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GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS

MIXING

Apparent Fireball 400 Herbicide may be mixed with water or diesel. Mix only sufficient chemical for each day’s use and avoid storing.

Mixing in Water:

• Half fill the spray tank with water.
• Add the required quantity of Apparent Fireball 400 Herbicide.
• Complete filling and agitate continuously to ensure thorough mixing before and during application.

Mixing in Diesel:

• Half fill the tank with diesel.
• Add the required quantity of Apparent Fireball 400 Herbicide.
• Add the remainder of the diesel and agitate or shake to mix contents.

Tank Mixtures:

• Wettable powder or dry flowable formulations should be added to the spray tank first.
• Follow with suspension concentrates, water-soluble salts, and emulsifiable concentrate formulations (Apparent Fireball 400 Herbicide).
• Add spraying oils and surfactants last.

OILS AND SURFACTANTS

Oils:

• Use Uptake Spraying Oil at 500 mL/100 L of spray mix (or 250 mL/ha for volumes less than 100 L/ha).

Surfactants (Wetters):

• Use a 100% concentrate non-ionic surfactant like BS1000* at 100 mL/100 L of spray mix where required.

ATRAZINE

• Avoid using hard water whenever possible.
• If hard water is unavoidable, add CALGON water conditioning agent at 100 g/100 L water before adding any herbicide.
• Agitation is crucial when mixing Apparent Fireball 400 Herbicide and Atrazine. Tank mixes must be agitated vigorously and continuously.
• After mixing, do not allow the mixture to stand without agitation for more than 2 hours.

TOPIK 240 EC

• Always use Uptake Spraying Oil at 500 mL/100 L of spray mix (or 250 mL/ha) with Apparent Fireball 400 Herbicide + Topik 240 EC tank mixes.
• Do not mix if grass weeds are not actively growing.
• Use the maximum label rate of Topik 240 EC for the appropriate grass growth stage.
• Do not exceed 0.75 L/ha of Apparent Fireball 400 Herbicide in tank mixes with Topik 240 EC.

GLYPHOSATE 450

• When mixing with Glyphosate 450, refer to the Glyphosate 450 label for rates and recommended adjuvants.
• Do not use Glyphosate 450 at less than 1.2 L/ha in tank mixes with Apparent Fireball 400 Herbicide for specific grass species.

APPLICATION METHODS and WATER RATES

BROADCAST APPLICATION IN CROPPING, PASTURE, AND FALLOW SITUATIONS

A. Ground Application (Boom):

• Apply with an accurately calibrated boom sprayer.
• Use at least 50 L/ha water (100 - 400 L/ha for sugar cane).
• Recommended flat nozzles using pressures in the range of 200 to 300 kPa.
• Set the boom at a height to ensure a double overlap of the nozzle patterns.

B. Ground Directed Application (Dropper Nozzles):

• Use dropper nozzles in sorghum (beyond the 8 leaf growth stage), maize, and sweet corn (beyond the 6 leaf growth stage).
• Adjust nozzles to direct spray into the base of the crop, away from leaves and the growing point.

C. Aerial Application:

• Apply in a minimum volume of at least 35 L/ha water (60 L/ha in sugarcane).
• Use equipment calibrated for droplets with an average diameter (Volume Mean Diameter; VMD) of 250 – 350 microns.
• Do not apply when the temperature is above 30°C, with no wind, or when the wind is blowing toward susceptible crops.
• Do not use human flaggers unless protected by engineering controls like enclosed cabs.

WOODY WEED SITUATIONS

• Weeds must be actively growing.
• Delay treatment of regrowth following bulldozing, slashing, burning, ploughing, or previous chemical treatment until it has at least 1 meter of new, vigorous growth.

A. High Volume Application (Hand Gun):

• Apply the recommended mix for full coverage of leaves and stems using a number 6 – 8 tip at 700 to 1500 kPa.
• Spray volume of 1500 to 4000 L/ha (15 to 40 L/100 m2) is required per infested hectare.
• Ensure thorough coverage to the point of runoff.

B. Low Volume, High Concentrate Application (Drench Gun or Gas-Powered Gun):

• Apply the recommended mixture uniformly across the foliage with 50 mL shots covering 4 to 5 m2 of plant surface area.
• Use marking agent to check spray coverage.

C. Basal Bark and Cut Stump Application

Basal Bark:

• Spray or paint the recommended mixture around the base of each stem from ground level to a height of at least 30 cm from the ground, wetting the bark to the point of runoff.
• Apply with a paint brush or a pressure sprayer with an approximate lance and solid cone nozzle.

Cut Stump:

• Apply the recommended mixture liberally to the freshly cut stump immediately after cutting.
• Spray or paint the cut surface and sides of the stump.
• Best results are obtained when the stems are cut less than 15 cm above the ground.