Improve forage production with Sendero^® herbicide
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If you’re eyeballing your mesquite control program and making herbicide applications based on the calendar, soil temperatures, or the number of days since rain, you’re very likely not getting an optimum level of control.

“Mesquite is a notoriously tough plant to control,” says Benny Martinez, market development specialist with Corteva Agriscience. “Mechanical controls like bulldozing can work, but they’re expensive and invasive. Hand-cutting works but isn’t practical for large acreage. Prescribed burning is effective but more so as a maintenance tool. Therefore, broadcast herbicide application really is the best way to control mesquite.”

The problem is that herbicide-based mesquite control depends on precise application timing. Miss the application window, and you may kill the top portion of the plant while leaving the root system intact, alive, and eager to regenerate.

In addition, mesquite is extremely well adapted to its environment. Hot, dry weather only seems to make it more determined to survive; deep taproots and a far-reaching lateral root system enable individual plants to draw water from a large area, depleting the soil moisture stores that would otherwise be available to lower-growing native grasses and forbs.

New and Proven Technologies

The combination of a proven-effective herbicide and advanced technology is helping ranchers achieve a greater level of control over invasive brush species like mesquite.

“Most ranchers already know Sendero^® herbicide as one of the most effective products available for mesquite control,” Martinez says. “But Sendero Powered by LandVisor^® is a new package that helps identify ideal spray timing and lets you preview different scenarios to see what impact an application can have on your end goals, whether that’s forage production, rangeland restoration, or creation of wildlife habitat.”

LandVisor^® advanced brush management combines advanced satellite mapping and imaging, data analytics, soil mapping, and in-person consultation to identify soil and vegetation types, quantify plant density, and calculate current and potential productivity. LandVisor can quantify photosynthetic changes in the plant canopy — changes too slight for the human eye to detect — and develop a customized spray timing prescription for the target areas.

“Once LandVisor says it’s time to spray,” Martinez says, “your Certified LandVisor Consultant will validate the recommendation to make sure the timing is right. Once everyone agrees, that job is released to a certified applicator of LandVisor.”

Guaranteed Consistent Performance

Mesquite can spread quickly and establish a dense monoculture that shades out native vegetation. But Sendero® Powered by LandVisor® can identify optimum spray timing, increasing the effectiveness of the herbicide application while helping ranchers tailor spray programs to meet specific goals.

Ranchers can rest easy knowing Sendero^® Powered by LandVisor^® is guaranteed by Corteva Agriscience. If re-treatment is necessary, Corteva covers the cost of herbicide, adjuvants, and application.

“We’re very confident in the performance of LandVisor,” Martinez says. “Since we first brought LandVisor to market in 2020, we’ve averaged 82% rootkill across all LandVisor acres. When you consider that aerial application using traditional methods of timing have resulted in control as high as roughly 90% but as low as 40%, you’ll see that LandVisor brings much-needed consistency and dependability to brush control.”

Sendero^® is not registered for sale or use in all states. Contact your state pesticide regulatory agency to determine if a product is registered for sale or use in your state. LandVisor^®is not available on all states. Always read and follow label directions.