Canopy® is our premium cotton product with a unique
formulation that will deliver you real and tangible benefits:
- easily the best value spray oil for cotton;
- registrations against Helicoverpa, aphids and green
mirids;
- official rating of very soft on the Beneficial Disruptive Index
(BDI);
- no risk of pest resistance or stimulation of pest outbreaks
'flaring';
- leaves no persistent residues so has little or no impact on the
environment;
- reduced crop protection costs; and
- safety and non-toxicity to humans and animals.
- now a registered adjuvant of selective broadacre herbicides at
the same rates as Hasten.
Tech Notes
Canopy - the only oil proven effective in ACRI trial
Canopy as a Grass Herbicide Adjuvant
Canopy Grass Herbicide Field Trial Summary
Canopy for control of green mirids
Canopy value - a technical comparison
Canopy halves heliothis egg lays on cotton
BDI CSIRO chart
Canopy Chemistry
User experiences
The cotton insecticide and defoliant aid, Canopy®,
hasproved its worth in helping manage a stonking "5 ½bale"
(13.45 bales/ha) crop on Corish Farms' 'Yambacully'property at
Goondiwindi during 2011.
The Cotton Catchment Communities CRC 'On FarmUpdate' for
November 2011 has highlighted the importance of petroleum spray
oils (PSOs) in controlling pests without disrupting beneficial
insects in cotton crops.
One of the pioneers of using spray oils in Integrated
PestManagement (IPM) in cotton, Peter Glennie of "Norwood", Moree,
is a firm believer in maintaining soft, but effectiveoptions in
controlling insect pests.
St George cotton grower, Robert Gracie of 'Katoota' is one of
a growing number of growers who have achieved effective pest
control using the Caltex Precision Spray Oil™, Canopy® as
the basis of his spray program.
Cotton growers are being urged to prepare for higher
thannormal pest pressure and potential disease outbreaks, including
Cotton Bunchy Top and Silverleaf Whitefly, in this season's cotton
crop.
Canopy shows value with new herbicides & cotton
varieties
The value of the Caltex Precision Spray Oil, Canopy® in
combination with other spray treatments has been further
demonstrated in a series of field trials at Wee Waa NSW and Nangwee
Qld.