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GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS:

MONZA herbicide should be used under the Nufarm Stewardship Program. MONZA herbicide is a selective herbicide absorbed by foliage and roots. It is rapidly translocated and acts by inhibiting acetolactate synthase (ALS), an enzyme necessary for root and shoot growth in sensitive plants. MONZA herbicide is a water-dispersible granular herbicide for use in wheat and triticale. It can be used as a pre-plant, incorporated by sowing, for the control of wild turnip, and suppression of barley grass and brome grass, or as a post-emergent for the control of silvergrass, wild radish and wild turnip, and suppression of barley grass, brome grass, wild mustard (Sinapsis arvensis), and wild oats.

Pre-emergent: Apply to bare soil prior to sowing or at sowing and incorporate by the sowing operation to give thorough mixing. If applied to dry soil and sowing is to be delayed, incorporate immediately after spraying to prevent loss by wind erosion. For best results apply to moist soil when follow-up rain is likely to occur within 7-10 days. Weeds may emerge and will become stunted and uncompetitive soon after application although final results may not show for some weeks.

Post-emergent: Weeds should be young and actively growing. Use the higher rate under heavy weed pressure and for larger weeds. A follow-up spray with a suitable herbicide may be necessary to control subsequent germinations. Best weed control is obtained when rainfall wets the soil to a depth of 5 to 7.5 cm within 7-10 days of application. Weeds will become stunted and uncompetitive soon after application although final results may not show for some weeks.

When treatment is delayed or where weeds are not actively growing due to adverse conditions, for example, dry, water-logged, frosty or diseased conditions, nutrient deficiency, high insect pressure or previous herbicide treatment, reduced levels of control may result.

MIXING: MONZA herbicide is a water-dispersible granular herbicide which mixes readily with water and is applied as a spray.

• Partly fill the spray tank with water.

• Start the agitation.

• Add the correct amount of product to the spray tank with the agitation system running.

• Continue agitation while topping up the tank with water and while spraying.

• In tank mixes MONZA herbicide must be in suspension before adding the companion product or surfactant (e.g., BONZA).

• Use the spray mix within 24 hours of preparation.

APPLICATION: Apply by boom spray producing a FINE to MEDIUM spray quality. Ensure good spray coverage is obtained. Apply using 40 to 100 litres of water per hectare. Avoid overlapping of boom runs. Use higher water volumes where crop or weed density is high. DO NOT apply by aircraft.

SPRAYER CLEANUP: Where the sprayer is being used to spray wheat or triticale crops, rinse the sprayer thoroughly with water. Where the sprayer is being used to spray crops other than wheat or triticale:

• Drain tank and rinse tank and spray boom with clean water for at least 10 minutes.

• Fill the tank with clean water and add to it 300mL of household chlorine bleach (containing 4% chlorine) per 100 L of water. Rinse hoses and boom and leave in tank for 15 minutes whilst agitating. Drain through nozzle.

• Repeat step 2 and then rinse thoroughly with clean water to remove all traces of chlorine bleach.

• Nozzles and filters should be cleaned separately.

• Dispose of all water used for cleaning. Caution: DO NOT use chlorine bleach with ammonia. All traces of liquid fertiliser containing ammonia, ammonium nitrate or ammonium sulphate must be rinsed with water from the mixing and application equipment before adding chlorine bleach solution. Failure to do so will release a gas with a musty chlorine odour which can cause eye, nose and lung irritation. DO NOT clean equipment in an enclosed area.

COMPATIBILITY: Read and follow all label directions, restraints, plant back and withholding periods and safety directions for all tank-mix products. In tank mixes MONZA herbicide must be in suspension before adding the companion product or surfactant.

Pre-emergent: MONZA herbicide is compatible with Avadex Xtra, Roundup CT, Roundup PowerMAX, Roundup Dry, Nuquat 250, Revolver, SpraySeed 250, Triflur 480, and TriflurX.

Post-emergent: MONZA herbicide is compatible as a two-way mixture with Archer/ Lontrel* (up to 300ml/ha), MCPA LVE (up to 350 ml/ha), and Nugrex/Tigrex* (up to 750 ml/ha) for treatment of brome grass, wild oats, wild mustard (Sinapsis aravensis), wild radish and wild turnip. Always add BONZA at 1-2L/100L (1-2% volume/volume) of final spray volume. MONZA may also be mixed with DC Trate at 2L/100L (2% volume/volume) of final spray volume. Some increased temporary crop yellowing may occur when MONZA herbicide is tank mixed with Nugrex/Tigrex.