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MIXING:

Albaugh Fluropix 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 and add the required quantity of Albaugh Fluropix 400 herbicide and complete filling. Agitate continuously to ensure thorough mixing before and during application.

Mixing in Diesel: Half fill the tank with diesel and add the required quantity of Albaugh Fluropix 400 Herbicide. Add the remainder of the diesel and agitate or shake to mix contents.

Tank mixtures: Wettable powder or dry flowable formulations (e.g., water dispersible granules) should be added to the spray tank first, followed by suspension concentrates (flowables), water-soluble salts, and then emulsifiable concentrate formulations (Albaugh Fluropix 400 Herbicide). Add spraying oils and surfactants (wetters) last.

OILS AND SURFACTANTS:

• Oils:

  • Use only Uptake Spraying Oil at the rate of 500mL/100L of spray mix.
  • When using less than 100L/ha spray volume, ensure a minimum of 250mL/ha of Uptake is used, unless 1L/100L or 1L/ha is specified.

• Surfactants (wetters):

  • LI to be used at 300mL/100L.
  • Use a 100% concentrate non-ionic surfactant at 100 mL/100 L of spray mix where required.

COMPATIBILITY:

Albaugh Fluropix 400 Herbicide is compatible with the herbicides listed. Follow any regional restrictions and all directions and restrictions on the label of any product mixed with Albaugh Fluropix 400 Herbicide.

• List of Compatible Herbicides:
  • Atrazine (see below), Glyphosate 360, Metsulfuron methyl (600 g/kg), Glyphosate 450, Broadstrike, cioquintocet-mexyf/clodinafop-propargyl (see below), Eclipse, Tordon 75-D, Diclofop methyl, Tordon 242, Triclopyr (600 g/L), Touchdown, Lontrel, 2,4-D, MCPA, 2,4-DB.

ATRAZINE:

• AVOID USING HARD WATER WHEREVER POSSIBLE.
• Where hard water cannot be avoided, the addition of CALGON water conditioning agent to the spray tank at 100 g/100 L water, before adding any herbicide may improve compatibility.
• AGITATION IS VERY IMPORTANT WHEN MIXING Albaugh Fluropix 400 Herbicide and ATRAZINE.
• Albaugh Fluropix 400 Herbicide plus atrazine tank mixes must be agitated vigorously and continuously during mixing and application.
• After mixing DO NOT allow standing without agitation. Ensure that the time from mixing to the end of application is not more than 2 hours. If settling out occurs re-suspension is difficult, even with vigorous agitation.
• Agitation using only the pump’s by-pass is usually inadequate, particularly with larger tanks (more than 2000 L). Additional mechanical agitation will be necessary in large tanks, computer sprayers, and mixing tanks.
• When additional surfactant is required, add a 100% concentrate non-ionic surfactant at 100 mL/100 L of spray mix.
• DO NOT use a spraying oil when tank mixing Albaugh Fluropix 400 Herbicide and atrazine.

APPLICATION METHODS and WATER RATES:

BROADCAST APPLICATION IN CROPPING, PASTURE AND FALLOW SITUATIONS:

A. Ground application (Boom):

• Apply Albaugh Fluropix 400 Herbicide with an accurately calibrated boom sprayer, in at least 50 L/ha water (100-400 L/ha for sugar cane).
• Flat fan nozzles are recommended using pressures in the range 200 to 300kPa.
• Set the boom at a height to ensure a double overlap of the nozzle patterns.

B. Ground directed application (Dropper nozzles):

• To minimize crop effects, dropper nozzles should be used in sorghum when the crop is beyond the 8 leaf growth stage and in maize and sweet corn when the crop is beyond the 6 leaf growth stage.
• Adjust the nozzles to direct the spray into the base of the crop and away from the 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 to produce droplets with an average diameter (Volume Mean Diameter; VMD) of 250 – 350 microns.
• DO NOT apply when the temperature is above 30°C, when there is no wind or when the wind is blowing toward susceptible crops.
• DO NOT use human flaggers unless they are protected by engineering controls such as enclosed cabs.

WOODY WEED SITUATIONS:

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

A. High Volume Application:

• Hand Gun:
  • Apply the recommended mix to obtain full coverage of leaves and stems using a number 6 – 8 tip at 700 to 1500 kPa.
  • To obtain good coverage, a spray volume of 1500 to 4000 L/ha (15 to 40 L/100m²) is required per infested hectare. Ensure thorough coverage to the point of runoff.
• Knapsack:
  • Knapsack sprayers may be used on smaller infestations where penetration and coverage of the canopy are easier to achieve.
  • Use the same use rate and spray techniques as for handgun application.

B. Low Volume, High Concentrate Application:

• Drench Gun or Gas-Powered Gun:
  • Apply the recommended mixture uniformly across the foliage by applying 50mL shots to cover 4 to 5 m² of the surface area of the plant.
  • This is approximately equivalent to 20 droplets per cm² of the leaf surface. Use a marking agent as recommended by the equivalent manufacturer to check spray coverage.

C. Basal Bark and Cut Stump Application:

• Basal Bark:

  • DO NOT apply to wet stems as this can repel the diesel mixture.
  • 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 paintbrush or a pressure sprayer with an appropriate lance and solid cone nozzle.
  • If using spray equipment use low pressures (< 200 kPa) sufficient to form a cone of spray.
  • Old rough bark will require more spray than smooth or young thin bark.

• Cut Stump:

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

CLEANING SPRAY EQUIPMENT:

Rinse water should be discharged onto a designated disposal area or, if this is unavailable, onto wasteland away from desirable plants and water courses.

Cleaning equipment after using water-based sprays:

Rinsing:

• After using Albaugh Fluropix 400 Herbicide, empty the tank completely and drain the whole system.
• Thoroughly wash inside the spray unit using a pressure hose.
• Drain and clean any filters in the tank, pump, lines, hoses, and nozzles.
• After cleaning the tank as above, quarter-fill the clean water and circulate through the pump, lines, and nozzles.
• Drain and repeat the rinsing procedure twice.

Decontamination (before spraying cotton and other sensitive crops; see PROTECTION OF CROPS):

• Wash the tank and rinse the system as above.
• Then quarter-fill the tank and add an alkali detergent (e.g., Liquid SURF, OMO, DRIVE) at 500 mL/100L of water or the powder equivalent at 500 g/100 L and circulate throughout the system for at least fifteen minutes.
• Drain the whole system.
• Remove filters and nozzles and clean them separately.
• Finally flush the system with clean water and allow to drain.

Cleaning equipment after using diesel – based sprays:

• On completion of spraying, use a degreaser such as Caltex Kwik-D-Grease to remove traces of diesel from the sprayer.
• Rinse the tank and spray through nozzles with water to remove degreaser.
• Then quarter-fill the tank and add an alkali detergent (e.g. liquid SURF, OMO, DRIVE) at 50 mL/10L of water or the powder equivalent at 50 g/10 L.
• Shake sprayer to circulate the washing solution throughout the sprayer, then spray the solution through the nozzles.
• Rinse well with clean water to remove the detergent.
• To clean brushes and containers, spray liberally with degreaser.
• Hose off with clean water and repeat using detergents as above.
• DO NOT use this equipment for any other purpose.