses and negatively affect-ing oil content and harvest quality.

Here, the site-specific application with SAM-DIMENSION is particularly beneficial: the crop remains protected, herbicide costs are significantly reduced, and the field can be managed efficiently and resource-consciously.

In soybean cultivation, targeted weed control is essential, as the crop remains non-competitive for a long time due to its slow early development, allowing weeds and gras-ses to quickly dominate. Without effective control, significant yield losses can occur, while repeated herbicide applications increase the risk of crop damage. With spot-spray maps, weeds are precisely detected and treated. This protects the crop, ensures efficient crop protection, and makes soybean cultivation more resource-efficient.

Winter rapeseed accounts for around 10% of the arable area, making it one of the most important field crops. Effective weed control during early development is crucial to ensure uniform stands and high yields. Both broadleaf weeds and grasses such as blackgrass or volunteer cereals can cause significant problems and increase the weed seed potential within the crop rotation.