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GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS

Stress Conditions
Moisture stress, caused by drought or short-term stresses like high temperatures and low humidity, or prior use of pre-emergence herbicides resulting in stunted root growth of weeds, poses a problem. Ensure irrigation or effective rainfall occurs immediately before or after spraying under these conditions. Avoid other stress conditions such as frost, waterlogging, and extended cold conditions. Do not spray if any stress conditions are evident just prior to application.

Mixing
Add the required amount of Kenso Agcare Bute 250 WG Herbicide directly to the spray tank, which should be 50% full with clean water. After the product is fully dispersed, complete filling the tank. The agitation system should be running during mixing and spraying. If agitation ceases and settling occurs, resuspend contents thoroughly before spraying. Ensure that all in-line strainer and nozzle screens in the sprayer are 100 mesh or coarser. Add any other product next. An oil adjuvant is essential and should be added last to the spray tank. Paraffin oil at 1L/100L of water is the only recommended adjuvant for ground application. For aerial application, use Paraffin oil at a rate of 1 L/ha. Paraffin oil must be added to at least 10 times its volume of water, especially where a suction (filling) probe is used.

Application
Time of Application: Kenso Agcare Bute 250 WG Herbicide is rainfast within 30 minutes. To obtain the maximum benefits of this product, weeds should be sprayed when young and actively growing. Use lower rates for grasses with up to 4 leaves and higher rates for weeds up to mid-tillering.
Method of Application: Good spray coverage is essential for maximum results. Spray equipment must be checked and calibrated accurately prior to application.
Ground Application: Check height of boom above the target weeds to ensure the spray is evenly distributed and a double overlap pattern is obtained. An even distribution of droplets with a MEDIUM to COARSE spray droplet size according to nozzle manufacture specifications is recommended to maximize efficacy and minimize spray drift. Water volumes per hectare will depend on nozzle selection and ground speed but should be in the range of 50-100L/ha.
Aerial Application: The product may be applied through boom or Micronair units in 20-30L of water per hectare. Use the higher volume for more reliable results. Spray quality should be MEDIUM to COARSE and swath width should not be wider than recommended for type of plane and application unit. Weed control following aerial application may not be as good as from ground application.

Sprayer Cleanup or Decontamination
Before spraying sensitive crops, thoroughly remove all traces of SU herbicides from mixing and spray equipment immediately after use as recommended on the label for that herbicide.

Crop Safety
The progression of Canola plants beyond leaf development to Stem extension or side shoot development varies depending on the environmental conditions. To determine growth stages, refer to BBCH growth guides. Under dry conditions, Stage 1 can finish as early as the 4 leaf stage. Ensure sensitive crops are protected from adverse effects.

Compatibility
Avoid the use of water containing high levels of bicarbonates as they can reduce efficacy of 'Dim' herbicides. Where water containing bicarbonates is used, the addition of ammonium sulfate may assist. Refer to label for compatibility with other herbicides and insecticides.

Compatible Herbicides:

• Canola: Kenso Agcare Atrazine 900 WG, Kenso Agcare Simazine 900 WG, Ken-Trel 750, Haloxyken 520, Cletho 240 (maximum rate of 375mL/ha) & herbicides containing fluazifop, propaquizafop, quizalofop

• Pasture, clover: Kenstrike, Kenso Agcare Bromoxynil 200, 570 LVE MCPA (max rate 0.5 L/ha; some clover vigour reduction possible), based propaquizafop or quizalofop

Compatible Insecticides:

• Pulses, canola, pasture: Ken-Tac 100, phosmet, lambda-cyhalothrin, omethoate, Piriken 500 WG, Dimethoate, Supracide