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GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS

FOR USE ONLY AS AN AGRICULTURAL AND HORTICULTURAL HERBICIDE, THIS PRODUCT IS TOO HAZARDOUS TO BE USED IN THE HOME GARDEN. This product kills annual grasses and most annual broadleaf weeds in specific situations and should not be used for any other purpose. It quickly kills green plant tissue on contact and is immediately inactivated in the soil or heavy dew. The principle of selective weed control with this product is that annual weeds are killed but perennial plants and clovers recover after an initial scorch. The control of annual weeds by spraying with this product will allow the desirable perennial species to thicken up at the expense of the weeds. Moisture and fertility should not be limiting at spraying, and the proportion of desirable species must be great enough for them to fill in the areas previously occupied by weeds. Long-term weed control can be obtained following the quick knockdown given by this product if it is combined with soil residual chemicals. READ ALL SAFETY DIRECTIONS before commencing work.

DO NOT use hand-held ultra-low volume controlled droplet applicators (CDA units), boomless jets, or misting machines.

MIXING

Add the required quantity of product to water in the spray tank and agitate to give even mixing. Agitate again if left standing.

Wetting Agent

This product contains a wetting agent, and additional wetter is not required unless high volume spraying results in excessive dilution of the wetter content. This will occur when product rates fall below 400 mL per 100L of spray. Under such circumstances, wetter should be added at the rate of 60 mL of 1000g/L NON-IONIC SURFACTANT per 100L of spray mix. Where Fat Hen and Portulaca are present in orchard or vineyard situations, extra wetter should be used when this product ratio is less than 800 mL per 100L. Add wetter at double the above recommendations. DO NOT use alkaline or anionic wetting agents.

Clean Water

Mix this product with clean water only. Water should be clean and free from clay, silt, and algae. Providing it meets this requirement, saline water, water collected from roofs, bore water, dam water, and water from creeks may be used.

APPLICATION

(i) Cereals and Broadacre Spraying

Use only through a properly calibrated boom spray, which should be fitted with flat fan jets and adjusted to a height to give at least double overlap of the spray at the top of the weeds being sprayed. Spraying pressures should be in the range of 200-300 kPa. Speed of travel should be in the range of 6-15 km/hr. It is essential that a good marking system be used. If a disc marked is used, it must be mounted so as to turn the soil back on to the area sprayed. It is essential to obtain good leaf coverage with the spray, and volumes of dilute spray must be adjusted according to the density of weed growth. 100L/ha may be used for seedlings or well-grazed weeds up to 2cm high. For plant height 2-5cm use 150L/ha and up to 6-10cm use 200L/ha. Spray volumes may be as low as 50L/ha (30L/ha in WA) for weed growth below 5cm high, or for spray topping and hay freezing.

Equipment must be appropriate to this volume, properly calibrated, and fitted with spraying tips designed to give a medium spray droplet size category according to nozzle manufacturer specifications that refer to the ASAE S572 Standard or the BCPC Guideline. READ ALL SAFETY DIRECTIONS before commencing work.

(ii) High Volume Applications

Higher volumes will generally be required to give good coverage of weed growth in situations other than those specified under cereals and other broadacre crops. READ ALL SAFETY DIRECTIONS before commencing work.

(iii) Wash spray equipment with clean water immediately after use. This product is highly corrosive to metals, particularly galvanized iron and aluminum, and should not be left for long periods in tanks or equipment made of these materials. READ ALL SAFETY DIRECTIONS before commencing work.

Spraying Conditions

Avoid spraying plants under stress from waterlogging, frost, drought, etc., or covered with dust and soil. Results will be better if application is made in dull weather or at the end of the day. Light rain following spraying will not affect results. Avoid drift into neighboring crops.