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GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS:

agVantage Metribuzin 750 WG Herbicide is non-corrosive to equipment, non-flammable and non-volatile. The degree of weed control and duration of effect will vary with the amount of herbicide applied, soil texture, rainfall, and other conditions.

RESISTANT WEEDS WARNING:

GROUP C HERBICIDE

agVantage Metribuzin 750 WG Herbicide is a member of the Triazines group of herbicides. It has inhibitors of photosynthesis at photosystem II mode of action. For weed resistance management, agVantage Metribuzin 750 WG Herbicide is a Group C herbicide. Some naturally-occurring weed biotypes resistant to agVantage Metribuzin 750 WG Herbicide and other Group C Herbicides may exist. The resistant individuals can dominate the weed population if these herbicides are used repeatedly. Annual Ryegrass biotypes resistant to diclofop-methyl and other ryegrass specific herbicides may be resistant to agVantage Metribuzin 750 WG Herbicide. Resistance testing is recommended before use.

Since the occurrence of resistant weeds is hard to detect before use, agVantage Wholesale Group accepts no liability for losses resulting from the failure of AgVantage Metribuzin 750 WG Herbicide to control resistant weeds. Efforts should be made to prevent seed set of survivors.

DO NOT make more than one application of a Group C Herbicide to a crop in the same season. If Group C Herbicide resistant weeds are suspected, agVantage Metribuzin 750 WG Herbicide or other Group C Herbicides should not be used. Strategies to minimize the risk of herbicide resistance are available; consult your farm chemical supplier, consultant, local Department of Agriculture, or Primary Industries.

Crop Safety:

DO NOT apply to stressed crops (severe weather conditions, waterlogging, drought, excessive soil acidity or alkalinity, poor nutrient status, disease, nematode, or insect damage).

• Barley: DO NOT apply to crops on sandy soils or soils low in organic matter.

• Peas: DO NOT apply to Laura, Pennant, or White Brunswick varieties. DO NOT apply later than the one-node stage to Alma and Dinkum peas. DO NOT spray pea crops in soils or areas where collar or stem rot is likely.

• Potatoes: DO NOT apply to crops on sandy soils. DO NOT apply to KureII potatoes. DO NOT apply to Alantic and Ponitiac varieties (WA only). DO NOT use on dry-grown, non-irrigated crops.

• Soybeans: DO NOT use on Cannapolis, Hill, and Semstar varieties. DO NOT use on soils with a calcareous surface layer. DO NOT apply over atrazine residues. DO NOT apply in combination with soil-applied organophosphate insecticides. DO NOT apply to soils with less than 0.5% organic matter. DO NOT apply to dryland soybeans. DO NOT apply to soils with pH greater than 8 prone to waterlogging.

• Lupins: DO NOT apply to Danja, Kiev Mutant, or Albus Lupins. DO NOT apply to Lupin crops that have received 2.5 litres or more of Simazine pre-seeding or showing symptoms of Simazine or Atrazine damage.

MIXING AND APPLICATION COMPATIBILITY:

agVantage Metribuzin 750 WG Herbicide is compatible with chlorsulfuron, metsulfuron, glyphosate, pendimethalin, propargite, diflufenican 500, and trifluralin 480.

MIXING:

• General: agVantage Metribuzin 750 WG Herbicide is mixed with water and applied as a spray. Calibrate equipment, partially fill the tank with water, measure the herbicide amount, add to the tank with agitation engaged, and top up with water. Keep the material in suspension at all times by continuous agitation.

• In tank mixes, agVantage Metribuzin 750 WG Herbicide must be in suspension before adding the companion herbicide or liquid fertilizer.

Pre-planting Incorporation Treatment:

agVantage Metribuzin 750 WG Herbicide plus trifluralin 480: Add to water in spray tank with agitator running. Maintain agitation and add trifluralin 480 at recommended rates.

APPLICATION:

• General: Best results on moist soil with moisture supplied by rainfall or sprinkler irrigation within 2 weeks. If heavy rains occur soon after application, crop injury may result.

• Aerial Application (Qld only):

  • Peas: Apply in a minimum of 20 liters water per hectare.
  • Potatoes: Apply in a minimum of 50 liters water per hectare. Avoid overlapping of spray swath, avoid spraying in still conditions and wind likely to cause drift.

• Pre-emergence and Post-emergence (To crop): Apply when weeds are not in the young seedling stage (no more than 3 true leaves). For tomatoes, use fixed boom power sprayers set at 200-300 kPa and fitted with fan nozzles. Apply a minimum of 80L-100L prepared spray/ha. Agitate by mechanical or hydraulic means. Avoid overlapping. Shut off spray booms during starting, turning, slowing, or stopping to prevent crop injury.

• Pre-plant incorporated - Soybeans only: Spray from 4 weeks before sowing until just before sowing. Use fixed boom power sprayers set at 200-300 kPa and fitted with fan nozzles. Use 120-500 liters water per hectare. Agitate by mechanical or hydraulic means. Avoid overlapping. Shut off spray booms during starting, turning, slowing, and stopping to prevent crop injury.

• Sprayer Cleanup: Thoroughly clean all traces of agVantage Metribuzin 750 WG Herbicide and/or trifluralin 480 from application equipment immediately after use. Flush tank, pump, hoses, and boom with several changes of water after removing nozzle tips and screens.

PROTECTION OF CROPS, NATIVE AND OTHER NON-TARGET PLANTS:

• DO NOT apply (except as recommended for crop use) or drain or flush equipment on or near desirable trees or other plants, or on areas where their roots may extend. Injury or loss may occur.

• DO NOT plant treated areas to sensitive crops such as brassicas, sunflowers, beetroot, cucurbits, lettuce, or onions for at least 6 months following application. Thoroughly work the soil prior to planting these crops.

• DO NOT apply under meteorological conditions or from spraying equipment that could cause spray drift onto nearby susceptible plants, adjacent crops, crop lands, or pastures.

• Tomatoes: DO NOT plant follow-on crops of cucurbits or capsicums when applying agVantage Metribuzin 750 WG Herbicide to autumn plantings.

PROTECTION OF WILDLIFE, FISH, CRUSTACEANS AND ENVIRONMENT:

• DO NOT contaminate streams, rivers, or waterways. Thoroughly clean equipment and dispose of wastes or used containers away from desirable plants.

STORAGE AND DISPOSAL:

• Store in the closed, original container in a dry, well-ventilated area, as cool as possible.

• Do not store for prolonged periods in direct sunlight. Keep from contact with fertilizers, insecticides, fungicides, and seeds.

• Triple or preferably pressure rinse containers before disposal. Add rinsings to spray tank. Do not dispose of undiluted chemicals on-site. If recycling, return clean containers to recycler or point of sale. If not recycling, break, crush, or puncture and bury containers in a local landfill. If not available, bury the containers below 500 mm in a disposal pit specifically marked and set up for this purpose, clear of waterways, vegetation, and roots.

• Empty containers and product should not be burnt.